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Allison Gilbert, PhD, MPH, spoke recently about medication-assisted treatment with justice-involved people and her ongoing research in this area.

In honor of National Recovery Month, Marvin Swartz, MD, published a blog post about the value of psychiatric advance directives in giving people with serious behavioral health disorders some agency in directing their treatment in a future crisis.

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences associate professor J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, shares how expressing gratitude enhances happiness and helps with work-life balance.

Financial strains such as high debt, low income and unemployment are associated with suicide attempts and should be considered key factors when assessing mental health interventions, a new study from Duke Health researchers shows.

COVID-19 has stripped control and predictability from us. Four Duke experts, including Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences professor Robin Gurwitch, PhD, offer advice on getting back some control.

A new study found a surprising association between frequent and severe nightmares and cardiovascular disease in veterans, even after controlling for post-traumatic stress disorder.

A new method of brain imaging analysis offers the potential to greatly improve the effectiveness of noninvasive brain stimulation treatment for Alzheimer’s, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, and other conditions.

Assistant professor Andrada Neacsiu, PhD, MS, recently joined the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health as a behaviorist working with the Duke Family Medicine Residency Program.

On July 28, the Duke University School of Medicine Hosted a virtual town hall, "A Conversation about Race and Mental Health," in observance of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.

For many, the stress and anxiety brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder to get a good night’s sleep. Duke Psychiatry' sleep expert Meg Danforth, PhD, shares her insights and advice.