Check out our news archive below to learn more about what’s happening in Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences!
How to Handle Cumulative Stress
Adric Hardy is adjusting to a new position as assistant dean of students for the Duke Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards. He’s also searching for a home in Durham. But the heaviest burden remains navigating life during a historic pandemic.
What Are the Data Really Telling Us About Systemic Racism?
In a recent opinion piece in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Jane Gagliardi, MD, MHS, reflects on a study in the same journal issue of a cross-sectional cognitive assessment of older incarcerated adults.
On Pain Research, Research Mentoring and Ethical Research Challenges with a Leading Pain Expert
Dr. Frank Keefe, head of the Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, shares his thoughts about pain research, research mentoring and ethical research in a recent interview with the Duke Office of Scientific Integrity.
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.
Henrietta the Hedgehog Helps Children with COVID Anxiety
Because of her experience with her own son, Laura Anderson Kirby, PhD, wanted to figure out a way to help facilitate discussions about the pandemic with kids. She decided to write a children's book.
Back-to-School Advice for Dealing with COVID-19, Stress and Learning Loss
This fall marks an uncertain moment in the pandemic, with rising COVID-19 infection rates in the United States and a shifting public health response to protect the population from the highly infect
Home Visiting Program Linked to Child Maltreatment Reductions Through Age 5
Family Connects, a nurse home visiting program for newborns and their families, is linked to substantial reductions in child maltreatment investigations in children’s first five years, according to new research from Duke University.
Duke Psychiatry Honors Professors and Residents with Year-End Awards
Congratulations to the Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences faculty members and trainees who received year-end awards, including Outstanding Mentor, Honored Professors and several resident awards.
Seven Long-Time Faculty Members Retire from Department
Seven of our long-time faculty members are retiring from the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences this year.
Duke Center Offers Hope for People with Misophonia
It happens almost every time Zach Rosenthal, PhD, talks to people, either individually or at academic gatherings or public lectures, about his fie