In the News
for the week of April 21, 2025
- Stanford Report
A 24-hour phone-free challenge to fight digital addiction
Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, outlines steps that can help you reset reward pathways and break free of your device.
- Axios
States change course on mental health policies
Cities and states that once championed progressive approaches to mental health and drug use are continuing their yearslong course reversal, and are increasingly open to involuntary commitment. Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.
- Stanford Report
Meet our faculty: Anna Lembke
An addiction expert’s call to reconnect with each other in the age of digital distraction. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is featured.
- Scope Blog - Stanford Medicine
Five things to know about keto therapy and serious mental illness
As ketogenic therapy gains momentum in treating neuropsychiatric disorders, the team at Scope Blog asked Shebani Sethi, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, for the key takeaways.
- The Stanford Daily
Jennifer Pien weaves storytelling with medicine
Jennifer Pien, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Director of the “Pegasus Physician Writers,” is featured in this Stanford Daily piece. Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, also provides comment.
- RELEVANT
The News Is Breaking Your Brain (and What Science Says About It)
Simply keeping up with the headlines can feel like a full-time job. And somehow, you’re expected to stay informed, compassionate and spiritually grounded through it all. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.