Advancing Behavioral Health Together
Our 2021 annual report features highlights from our clinical, education and research missions; diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; new strategic plan; and philanthropic efforts.
Read Select Articles from the Report:
Duke/UNC Awarded Grant to Establish Joint Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded funds from the National Institutes of Health to establish a prestigious Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, part of a federally-funded national network of similar centers.
A Plan for Change
Annise Weaver, MSEd, CRC, is one of the founders of the newly-established ME² Black Employee Resource Group. Read about this group and other initiatives related to the School of Medicine's new strategic plan for addressing systemic racism.
Study Shows Smartphone App Can Identify Autism Symptoms in Toddlers
A digital app successfully detected one of the telltale characteristics of autism in young children, suggesting the technology could one day become an inexpensive and scalable early screening tool, researchers at Duke University report.
Duke Psychiatry Experts Offer Mental Health Webinar Series
From February through April, the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences hosted a six-event mental health webinar series, "Taking Care of Yourself and Your Loved Ones."
Congratulations to our Duke Presidential Award Winners
Congratulations to Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, on winning a Presidential Award, and to our department members who are part of LATIN-19, which won a team Presidential Award—including LATIN-19 executive team member Gabriela Nagy, PhD.
Dane Whicker Is among New CTSI Equity in Research Core Leaders
The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute launched a new Equity in Research core in July 2020 that aims to elevate, advance, and accelerate equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist research. Medical instructor Dane Whicker, PhD, is co-director of the core.
When Psychiatric Conditions and Pregnancy Intersect
In this Q&A, Duke psychiatrist and specialist in perinatal psychiatry, Marla F. Wald, MD, discusses the importance of treating psychiatric conditions during pregnancy and in the critical postpartum period.
$1M Gift Will Establish ADHD Center for Girls and Women
An anonymous family’s generosity will enable Duke University School of Medicine to establish one of the nation’s only programs dedicated specifically to helping girls and women with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration May Increase Adherence to Opioid Addiction Treatment
An NIH-supported pilot study led by Duke Psychiatry's Li-Tzy Wu, MA, DSC, found that a team-based approach may improve buprenorphine care.