Happy Halloween!
Please enjoy these photos from the various celebrations that took place throughout the department on Halloween! Image Gallery…
Please enjoy these photos from the various celebrations that took place throughout the department on Halloween! Image Gallery…
University of Florida, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Jeena Kar, DO has been appointed the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s (AACAP) Robert L. Stubblefield, MD Delegate to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Resident and Fellow Section. Jeena Kar, DO Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow…
The McKnight Brain Institute’s 25th Anniversary Celebration recognizes our past accomplishments as we look to the future with a renewed focus on changing neural disorders from untreatable to treatable, incurable to curable and inevitable to preventable.
This case commentary by Drs. Kar and Suryadevara considers how to manage agitation in patients with dementia.
“They’re combining it with Fentanyl to make a whole new drug combo,” said Dr. Kent Mathias, UF Department of Psychiatry. “This is what gets all the attention. People commented that it’s rotten flesh. It will not only cause you to die faster but it will also really…
Ludmila De Faria, MD has been named one of the American Medical Women’s Association’s (AMWA) 65 women physicians recognized for inspiring others as they lead the way forward in medicine and healthcare.
“Stories like Hannah’s demonstrate that it’s possible to overcome mental health challenges and lead fulfilling lives, which can offer hope to those who may be struggling and show them that they’re not alone.” Read Hannah’s story.
Eating healthfully, mindfully, and socially are important habits that contribute to good mental well-being and a high quality of life over the long term. Dr. Marcia Morris encourages you and your family to eat your way to mental health with a few tips in her column for Psychology Today.
Sara Jo Nixon, PhD and her research collaborators were awarded the 2023 Charles A. Lewis Excellence in Research Award from the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA). For their research study paper in PLoS ONE in 2022 entitled: “A pilot randomized controlled trial of group-based indoor gardening and…