News Mentions for the week of June 5, 2023

Our experts are often called upon to provide insight on current events and topics in the news. Here are some of the articles Stanford Psychiatry faculty have been interviewed for in recent weeks.

  • SMI Adviser

    Professional Experiences in Correctional Psychiatry: Adapting to the Environment

    In this SMI Adviser interview, Matthew Edwards, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses treating patients with serious mental illness in a correctional setting, strategies employed to adjust to the environment, and advice for correctional mental health providers to make their experience meaningful and positive.

  • EverydayHealth.com

    Hypnotherapy: What It Is and How This Form of Hypnosis Works

    Hypnosis is a major component of hypnotherapy, a form of psychological therapy that may help reprogram the mind and is a complementary approach sometimes used to support the treatment of a myriad of health conditions. Learn all about hypnotherapy and how it is used to treat things like anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, and more — also, understand any potential risks. David Spiegel, Willson Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

  • Refinery 29

    I Tried Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Depression — Here’s What Happened

    Transcranial magnetic stimulation, otherwise known as TMS, is a "noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain," according to the Mayo Clinic. TMS has been FDA-approved for treatment-resistant depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and smoking cessation, and it’s being studied for other conditions. Kristin Raj, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted throughout this article on the subject.

  • The Straits Times

    Mental health crisis looms as disasters worsen, say experts

    A 2021 survey covering 10 countries showed as many 75 per cent thought the future was frightening. Britt Wray, instructor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

  • Salon

    Neurotypicals: What makes them tick, and how can autistic people better understand them?

    There is more to being neurotypical than not being a statistical outlier. Lawrence Fung, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

  • Scope Blog - Stanford Medicine

    What's the deali-O Part 2: Navigating new weight loss drugs

    Stanford Medicine obesity experts discuss the pros and cons of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, and other weight loss drugs. Shebani Sethi, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

  • Stylist

    One Good Thing: do something that feels hard in order to reboot your brain

    Welcome back to One Good Thing - a series that asks experts in mental health for the one good thing we can all do to boost our wellbeing. This week, they chatted with Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and author of Dopamine Nation.

  • Stanford Medicine Magazine

    How anxiety affects heart rate, and vice versa

    An elevated heart rate alone doesn’t influence anxiety — but a hint of danger added to the mix ratchets up anxiety, a study in mice shows. Karl Deisseroth, D.H. Chen Professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment on the recent study.

  • Stanford Medicine Magazine

    Rage mirror neurons fire in mice watching other mice fight

    First mirror neurons in mice discovered when their “rage center” neurons fired while they witnessed other mice brawling. Nirao Shah, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of neurobiology, and by courtesy of obstetrics and gynecology, provides comment about the recent discovery.

  • Stanford Medicine Magazine

    Cyclic sighing tops other breathing methods for calming down

    Practicing a technique called cyclic sighing for five minutes a day tops other breathing techniques in calming anxiety, study shows. David Spiegel, Willson Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted about the recent study.

  • Stanford Medicine Magazine

    Climate-proofing schools to protect student health

    California schools need physical and curriculum upgrades to be ready for shifts in the state’s climate. Britt Wray, instructor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, comments on a recent study published in the Lancet on climate anxiety.

  • Stanford Medicine Magazine

    Beyond climate dread — how the medical community is helping

    Amid concerns of a new age of climate cataclysm, myriad projects aim to prevent harm to people and make health care more sustainable. Britt Wray, instructor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses one of her recent projects.

  • Science News

    In mice, anxiety isn’t all in the head. It can start in the heart

    Scientists used optogenetics to raise the heartbeat of a mouse, making it anxious. The finding could offer a new angle for studying anxiety disorders. Karl Deisseroth, the D. H. Chen professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

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