Psychiatry
Can Brain Training Computerized Games Help Evaporate Brain Fog from Long COVID?
UConn Center on Aging and the Department of Psychiatry researchers are working to answer this public health threat question by launching a clinical trial for older adults using at home, brain-training games on computer tablets as a Long COVID patient therapy
Podcast: Meet the ‘Trauma Avengers’
Some creative characters are part of a UConn Health-led nationwide project to improve mental health services for teens and young adults.
Report: Mental Health Crises Spike Among Youth
Suicide related emergency room visits for young people have increased every year since 2011
Depressed, and Aging Fast
UConn Center on Aging researchers have found that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers
Mitochondria Linked to Major Depression in Older Adults
'One problem feeds into another, and make what began as a small issue into a much larger one'
UConn Health Southington Teams with Main Street Community Foundation to Pilot Free Parent Group Sessions to Improve Mental Health of Parents and Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
The new Child and Family Development Program at UConn Health Southington is already helping Southington parents cope and to learn parenting skills to assist them and their children experiencing elevated stress levels and mental health needs during COVID-19.
Podcast: Addressing Alcohol Addiction
An international collaboration of addiction researchers led by UConn School of Medicine Professor Emeritus Thomas Babor is out with updated findings on the social, cultural, and environmental factors that influence alcoholism
Podcast: TARGETing PTSD
As Veteran's Day approaches, and with the 10-year anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School not far behind, UConn Health clinical psychologists Julian Ford and Rocio Chang discuss post-traumatic stress disorder on the November 2022 episode of the UConn Health Pulse podcast.
UConn Researchers Study Mind-Healing Powers of Ketamine Derivatives for Severe Depression
Trials aim to treat the most intractable cases of depression
Risk of Suicide Rising Among Black and Hispanic Americans
Lack of access to mental health support could be among the factors responsible for the increases