Melinda Fawcett

Tampa Bay Times – Dr. Kent Mathias discusses the ongoing opioid crisis, highlighting that despite a decrease in overdose numbers, rates remain historically high.

Pregnant women and new mothers are facing a deadly mental health crisis across the United States, Dr. Ludmila De Faira discusses concerns with The Hill.

More than 100 investigators seeking to unlock the mysteries of memory and the normal cognitive aging process met May 15-17 in Gainesville for the McKnight Brain Research Foundation’s (MBRF) 15th Inter-Institutional Meeting, aimed at discovering interventions to optimize thinking, judgment and memory in advancing age and preserve quality of life.

On Oct. 16, 2020, Daniel took the first step to change his life forever. He called the Florida Recovery Center. Read Daniel’s story.

While parents understand the vicissitudes of life, including breakups, college students can be profoundly distressed after the end of a relationship. Marcia Morris M.D. offers some steps parents can take to support their child in her Psychology Today column.

“This recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields,” said David Norton, UF’s vice president for research. “UFRF Professors earn significant grants; publish in the leading journals in their field;…

UF Health has broken ground on the future location of the new Florida Recovery Center campus in northwest Gainesville. Health system leaders and patients celebrated at an event May 9, which coincided with Mental Health Awareness Month, and learned about plans for an expanded, upgraded facility that will care for…

Kent Mathias, MD, an assistant professor of psychiatry and addiction medicine at UF Health Psychiatry, sheds light on common barriers to care, coping strategies and treatment options for people struggling with mental health.

The Annual Meeting is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impact the American Psychiatric Association has on the field of mental health. We caught up with Ludmila De Faria to hear how things are run, and why she’s so committed to this great organization.