The holidays and addiction recovery
WCJB-TV20 Dr. Gregory Jones from the UF Health Florida Recovery Center joins TV20’s Tracy West with some symptoms of drug or alcohol addiction, and ways to avoid relapse during the holidays.
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Dean Good and members of UF Department of Psychiatry tour GRACE Marketplace
By Caroline Nickerson, Editorial Assistant Dean Good of the UF College of Medicine, Dr. Regina Bussing,…
Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild donate quilts for child psychiatry inpatient unit
Department of Psychiatry Chair Regina Bussing, MD and staff members Priscilla Spence and Daniel Fuentes hold quilts donated by the Quilters…
How to Know When Holiday Drinking is Hurting Your Brain
Alcohol and the year-end holidays seem made for each other, but dangers lurk.
UF addiction medicine expert warns of the dangers of excess drinking around the holidays.
Drinking spirits around the holidays has become as much of a tradition as celebrating the holidays themselves. Find out what health care experts are saying about this spike in alcohol use. By Chris Bilowich, Broadcast Coordinator at UF Health News and Communications…
UF Researchers publish long-term follow-up of DBS for OCD
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a nonsurgical treatment used to treat patients with a number of neurological conditions including Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, Tourette syndrome, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). In this study the researchers from the University of Florida sought to establish the long-term safety and effectiveness of…
Beaches Habitat organizes memorial build for Dr. Richard Christensen
Kathy Christensen, Tory Wilcox, Caroline Nickerson, Mary Anne Christensen The Beaches Habitat for Humanity in Jacksonville held a build in honor of Dr. Richard Christensen on November 18, 2016. Over 40 participants turned out for the…
2016 Staff meeting and Service Pin Reception
The Department of Psychiatry held it’s annual staff meeting and service pin reception on October 31st at the McKnight Brain Institute. Congratulations to this year’s Service Pin Recipients: Debra Krawczykiewicz – 5 years Michele Pearson – 10 years Kathryn Robinson – 10 years Robert Prather – 10 years Donna…
Celebrating Distinction – Four Psychiatry Faculty Receive Distinction
The University of Florida Health Science Center held it’s fifth annual Celebrating Distinction ceremony to recognize those faculty members who have recently been named to an endowed professorship or chair. The event was held October 26, 2016 in the DeWeese Auditorium at the McKnight Brain Institute. The Department of…
Employee Service Award Ceremony
Congratulations for your years of service to the University of Florida College of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry. Bonnie McLaurin – 30 years Marika Brigham – 25 years From left to right: Dean Michael Good, MD, Bonnie McLaurin, Marika Brigham and Chairperson of the…
