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ECT works wonders for elderly woman with treatment-resistant depression
During her 30-year battle with depression, 77-year-old Fridley, MN, resident Marlys Dunlap has undergone numerous medication trials and engaged in psychotherapy on multiple occasions. It wasn't until...
Psychiatry
Helping those on the autism spectrum transition to adulthood takes teamwork and planning
Joanie Ducayet grew up with a brother who had disabilities. She witnessed the work her parents had to do to ensure that he lived the best life possible. That experience helped prepare her when her...
Psychiatry
NIMH grant fuels study designed to help young people with Tourette’s Syndrome
A recently awarded National Institute of Mental Health grant of $1.7 million is enabling a U of M research team to test how well combining transcranial magnetic stimulation with the “gold standard”...
Psychiatry
Nurse practitioner feels she is meeting a significant need in mental health care
Elinor Chase-Andresen, DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN, RN, PHN, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who works with children and adolescent outpatients at M Health Fairview’s...
Psychiatry
New faculty member focuses on helping her patients flourish
Dr. Gamze Çamsarı joined the faculty recently as an Assistant Professor after having practiced and taught for five years throughout the Mayo Clinic system. In her new role, she will be supporting the...
Psychiatry
Department’s Psychiatric Education Research Lab is launched
“We aim to be the premiere medical education laboratory in psychiatry in the country,” said Associate Professor Katharine (Kaz) Nelson, MD, about the recent launch of the department’s Psychiatric...
Psychiatry
Common Questions/Reliable Answers: learning more about ADHD
Dr. Elena Geiger-Simpson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the UMN School of Nursing and a psychiatric nurse practitioner at the UMN Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. Her patients come to...
Psychiatry
Multiple perspectives help discover something surprising about sleep and its importance to neurodevelopment
Sleep. Research – and personal experience – tells us how important it is to get it. Work done by a multidisciplinary team that included psychiatrist and neuroscientist Alexander Herman, MD, PhD...
Psychiatry
Planting a bountiful garden — Residency Program Physician-scientist Track starts to bear fruit
One of the sobering statistics for MD/PhD students is that they may not get their first lab until they’re 40, according to Matej Bajzer, MD, PhD, Associate Director of the Residency Physician-...
Psychiatry
Working with adolescents who have attempted suicide to find better treatments
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for U.S. adolescents. A 2019 study done by New York University showed that between 1992 and 2017, nearly one in five adolescents reported they were...
Psychiatry
Residency program director grateful for the past, excited about the future
Isaac Newton once said, “If I see further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” That is exactly how Lora Wichser, MD, feels as she takes on a new role as the Director of the...
Psychiatry
Fellowship program broadens access to neuromodulation education and research
A University of Minnesota collaboration has resulted in a unique year-long fellowship known as the Minnesota Neuromodulation Medicine training program. Funded by MnDRIVE (Minnesota’s Discovery,...
Psychiatry
New faculty member joins the child & adolescent inpatient service
Dr. Jenna Triana officially joined the department as an Assistant Professor on July 31, 2020. She completed her MD and undergraduate degrees at the University of Minnesota and her psychiatric...
Psychiatry
Faculty member focuses on eating disorder research
“I’m excited to join a department that is doing a lot of cutting-edge research in many novel areas,” said the newest Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty member, Assistant Professor Lisa...
Psychiatry
Department moves quickly to enable medical students to continue their education despite a global pandemic
On January 20, 2020, the first patient in the United States was diagnosed with COVID-19. By mid-March, the virus had hit all 50 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control. When Department...
Psychiatry
Subgroups within the LGBTQ population at greater risk for getting an eating disorder
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, while sexual and gender minorities have many of the same health concerns as the general population, they experience certain health challenges at higher...
Psychiatry
Understanding the Psychological Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young People’s Mental Health
A recurring observation in medical history is that with certain pandemics, groups of people experience associated neuropsychiatric symptoms, especially after they recover from the infection. As a...
Psychiatry
U Study Focuses on Improving First-Line Treatment for Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which is part of the spectrum of tic disorders and is characterized by motor and vocal tics. It is a relatively rare disorder that impacts...
Psychiatry