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Reflecting as a means for more mindful relationships with others
A mindfulness practice that can support being in relationship with loved ones is reflection — repeating back to a person what you hear them saying, using as much of their own language as you can. It...
Psychiatry
New fellows begin a year of subspecialty education
On July 1, 2021, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences welcomed its latest group of fellows who are continuing their post-graduate education. This is the first of two articles in which...
Psychiatry
Minnesota Futures Award Supports ‘Creative Camp’ Research for Adolescent Mental Health
Faculty member Kathryn Cullen, MD, along with a diverse, multidisciplinary team, is investigating how creative therapies might help adolescents experiencing depression through their project, “...
Psychiatry
Study evaluates time-tested neurostimulation technique for use in treatment-resistant depression
An unusual collaboration between the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Neurosurgery may give depressed patients a new option for treatment.
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Lab working across disciplines to find innovative answers to big questions about improving mental health
Interdisciplinary collaborations are increasingly important to scientific and medical innovation. At the University of Minnesota, one lab in particular is leading this trend. The Herman-Darrow Human...
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New division wants to help their colleagues see patient care through a new lens
Marriage and family therapist, Jessica Ruth, LAMFT, was recently named lead of the new Social Sciences Division for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the...
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June is National PTSD Awareness Month
We posed several questions about PTSD to Assistant Professor Jacquetta Blacker, MD, MA, who is board certified in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry. Here are her answers.
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Program provides mental health support for women during one of the most vulnerable times in their lives
When a woman is pregnant and then gives birth, it can be one of the most meaningful periods of her life. It can also be one of the first times in her life that she suffers from mental health issues....
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Series: Department welcomes its new residents, part III
In this third of a series of three articles, we introduce the final three of our nine new residents. They will begin their journeys with us in June.
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National Nurses Week: Compassion, patience and being willing to listen are hallmarks of a good psychiatric nurse
We are commemorating this year’s National Nurses Week by profiling two of our psychiatric nurses – Radhika Patel, RN; and Victoria Valena, MSEd, MSN. Both have been with University of Minnesota...
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Series: Department welcomes its new residents, part II
In this second of a series of three articles, we introduce three of our nine new residents. They will begin their journeys with us in June.
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Series: Department welcomes its new residents
In this first of a series of three articles, we introduce our nine new residents. They will begin their journeys with us in June.
Psychiatry
Newest faculty member brings wealth of experience in medical education and working with underserved communities
Phil Luber, MD, joined the Department, April 30, on the academic side. He will begin providing clinical services as part of the Coordinated Care Psychiatric Service in primary care clinics in early...
Psychiatry
WASABI study is just what teens with social anxiety need right now
Minnesota teens who have social anxiety have been hit hard by COVID and are ideal candidates for an online study assessing new types of treatment for their anxiety.
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“It’s my favorite job,” says member of the department’s admin team
Commemorating National Admin Professionals Day: Communications and Administrative Support Liaison, Daniel Franks, enjoys his role with the department and believes it allows him to use all his skills.
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Creating a workshop that helps medical and legal professionals understand the need for mental health evaluations in immigration
The last two decades have seen geopolitical crises in many parts of the world that displaced people from their homes. Some of those people end up at our borders and their experience in getting there...
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Social workers take a holistic, collaborative approach when working with their patients
The National Association of Social Workers notes that the 700,000 social workers in the United States work in mental health and hospitals, in schools and Veterans centers, and in child welfare...
Psychiatry
Department’s Blue Ridge ranking rises to 16th in the nation
The 2020 Blue Ridge Rankings were recently announced and the U of M's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences rose from 19 to 16 (out of 88 national institutions that perform psychiatric...
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