News Mentions for the week of October 21, 2024

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  • WebMD

    Pregnant, Can’t Sleep? Scary Studies Won’t Help. But This Will

    If the negative effects of poor sleep in pregnancy are keeping you up at night, here’s what to do. Natalie Solomon, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides tips.

  • Yahoo Life

    New Wearable Devices Target the Brain to Bring Better Sleep

    They promise to speed up the onset of slumber, improve its quality and even transition travelers to a different time zone before they land at their destination. Jamie Zeitzer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

  • Yahoo Life

    Want to drink less? 8 expert tips for cutting back on alcohol.

    Substance abuse experts share their top strategies for drinking less — even if you're not ready to give up alcohol altogether. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides tips.

  • News Center - Stanford Medicine

    Stanford Medicine receives $70 million NIH grant

    Stanford Medicine’s Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education (Spectrum) has received a $70 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health. The purpose of the award is to accelerate the translation of newly discovered biomedical treatments into interventions that improve patient care and population health. The principal investigator is Ruth O’Hara, PhD, the senior associate dean of research and the Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Congratulations, Dr. O'Hara!

  • MedPage Today

    No Single Antipsychotic Offers Cognitive Benefit in Schizophrenia Disorders

    No individual antipsychotic was associated with better cognitive outcomes than placebo in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD), according to a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Jacob Ballon, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, comments on the utility of the analysis in the clinical setting.

  • ABC7 San Francisco

    Silicon Valley AI company sued over 14-year-old's suicide

    The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy is suing a Silicon Valley-based company, saying its chatbot is connected to his death by suicide. Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

  • Fortune Well

    How to quiet the noise in your head, and feel happier at work and in life

    5 tips from mental health experts to be more present and less self-critical. Nina Vasan, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

  • News Center - Stanford Medicine

    Ten questions predict mental health risk after emergency hospitalizations

    Some patients hospitalized for an emergency illness or injury will develop mental health problem months after the experience. A new screening tool can anticipate who’s most at risk. Eve Carlson, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, lead author of the study, and colleague Dr. David Spain, are interviewed about the findings.

  • Depresh Mode Podcast

    The Promising World of Precision Treatment for Depression

    Leanne Williams, the Vincent V.C. Woo Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, speaks about identifying brain patterns and matching them with specific treatments in this recent podcast.

  • The Stanford Daily

    Youth advocates call for tougher social media regulation

    At a recent panel hosted by Design It For Us, speakers delved into the impact of social media on young adults’ mental health and the need for greater regulation of tech companies. Vicki Harrison, program director of the Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, was a panelist.

  • Scientific American

    Decriminalization Wasn't the Real Culprit in Oregon's Overdose Death Spike

    Oregon decriminalized hard drugs in 2021 and recriminalized them last month. A new analysis shows the laws likely had little effect on opioid deaths. Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

  • Yahoo Life

    Try decluttering, skipping alcohol and taking fitness breaks — and more health tips to help you have a great week

    Try these health and wellness tips to live your best week. Fiona Barwick, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides tips for an easier wake up on darker fall mornings.

  • New University

    TikTok: An underestimated addiction

    TikTok is an app that normalizes phone addiction and hateful conversations, threatening users’ mental health. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted on the subject.

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