Congratulations to Duke-UNC BIAC postdoc Jenna Merenstein on her new @NIHfunding F32 postdoctoral fellowship, 'High-Resolution Diffusion Imaging of Brain Connectivity in Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Disease'!

Psychologist Dr. Colleen Cowperthwait works w/adolescents, young adults & families, including providing dialectical behavior therapy ( #DBT ) to emerging adults & their parents/caregivers—an approach that's unique to Duke. Learn more about Dr. Cowperthwait: ow.ly/l9wy50RBYuu

WATCH: Damon Tweedy recently talked with Duke University School of Medicine dean Mary E. Klotman, MD about the #MentalHealth crisis and how centering mental health in medicine can help us improve the care we provide to people who are struggling. ow.ly/MEcw50Rxs8Y
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The NC Registry for Brain Health aims to help relieve the burden of #Alzheimer 's disease in NC through education, research & outreach. It's a collaboration led by Duke Psychiatry & Wake Forest University faculty, in partnership w/ECU, North Carolina A&T, & UNC-Chapel Hill. ow.ly/sFnI50RAFbN

.NCDHHS is making a $22M investment to expand community crisis centers & peer respite care across the state, increasing NC’s capacity for community-based crisis treatment by 20% & providing better alternatives for responding to behavioral health crises. ow.ly/EAIG50RzJA3

A team led by researchers from Duke University and UCT is testing an adapted #autism intervention, informed by the Early Denver Start Model, for children in South Africa, with the goal of ⬆️ access to early autism interventions in low-resource communities. ow.ly/B23E50RAEBq

In a recent The Lancet commentary, Dr. Sadie Wilson of Duke Psychiatry & Durham VA Health Care System & her colleagues expand on one model of #ClimateChange and #HIV by including the legacy of racist colonial expansion and ongoing systemic inequity: ow.ly/MMfx50RAEcs

We loved having these North Carolina Central University and UNC Charlotte interns join our Duke Psychiatry team this year! Many thanks to the Duke-NCCU Bridge Office at Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the NCCU Department of Psychology for their partnership!

Join Lincoln & Duke Surgery Fri, 5/10, 2-3pm for a webinar on navigating mental wellness w/chronic conditions. Learn about accessing support networks, effective coping strategies, self care & stress management! Register: ow.ly/xCIb50RzKQz
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Congrats to Duke Psychiatry CAP fellow Dr. Rikin Patel on winning the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry's 2024 Lois T. Flaherty Best Resident/Student/Fellow Paper Award for the study he led on behavioral disturbances in children w/neurodevelopmental disorders! ow.ly/zUzI50RzJvh
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Trained as an electronic engineer, Dr. Angel Peterchev is passionate about advancing transcranial magnetic stimulation ( #TMS ) technology to address serious #MentalHealth issues. Learn more about Dr. Peterchev ⤵️
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In a new #Duke100 series, we're highlighting some of our wonderful staff members who have worked at Duke for 30+ years. Meet Cathy Lefebvre, a self-proclaimed 'servant at heart' who supports the psychiatry clerkship for med students & our Grand Rounds. ow.ly/9QbA50Rg8kG

NAMI CEO Dan Gillison connected with Damon Tweedy, a professor of Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, who discussed NAMI’s work during the CEO Plenary: Facing Psychiatry’s Present and Future with Hope, at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting.

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We had a great time tabling at Duke University Hospital for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth ! Big shout-out to clinical psychology interns Jarrod & Shelby for their help compiling #WellBeing tips & resources to share. Thanks for stopping by, JPGagliardi!

Losing a parent is hard enough, but it's even worse for kids when drugs or guns are the cause. “When it can’t be talked about openly and freely, it makes it harder for children to get the support they need,” says Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences prof Robin Gurwitch.
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So many special moments at this fun annual event, a unique collaboration between Duke Baseball and Duke Center for Autism & Brain Development!

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How do women's hormonal fluctuations impact neurotransmitters like dopamine & norepinephrine, which play a crucial role in regulating focus, attention & mood in the #ADHD brain? Experts including Dr. Julia Schechter of Duke Center for Girls and Women with ADHD weigh in. ow.ly/2puX50Rxrzx
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Study led by Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Hannah Fisher aimed to develop & test an adapted Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBTI) for Insomnia protocol for hematologic cancer patients. Previously MBTI was tested only in healthy patients. Findings were promising. ow.ly/By1W50Rxpzk