News Mentions for the week of November 25, 2024

In this episode of 'This is Rural Health,' host Scott Hertzberg is joined by Steven Sust, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Jonathan Updike, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, to discuss mental health challenges faced by rural Indigenous youth. The conversation covers the role of integrated and telepsychiatry care models, the importance of early intervention and support systems, and the impact of intergenerational trauma on mental health.

We’ve long been warned about the risks of binge drinking, usually defined as having four or five drinks in a two-hour span. And now researchers are increasingly focused on a more dangerous pattern of alcohol use that they call high-intensity drinking. Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Research shows that reward-based learning requires the two neuromodulators to balance one another’s influence — like the accelerator and brakes on a car. Senior author Robert Malenka, the Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Daniel Cardozo Pinto, graduate student, are featured in this article about a newly published paper on the topic. Click here to read more coverage on this topic.

A recent report issued by the US Senate Special Committee on Aging raises concerns that hoarding disorder may be an emerging national crisis. Carolyn Rodriguez, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

With traditional mental-health care in short supply, regular people might help fill the gap. Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Not only are some sleep strategies potentially unsafe for some people but they may be useless. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

A joint FDA advisory committee voted to eliminate the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program designed around the risk for severe neutropenia associated with clozapine, a drug used to treat schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Jacob Ballon, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, served on the committee and is quoted in this article.

The Khmer Rouge era, which claimed the lives of an estimated two million Cambodians between 1975 and 1979, left behind more than just physical destruction. Decades later, the Kingdom still grapples with the hidden scars of that dark period – psychological wounds that continue to affect survivors and their descendants, creating a complex landscape of mental health issues that reverberates across generations. A new book, "Cambodia’s Hidden Scars: Healing and Reparations for Trauma Psychology After the Khmer Rouge Tribunal," sheds light on this important issue. Daryn Reicherter, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.