By: Ana Turner, MD In a collaborative effort between the Gainesville and Jacksonville Departments of Psychiatry, four UF psychiatrists provided mental health training to nearly 300 healthcare providers actively working throughout Ukraine on January 25, 2024. On that date, which happened to be…
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute, the UF neuroscience and neuromedicine community came together Feb. 2 for a daylong symposium delving into the latest research advances and featuring a presentation by Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D., of UCSF for the ninth annual…
Shixie Jiang, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has been selected to receive a 2024 Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Chair’s Choice Travel Fellowship Award for the 2024 Annual SOBP Meeting. Selection criteria for the award includes past excellence…
Wayne Creelman, MD, has been honored with the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Administrative Award, recognizing his impactful contributions to the field of psychiatry, specifically in managing mental health services delivery systems. Wayne Creelman, MD Professor A magna cum laude graduate from Boston…
The physical benefits are likely numerous. But there may be psychological ones, too. Sara Jo Nixon, PhD discusses with the New York Times.
Nadia Cacodcar, MD, a fourth-year psychiatry resident, collaborated with colleagues to author a resource document published on the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) website, which covers the acute neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
Shixie Jiang, MD publishes “Optical Neuroimaging in Delirium” in Photonics Journal. Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome among hospitalized patients, yet its neural mechanisms are not well understood. Optical imaging techniques like NIRS and DOT offer potential for investigating delirium due to their cost-effectiveness, real-time monitoring, and bedside applicability. This…
There is something that kills more Americans every year than drug overdoses, than guns, than car accidents. It’s legal, doesn’t require a background check to buy, is widely advertised, and if you’re 21, you can probably buy it at your corner store. It’s called alcohol. Vox |…
