News Mentions for the week of October 16, 2023

In this recent "Ei, Doc!" podcast, Steven Adelsheim, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares important information about the US effort to implement the headspace model of mental health early intervention for young people ages 12-25 based in Australia.

Experts say it's important to engage in conversations about the violence your child has seen or heard and how it makes them feel. Hilit Kletter, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides some advice in this post.

In an unusual trial, Stanford Medicine researchers found that a patient’s belief that they had received ketamine, even if they didn’t, could improve their depression. Alan Schatzberg, the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted along with other lead study team members in the Department of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine, in this article.

The mental health benefits of exercise are well-documented. And anyone who's lived through middle school knows those years can be particularly challenging. The new study comes at a time when research shows that youths across the U.S. are struggling with mental health. Allan Reiss, the Howard C. Robbins Professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment

Bright Zhou learned from an interest in studying ancient DNA how storytelling is at the root of good family medicine. A paper that Zhou and Alan Louie, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, wrote together on culturally reflective medicine is mentioned.

A first-of-its-kind study by Stanford Medicine researchers lets patients practice letting go of treasured objects in simulations of their own homes. Carolyn Rodriguez, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and senior author of the study, is quoted. For more on this study, watch this 90 seconds episode.

Join Stanford Medcast for an in-depth and informative discussion on the opioid crisis, featuring Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. This crucial dialogue encompasses a wide range of topics aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of the opioid crisis and its multifaceted challenges.

Karl Deisseroth, the D. H. Chen professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses the transformational research techniques that shape our understanding of the brain on this episode of "The Future of Everything."

Critics of the war on drugs say that as law enforcement goes up, drugs get more potent. Some experts call that "bogus." Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Experts weigh in on the biological and psychological response that makes fear pleasurable. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Elias Aboujaoude, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, are quoted.

It sounds like a gun shot, but there's no bullet - it's actually more like a lasso. And it's already being used in more than a dozen Bay Area law enforcement agencies. Lawrence Fung, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.