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Duke psychologists are employing the “SAFETY-Acute” intervention for adolescents and young adults who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors to help them cope with their feelings and stay safe when they are in distress.

Three faculty members from the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences are among the 37 Duke faculty members featured on the annual Clarivate list of “Most Highly Cited Researchers.”

The Duke Center for Autism & Brain Development recently published their 2020 Annual Report.

Last month, the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences hosted three events focused on perinatal health and maternal wellness.

Michele Easter, PhD, spoke with two staff members from Benevolence Farm, a transitional employment and living program in Alamance County for women leaving North Carolina prisons.

All Babies and Children Thrive (ABC Thrive) has awarded seed grants of up to $40,000 to four interdisciplinary teams of Duke faculty.

The pandemic has left many with habits they’d like to change, from out-of-control snacking to unclear work-life boundaries. In this Duke Today article, Duke experts, including assistant professor Kyla Machell Blalock, PhD, offer strategies that may help fix these pitfalls.

Five interdisciplinary teams, including one led by Maggie Sweitzer, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, have received 2020 Research Incubator or Germinator Awards from the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS).

A genetic variation in combination with the stress of racial discrimination appears to increase the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases among Black women, according to a recent study from Duke Health researchers.

On October 17-19, 2020, the first-ever Duke Virtual Visiting Fellowship in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) course was held via the Zoom platform with great success.