In the days immediately following Japan’s devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, survivors were grateful to have lived through it. But disasters that cause such wide-scale death, destruction and disruption to daily life also leave lingering invisible wounds. Sheila A.M. Rauch, Ph.D., clinical research psychologist with Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor
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Primary care doctors have long been on the front lines of depression treatment. Depression is listed as a diagnosis for 1 in 10 office visits and primary
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Huda Akil, Ph.D., Co-Director of the University of Michigan’s Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and Gardner C. Quarton Distinguished
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Frequently, depression and diabetes go hand in hand. And depression can be a major obstacle for people living with diabetes, making it less likely they’ll
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U.S. News and World Report’s “Top Doctors in America” list, released online July 19, includes seven physicians from the Depression Center and Department
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The Peer-to-Peer Depression Awareness Project received a coveted Community-University
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The Michigan Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recently honored the Department of Psychiatry with its Patriot Award, which recognizes
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Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute researchers have uncovered a new link between genetic variations associated with alcoholism, impulsive behavior and a region of the brain involved in craving
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John Greden, M.D., executive director of the U-M Depression Center, briefed the U-M Board of Regents on July 21 on the center’s progress so far, describing its research and outreach efforts, including
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Melvin J. Guyer, Ph.D, J.D., professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, commented on a July 12 federal appeals court ruling that Tuscon shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner can refuse anti-psychotic
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Sheila M. Marcus, M.D., is one of three “outstanding champions of children’s health” who will be honored by the nonprofit organization Michigan’s Children at the “Heroes
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