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Richard C. Christensen, M.D., M.A., a professor of psychiatry in the University of Florida College of Medicine, died unexpectedly on Nov. 26 in Zambia while on a Habitat for Humanity build. He was out for a morning run when he was struck and killed by a driver.
Fall Seminar Series “The Role of Brain Stress System in Nicotine Addiction”…
Richard C. Christensen, MD, MA Professor, Community Psychiatry, University of Florida, College of Medicine Read full article here: Caring for the Invisible and the Forgotten “For twenty-five years I have been…
Medical residents, therapists, physicians and staff from UF Health Psychiatry rallied together at the National Alliance on Mental Illness walk in early October to kick of Mental Health Week.
Christopher Ong, MD Dr. Christopher Ong, PGY-3, has been nominated for a Physician Recognition Award. Chris will be honored at an award recognition luncheon later this month. Please join us in congratulating Chris on his award and dedication to our profession.
Dean Michael Good, MD, Priscilla Spence, Paula Edge and Marika Brigham at the Service Pin Award Ceremony On Wednesday, October 28 the University of Florida College of Medicine gathered to…
Center for Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Vero Beach The faculty and staff at the Center for Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine in Vero Beach has achieved 100% compliance before the proposed Halloween goal set by administrators. Way to go Vero Beach!…
According to the CDC, overprescribing is directly related to addiction and the increase in deaths by overdosing. Dr. Scott Teitelbaum, UF Health Chief of Addiction Medicine talks to TV 20 about the continuing drug epidemic in the US.
As part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, which runs from October 4th – 10th, the UF Department of Psychiatry partnered with UF Health to host a movie night at the Hippodrome Theatre in downtown Gainesville. The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression is a documentary by filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz…
