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Back for a second year, the MeTRIC Symposium will delve into the transformative world of mobile and wearable technologies in health research. The in...
Cecilia Martinez-Torteya, Ph.D., receives Todd Ouida Clinical Scholars Award
Cecilia Martinez-Torteya, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the 2024 Todd Ouida Clinical Scholars Award. She was recognized at the annual Todd Ouida...
Lara Coughlin, Ph.D., joins Center leadership as DEI faculty lead
Lara Coughlin, Ph.D., a prolific researcher with broad expertise and interest in health disparities and inequities, is joining the Frances and Kenneth...
Annelise Madison, Ph.D., joins U-M as newest Eisenberg Family Depression Center faculty recruit
Annelise Madison, Ph.D, an accomplished early-career researcher exploring the brain-body connection, has joined the University of Michigan as the...
"Springing forward" affects early birds less than night owls, study finds
Genetic predisposition plays a role in individuals’ reaction to abrupt change in sleep schedule; findings could have implications for other situations...
Workplace Mental Health Strategies For Employers
This story originally appeared on the Wellness Works website. In early 2020, organizations had to quickly pivot to mitigate health and safety risks...
July Episode of The Mental Minute
In July’s episode of The Mental Minute, cohosts Jeremy Fallis and Will Heininger discuss their summer so far, engage in their usual sports minute, and...
Can We Help Prevent Anxiety in Kids?
Drs. Fitzgerald and Rosenblum are leading an NIMH-funded multi-site trial of an innovative intervention for early childhood anxiety. Dr. Fitzgerald is...
More Americans are receiving opioid addiction treatment, but gaps persist
While more people in the U.S. with opioid use disorder are receiving evidence-based treatment, there are still considerable gaps in care along racial...
A Source of Hope: Scientists research the origins of bipolar for answers
Prechter Program director Melvin G. McInnis, M.D., FRCPsych, interviewed in BP Magazine This article originally appeared in BP Magazine One thing is...
Dr. Srijan Sen and Dr. Vibha Lama Appointed as New Taubman Scholars
Two eminent clinician-scientists at the University of Michigan have received Taubman Scholar appointments, the Taubman Institute announced. Srijan Sen...
Mental health of children during the pandemic
Our specialists offer coping strategies to share with families. The past 15 months have posed a variety of challenges for children and adolescent kids...
EFDC welcomes new managing director Swati Bajpayee
The Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Family Depression Center was recently thrilled to welcome Swati Bajpayee as the Center’s new Managing Director...
Mental Minute Podcast Celebrates Pride Month, Athlete Mental Health
Celebrating National Great Outdoors Month, Pride Month and athlete mental health, co-hosts Jeremy Fallis and Will Heininger usher in June with a new...
TRAILS Program Survey Assesses Student Mental Health Needs in Detroit Schools
This story originally appeared in the Michigan Health Lab Blog. By Meredith Ollila, TRAILS Communicator Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, serious...
Electroconvulsive therapy: Peeling back the mystery
For Christina and many others, ECT is the only treatment that brings relief, and saves her life. Christina often struggled to get through the average...
Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Preventing Youth Suicide
This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the office of...
Annual Eisenberg Family Depression Center Retreat
The Eisenberg Family Depression Center 2021 Retreat was held Wednesday, May 26, attended by members, faculty, staff and key stakeholders. Director...
Pandemic Shows Essential Role of ECT Treatment for Severe Depression
Survey of 20 centers nationwide reveals impacts of reduced services. When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in North America in March 2020, health care...