Psychiatry
Emergency Room Visits for Self-Harm Skyrocket
Between 2011 and 2020, an increase of nearly 19%
June 4, 2024 | Kim Krieger
National Honor for UConn Health’s Dr. Mario Fahed
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 Educator of the Year
March 25, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence in Connecticut Designated at UConn Health
UConn Health is now one of only 57 Centers of Excellence nationwide designated by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America to help patients and their families living with this rare genetic disease
March 22, 2024 | Lauren Woods
Spraying Away Treatment-Resistant Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
UConn Health launches new esketamine service to save more lives from severe depression and prevent suicide
March 5, 2024 | Lauren Woods
For Treatment-Resistant Depression, Two Drugs May Be Better Than One
'Depression is not a normal part of aging. Nothing could be further from the truth'
February 15, 2024 | Kim Krieger
UConn Center on Aging Offers Support for Older Adults with Depression
Depression in older adults is even more complicated than younger adults and should be treated by a geriatric psychiatrist. The UConn Center on Aging offers one of the biggest divisions of geriatric psychiatry in the country.
December 13, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
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
October 19, 2023 | Lauren Woods
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.
August 17, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Report: Mental Health Crises Spike Among Youth
Suicide related emergency room visits for young people have increased every year since 2011
May 2, 2023 | Kim Krieger
Depressed, and Aging Fast
UConn Center on Aging researchers have found that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers
March 22, 2023 | Kim Krieger