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.

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