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Kathryn E. Gustafson, PhD, describes how early neurodevelopmental assessments are performed, discusses trends associated with neurodevelopmental delays, and offers guidance to help clinicians achieve positive long-term outcomes for their young patients.

As the first anniversary of the pandemic approaches, three Duke experts reflected Wednesday on the impact it has had on various aspects of mental health during University Communications’ 50th virtual briefing for journalists since last March.

Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences assistant professor Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga has received a career development award from the Duke Center for REsearch to Advance HealthCare Equity (REACH Equity).

In 1983, James Carter, Sr., MD, became the first Black full professor of psychiatry in the Duke University Department of Psychiatry, but his achievements and legacy stretch far beyond the Duke campus and health system. This Black History Month, we celebrate his legacy.

As part of ongoing efforts to increase access to mental health care at Duke, the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences joined a new Duke Health integrated care approach known as “e-comms” or “e-consults.”

When Eric Paradis was being treated at the Duke Cancer Institute, he and his wife, Heather, received support from Duke Psychiatry clinical psychology interns though the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program. When Eric passed away, Heather decided to give back to the program.

A new pair of studies from a Duke research team’s long-term work in New Zealand make the case that mental health struggles in early life can lead to poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood.

If you or someone you love is struggling with a potentially life-threatening eating disorder, consider checking out the Duke Center for Eating Disorder Family and Community web-based community, which provides free weekly educational seminars and support groups around the world and free of charge.

Patrice Harris, MD, MA, FAPA, a psychiatrist who served as the first African American woman president of the American Medical Association in 2019-2020, was inspired as a child to pursue medicine.

Duke University continues its leadership in biomedical research, ranking 10th among the nation’s top medical schools and research institutions for funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).