In memory of 9-year-old Leo, free tracking devices available to people with autism spectrum disorder
Greg Valcante, Ph.D., director of UF’s center, wants to get the word out to parents who might be interested in participating in the pilot program.
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Recruitment begins for landmark study of adolescent brain development
The University of Florida and 18 partnering institutions today will launch the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States. Researchers are targeting specific elementary schools within specific geographic regions to ensure a nationally representative sample, said Sara Jo Nixon, Ph.D., co-principal investigator at the UF Health site with Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., founding chair of UF’s department of epidemiology.
September marks one-year anniversary of Mindful Relaxation Minutes
“The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to join efforts by the College of Medicine and the University of Florida to enhance wellness, increase resilience and strengthen compassion through mindfulness practices. Our College motto is to “Learn, Care and Lead” and mindful relaxation skills strengthen everyone’ s readiness to contribute to…
PGY-3 residents Guzman-Quinones and Pietras receive FPS Alliance Grant
Yarelis Guzman-Quinones, MD and Daniel Pietras, MD We are pleased to announce that Dr. Yarelis Guzman-Quinones, PGY-3 and Dr. Daniel Pietras, PGY-3 are the recipients of a Florida Psychiatric Society (FPS) Alliance Grant. This grant is to assist with…
Some good news on opioid epidemic: Treatment options are expanding
The devastation associated with opioid addiction has escaped the relative confines of the inner city and extended to suburban and rural America.What was once relegated to the back burner of public concern has become a top public health priority. William Greene, MD and Lisa Merlo, PhD discuss how changes to…
Kathleen Burns, MD, PGY-2, has been appointed to FPS Membership Committee
Dr. Burns has been appointed to the Florida Psychiatric Society’s (FPS) Membership Committee. She will be one of three Resident-Fellow Members to serve on the committee along side five general FPS members.
Dr. Cheong selected for ABPN Board of Directors
Josepha Cheong, MDProfessor Josepha A. Cheong, MD, Professor of the University of Florida Department of Psychiatry has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Her term as a Director…
Terry Lemesh selected for AADPRT Committee
Terry Lemesh Terry Lemesh, UF Department of Psychiatry Residency and Fellowship Program Education Coordinator, has been selected for the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) Program Planning Committee. This committee develops the annual meeting program for the Program Administrator Symposium. She…
Department faculty and resident work featured in Psychiatric Annals
The July 2016 issue of Psychiatric Annals features articles written by several University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry faculty, residents and fellows. The Guest Editorial, Bi-Directional Relationship Between Sleep Problems and Psychiatric Disorders was written by faculty member, Khurshid A. Khurshid, MD, FAASM where he gives an overview on…
Raising Hope at Work
The Department of Psychiatry held a fundraiser on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 to raise money for UF Health’s Raising Hope at Work campaign benefiting the UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital and UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital and the George T. Harrell, M.D., Medical Education Building. The Raising Hope at…
