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The conference is six weeks away! Register now!
The Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, our department chair Jair Soares, MD, PhD, and course director Marsal Sanches, MD, PhD, invite you to join us for the 2024 UTHealth Houston Mood Disorders Conference: Bipolar Disorder Across the Lifespan.
Registration is now open! The conference is open to all health care professionals, including nurses, social workers, physicians, residents, fellows, students and other trainees, and the general public. Up to 11 education credits are available over this two-day conference. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.
For questions contact Aaron Zapata, marketing coordinator.
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Temple and team start UTHealth Houston Center for Violence Prevention
Along with his UTHealth Houston colleagues, Jeff Temple, PhD, professor, associate dean for clinical research at UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences, is launching the UTHealth Houston Center for Violence Prevention (CVP), which was founded to reduce the burden of violence in Texas and across the United States through research, best practices, policymaking, evaluation, training, and partnerships with community agencies.
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YAMBassadors Summer Mentorship Program completes first year
The UTHealth Houston Youth Aware of Mental Health Program (YAM) celebrated seven high school students who completed the inaugural YAMBassadors Summer Mentorship Program on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.
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2024 Research Day provides valuable opportunity for young investigators
The third UTHealth Houston Psychiatry Research Day, paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, was held Wednesday, Aug. 14, with the enthusiastic support of Scott Lane, PhD; Anilkumar Pillai, PhD; and Vineeth John, MD, MBA.
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Zhao named honorable mention for NIMH Outstanding Resident Award
Ning Olivia Zhao, MD, third-year resident at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been awarded honorable mention recognition for the 2024 NIMH Outstanding Resident Award.
The NIMH Outstanding Resident Award Program was introduced to the psychiatry residency training community more than 30 years ago to recognize residents with outstanding research and academic potential.
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Antidepressant Effect of Sodium Butyrate is Accompanied by Brain Epigenetic Modulation in Rats Subjected to Early or Late Life Stress - Pub Med - July 2024
Samira Silva Valvassori, Roger Bitencourt Varela, Wilson Rodrigues Resende, Taise Possamai-Della, Laura de Araujo Borba, João Paulo Behenck, Gislaine Zilli Réus, João Quevedo
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial of the Acute Antisuicidal and Antidepressant Effects of Intranasal (R,S)-Ketamine in Severe Unipolar and Bipolar Depression With and Without Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder - PubMed - April 2024
Gregory H Jones, Courtney M Vecera, Ana C Ruiz, Hanjing E Wu, Sophia I McInturff, Maria J Orejarena, Kacy A Smith, Jair C Soares, Carlos A Zarate, Scott D Lane, Rodrigo Machado-Vieira
Connecting, Serving, and Adapting: Perspectives on the Transition to Adulthood from Latino Young Adults with ASD, Parents, and Providers - Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - August 2024
Pagán, A.F., Vanderburg, J. L., Loveland, K. A., Acierno, R. & Meyer, T. D.
Building resilience: A specialty clinic tailored to older adults at risk of violence and abuse - Sage Journals - August 2024
Hernandez-Tejada, M. A., Little, D. M., Bruce, M. J., Butte, S., Burnett, J., Wood, L., & Acierno, R
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Cesar Soutullo, MD, PhD, was interviewed by Univision Houston Channel 45 about back-to-school anxiety (11:45).
Lokesh Shahani, MD, PhD, MPH, was interviewed by KHOU-TV Channel 11 about signs of grief in children and how parents can help.
Jeff Temple, PhD, was interviewed by FOX 26 News about recognizing the signs of domestic violence in light of the newly released movie, “It Ends With Us.”
Luba Yammine, PhD, was quoted in a Yahoo! Life article about a new study that found GLP-1 agonists can help people combat their smoking addiction.
Yammine also spoke with KHOU-TV Channel 11 about her research on GLP-1 agonists and smoking cessation.
Michael Weaver, MD, was interviewed by the Houston Chronicle about kratom and the drug’s uses.
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Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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