Check out our news archive below to learn more about what’s happening in Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences!
Learning by Doing with Electronic Health Record Data
Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Scott Kollins is part of a multidisciplinary team investigating whether machine learning methods can be applied to electronic health record data to develop models that accurately predict risk for autism and ADHD.
Exercise, Stress Management Can Improve Depression in Patients with Serious Illness
Researchers in Duke’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are focusing on the benefits of stress management, physical exercise and other lifestyle changes to diminish depressive symptoms and improve clinical outcomes.
Seven Faculty Selected for School of Medicine Leadership and Development Programs
Seven faculty members from our department were selected to participate in three highly competitive School of Medicine leadership and development programs.
Young Adults with ADHD Are at Higher Risk for Developing Nicotine Addiction
Study suggests that risk for nicotine addiction could begin with initial exposure
The “Anytime” Intervention for Young Children with Autism
A new early-intervention model coaches caregivers on strategies to nurture their kids’ development.
Alumna Carrie Brown Is Helping Healthcare Unite the Head with the Body
Psychiatry residency alumna Carrie Brown, MD, MPH, credits her first clinical rotation as a Duke University medical student—at John Umstead Hospital, a state-funded psychiatric inpatient facility in Butler, North Carolina—with planting the seed for her future career in psychiatry.
Psychiatry Faculty Win Three Interdisciplinary Awards from Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Congratulations to Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences faculty members Alison Adcock, Angel Peterchev and Stefan Goetz on receiving 2019 Germinator Awards from the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences.
Kafui Dzirasa Receives Young Investigator Award
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) recently presented Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, with this year’s Young Investigator Award.
Duke Med-Psych Shows Strong Presence at AMP Annual Meeting
The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry took place at the Emory Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia, October 17-19, with great representation from Duke.
Landmark Study Identifies Six Genetic Markers of PTSD Risk
An international team of researchers including faculty from Duke Psychiatry recently identified interesting genes linked with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).