Dawn Bruijnzeel, MD talks with the American Psychiatric Association (APA) about street psychiatry programs starting up around the country, bringing needed treatment to street corners and tent encampments by engaging high-acuity individuals who are homeless and seriously mentally ill.
Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD talks about the use of genetic testing to provide diagnostic resolutions to patients and families when diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Mariam Rahmani, MD and Brent Beck, MD presented a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills workshop for the UF Medi-Gators Virtual Shadowing Program. Drs. Rahmani and Beck taught the program’s most well attended session. Medi-Gators is a virtual shadowing program free to UF students, and…
John B. Williamson, PhD associate professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Florida, explains when depression becomes a crisis and what inpatient treatment entails.
The College of Medicine held their annual Research Poster Session at the Stephen O’Connell Center. The department of psychiatry was well represented at this year’s event. The annual research poster session is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the strength of our research mission and programs, to appreciate the scope,…
Barry Setlow, Ph.D., a professor in the department of psychiatry, is the 2023 recipient of the Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna Distinguished Research Mentoring Award. Read full story and view video.
Addiction and pain medicine specialist Gary Reisfield, MD explains what affects the opiate content of poppy seeds and how they could influence drug tests.
Tuesday, February 21st the UF Health Florida Recovery Center celebrated 25 years of treating addiction and saving lives with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce. Members of UF Health leadership and the Chamber spoke about the milestone, reflecting on how…
February is Black History Month, let us take a moment to recognize Black Americans’ contributions to the field of medicine. Today we will learn about Dr. Georgio Legerme, currently a PGY-2 in our UF Psychiatry Residency Program. He was nominated by fellow PGY-2, Manonmani Murugappan, DO.
