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A Precision Psychiatry Roadmap developed by an international consortium lays out plans for a new biology-informed framework for optimizing diagnoses and treatments. Leanne Williams, the Vincent V.C. Woo Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

Funded by an $11.5 million NIH grant, the Center for Responsible and Effective AI Technology Enhancement of Treatments for PTSD (CREATE) focuses on developing artificial intelligence to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of evidence-based psychotherapies. The center is co-directed by Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Johannes Eichstaedt, assistant professor of psychology.

Artificial intelligence chatbots designed to act like friends should not be used by children and teens. Nina Vasan, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares why in this Insights post from Stanford Medicine

Nonalcoholic beverages are taking off. Consumers include people recovering from addiction, those trying to cut down on their drinking and the rising numbers of young adults forgoing alcohol altogether. Molly Bowdring, instructor of medicine and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

How does sleep affect the brain’s ability to think and learn? And how important is it for schools and parents to help students develop and maintain healthy sleeping habits? Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is interviewed in this podcast, re-broadcast for the start of the new school year.