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Helping mental health professionals in Japan cope with disaster
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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Akil elected to National Academy of Sciences
Huda Akil, Ph.D., Co-Director of the University of Michigan’s Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and Gardner C. Quarton Distinguished Professor of Neurosciences in the Department of Psychiatry at the U-M Medical School, and a member of the U-M Depression Center, has been elected a member
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Scientists explore new link between genetics, alcoholism and the brain
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have uncovered a new link between genetic variations associated with alcoholism, impulsive behavior and a region of the brain involved in craving and anxiety. The results, published online April 12 in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest that variations
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U-M continues efforts to prevent tragedy among college students
‘Early Detection and Intervention’ is this year’s theme for the annual U-M Depression on College Campuses conference ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The devastating shooting near Tucson, Ariz. that left six people dead and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically injured thrust mental health on college
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$3.8 million upgrade to U-M mental health unit emphasizes safety, comfort
Inpatient unit renovation adds new security features, more private rooms and additional treatment space ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Even on a gray winter day, the space is bright and welcoming, the furniture elegantly accented with leaves and flowing designs. When you first walk in, you might think you had
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Resurrecting the so-called “depression gene”
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan Health System researchers have found new evidence that our genes help determine our susceptibility to depression. Their findings, published online today in the Archives of General Psychiatry, challenge a 2009 study that called the genetic link into question
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Researchers track the impacts of depression during pregnancy
Babies born to depressed moms have higher levels of stress hormones, decreased muscle tone, U-M study finds ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The cocktail of hormones cascading through depressed mothers’ bodies may play an important role in the development of their unborn children’s brains. A higher level of
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Veterans With Bipolar Disorder May Have Increased Risk of Suicide
CHICAGO—Veterans diagnosed with any psychiatric illness appear to have an elevated risk of suicide, and men with bipolar disorder and women with substance abuse disorders may have a particularly high risk, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives
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U-M study: pep talks to teens in the ER reduce violence, alcohol misuse
Teens in the ER got the message about avoiding fights and drinking, study shows Ann Arbor, Mich. – A brief, motivational talk in the emergency room reduced by half the chances that teenagers would experience peer violence or problems due to drinking, according to a study published Aug. 4 in a theme
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U-M earns No. 14 ranking among nation’s best hospitals
U-M Hospitals and Health Centers again make honor roll of top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; all 16 specialties honored ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers have been ranked among the country’s best hospitals, placing 14th overall for the second
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