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The Yale Department of Psychiatry is a world leader in patient care, research, and education.
New Haven, CT
Joined March 2011
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For her groundbreaking research on the role of nicotine in addiction, memory and behavior, and the biology of drug addiction, @MarinaP63 of @YalePsych, @YaleCSC, @YaleNeuro, and @YaleMed will be awarded the 2020 Marion Spencer Fay Award.
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Congratulations to @MarinaP63 of @YalePsych who will be honored with the Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences by @CarnegieMellon Neuroscience Institute. The recognition is for her many contributions to neuroscience research, mentorship, and service.
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@MarinaP63 of #yalepsych and @YaleMed has been named director of Yale's Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, the largest doctoral program in the biological and biomedical sciences at the university.
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We extend congratulations to our colleague, @MarinaP63, who will be honored next Thursday with the 2020 Marion Spencer Fay Award. The award recognizes a woman physician or scientist who has made an exceptionally significant contribution to health care.
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Feeling stressed, anxious and uncertain lately? You are not alone. The good news is that there are strategies you can use to help yourself and others. via the @YalePsych Mood Disorders Research Program #COVID19 #mentalhealthmatters @YaleMed
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We congratulate @kristenbrennand who has been named Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry at @YaleMed and #yalepsych.
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We offer hearty congratulations to @MarinaP63 of #yalepsych and @YaleMed who has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A well-deserved honor. @americanacad
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Yale Psychiatry is pleased to share the Match List of new PGY-1, PGY-2, Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP), and Solnit Integrated Training Program residents. Congratulations, Match Class 2023! #YalePsych #MatchDay2023
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New from @DrAyanaJordan and @DR_tr3: Extraordinary risk lies at the nexus of mental illness, Black identity, and encounters with law enforcement. Via @TheLancetPsych: #YalePsychFaculty #YalePsychResidents
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#yalepsych sadly shares the news of the death of Dr. George K. Aghajanian on July 4. Dr. Aghajanian was one of the founding pioneers of modern psychiatric neuroscience and one of the most important leaders and mentors in the history of #yalepsych.
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A new paper by #yalepsych and @YaleMed researchers challenges scientists in the global neuroscience community to create a more diverse representation of study participants. Authors include, from left, Jocelyn Ricard, Termara Parker, and Dr. Avram Holmes.
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@YalePsych is profoundly sad to share the news of the unexpected death of colleague Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) Carroll, a clinical scientist in the department, who made seminal contributions to improving treatments for addiction.
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From left, @DrAyanaJordan, Dr. Katherine Klingensmith, and Dr. Tobias Wasser appointed Associate Program Directors for the @YalePsych Residency Program, the department announced today. All three trained in the department and now hold faculty roles.
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.@YaleMed alum @drjessigold was recently featured in @stlmag, where she discussed her work surrounding the well-being and mental health of physicians. Read the full story: #YalePsych.
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Thank you for posting @YaleMedicine.
The FDA just approved a new medication—derived from #ketamine—for treatment-resistant #depression. But how, exactly, can it help? Yale Medicine psychiatrist John Krystal, MD, a pioneer in ketamine research, tells you what you need to know.
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We are happy to share that @kristenbrennand of #yalepsych and @YaleMed as been named a finalist for the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. @BlavatnikAwards.
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Dr. Angela Haeny (@DrHaeny) has been awarded a K23 career development award by @NIAAAnews. Dr. Haeny's grant aims to improve alcohol treatment retention and satisfaction among Black adults. Read more: #YalePsychFaculty #YalePsych
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Congratulations to Dr. Rajita Sinha who has received the James H. Tharp Award given by @ASAMorg. The award is in recognition of Sinha’s research discoveries on understanding #alcoholism. @YaleMed @YaleCSC @YaleNeuro
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Dr. Al Kaye, left, and @DrChrisPitt have been awarded a federal research grant to study the effects of the drugs MDMA and methylone as possible treatments for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, a @nytimes best-selling author, licensed therapist, and sought-after relationship expert, is the featured speaker at next Friday's Women's Mental Health Conference at Yale. Free registration:
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. And while our society is well aware of female victims, often male victims of sexual assault are forgotten or neglected. @DrJoanCook of @YalePsych writes in @PsychTimes.
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AZA Allsop, MD, PhD, is a First-Year @YalePsych Resident. He is also a music artist and co-founder of Renaissance Entertainment LLC, a company that operates at the intersection of art, science, and community building to drive culture. Read more: @YaleMed
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Powerful. Gratitude. @SofiaNoori of @YalePsych.
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#yalepsych researchers @DrNiiAddy, left, and @DrChrisPitt have been appointed to named professorships at @YaleMed.
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Congratulations to @dylanggee of #yalepsych who will be honored with a 2022 Graduate Mentor Award by @Yale Graduate School.
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Former @YalePsych trainees, from left, @DrFlaviaDeSouza, @DrMyraMathis and @DrJessIsomMDMPH are co-authors of the article "Management of Race in Psychotherapy and Supervision" in Clinical Psychiatry News.
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@YalePsych is pleased to announce that @howiemandel will be the 14th recipient of the department's Research Advocacy Award, to be presented April 14, 2018 at Neuroscience 2018 at @YaleMed.
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#yalepsych attended the @HowardU College of Medicine Residency Fair on Saturday in Washington, DC. Representing the department were, from left, Drs. Ruby Lekwauwa, Taiwo Alonge, and Lisa Harding.
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We congratulate @AZAAllsop of #yalepsych and @YaleMed who has been named a recipient of the first Renée Fleming NeuroArts Investigator Awards.
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Congratulations to our new class of Psychiatry residents who matched today! #MatchDay2020 #yalepsychiatry
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We congratulate @hedykober of #yalepsych and @YaleMed who has been chosen to receive the Jacob P. Waletzky Award from @SfNtweets.
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Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Jackson of @YalePsych who has been accepted to the 2020 @HarvardMacy Post Graduate Medical Education course for future academic clinician educators.
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Start by helping someone else to give your own emotional health a positive jolt. "Small acts are important," Dr. Steven Southwick of @YalePsych told @nytimes.
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The new @YalePsych PGY-1 residents have arrived in New Haven to begin their program orientation. We welcome them to the department and to @YaleMed.
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Congratulations to members of the #yalepsych 2024 Match Class! The 20 new residents join us from 15 medical schools. They hail from hometowns within 11 different states and five countries, and collectively they speak 12 languages.
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.@SofiaNoori is #YalePsych's first-ever Chief Resident of Digital Psychiatry. The chief resident position is the first of its kind in any medical specialty in the United States. Read more about Dr. Noori and her new role: @YaleMed #YalePsychResidents
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Mark your calendars. @YalePsych is fortunate to have one of our own, @DrAyanaJordan, scheduled to give Grand Rounds on Aug. 9. Talk title is "Bettering Our Communities and Access to Evidence-Based Treatments for Substance Use Disorders." 10:15 am Connecticut Mental Health Center.
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@YaleMed researchers have been awarded a $20.6 million federal grant for a five-year study of people with a wide range of mental illnesses. Project leaders are, from left, @DrChrisPitt, @yip_lab, and Dr. Godfrey Pearlson.
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Congratulations to #YalePsych's @DR_tr3 . and @bdavisreyes, who have been named "Rising Stars" on @CommOfScholars 1,000 inspiring Black scientists: #YalePsychResidents
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Congratulations to our graduating residents. They represent the best of the #yalepsych tradition.
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Congratulations to Dr. Srinivas Muvvala of #yalepsych who has been named Associate Program Director for the Yale Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship.
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We congratulate @PhilCorlett1 of #yalepsych and @YaleMed who is the 2022 recipient of the @SIRSGlobal Outstanding Translational Research Award.
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Thank you to these @YalePsych and @YaleIMed residents for their work on the #COVID19 front lines and commitment to patients. From left: Drs. Jihoon Kim, @StefGillson, Irene Lainiotis, @daniel__barron , and Lucy Flynn. @YaleMed
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The paper "In PTSD, Evidence That a Single Ketamine Infusion May Enhance Extinction of Recalled Traumatic Memories" by Drs. Or Duek, left, and @harpaz_l of #yalepsych has been named a 2023 Leading Research Achievement by @BBRFoundation.
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We congratulate, from left, Drs. Terril L. Verplaetse, Heather Snell, and Zachary Harvanek on being named recipients of Young Investigator Grants from @BBRFoundation.
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In a study in Schizophrenia Bulletin, researchers including @AlPowers7 of #yalepsych developed and validated the first tool to measure the amount and types of control voice-hearers exhibit: the Yale Control Over Perceptual Experiences (COPE) Scales.
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Congratulations to @crustoc of #yalepsych and @YaleMed who has been chosen to receive the 2022 Outstanding Contributions for Mentorship in Racial Justice Award from the Society for Community Research and Action.
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Two #YalePsych researchers have been awarded a $2 million grant from @MichaelJFoxOrg for Parkinson’s Research to conduct the first clinical trial of ketamine to treat depression in people with Parkinson’s disease. Read more: @YaleMed @sophie_eholmes
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We congratulate @DrJessIsomMDMPH of #yalepsych who has been honored by two associations for her work.
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Congratulations to Amy Arnsten, PhD, of @YalePsych on her election to @theNAMedicine, the academy announced today.
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Physician writers @AmandaJoyMD, left, and Dr. Danielle Jackson of @YalePsych and @YaleCSC have writing featured in Capsules 2021, a collection of essays and reflections from the 2020–21 @YaleIMed Residency Writers’ Workshop.
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Thank you to @DrAyanaJordan of @YalePsych for an inspiring Grand Rounds lecture this morning. Way to pack the house!
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Meet Dr. Cindy Crusto (@crustoc), the first African American woman in the history of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine to become a Professor. Read more about Dr. Crusto and her work: #YalePsych #YalePsychFaculty @YaleMed
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The late Dr. Ronald Duman of @YalePsych and @YaleMed was a pioneering neuroscientist who illuminated the impact of stress on the brain and transformed our understanding of how antidepressants work. Read his obituary:
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Congratulations to @dylanggee and @DrNiiAddy of @YalePsych who have been elected to Associate Membership of @ACNPorg. @YaleMed
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Three #yalepsych faculty, from left, @DrNiiAddy, Dr. Laura Huckins and Dr. Ismene Petrakis, have been elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering.
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Dr. Charles Dike is chair of the @APAPsychiatric Ethics Committee work group that released the “Resource Document on the Interface of Religion, Spirituality, and Psychiatric Practice.” It offers guidance on religious and spiritual issues in care.
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#YalePsych researchers have marked a milestone in a study evaluating the impact of group song-making on hallucinations: The first group of participants has released the music created during its sessions. Read more: @PhilCorlett1 @explorethesong @YaleMed
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Robert Kerns, PhD, of @YalePsych sat with @JAMAPsych to discuss his federally funded program of trials that will investigate nondrug approaches to pain management.
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Congratulations our 2021 Match Class. We are so excited to welcome you to the #YalePsych family. We look forward to watching you learn and grow as you begin your training. Read more about our incoming residents: #YalePsychResidents #MatchDay2021
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In recognition of #BlackHistoryMonth, Yale Psychiatry will spend the month of February highlighting the stories of Black faculty, trainees, and staff in the Department. Our final feature is Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, (@AmandaJoyMD) third-year resident. (1)
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To mark World Mental Health Day, @drjessigold shares some very useful messages about managing mental health in this @Forbes article. Quoted is Dr. John Krystal of @YalePsych.
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Congratulations to @Joseph_Deak of #yalepsych who has been chosen to receive two awards from @NIDAnews, including a 5-year K01 career development award.
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From #YalePsych's Dr. @AyalaDanzig: Racism is a problem that exists in psychiatry. A new advocacy moment is here, and it needs to be seized. #YalePsychResidents
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Congratulations to our new class of residents who matched with us today! Welcome to Yale - we're excited to have you. Read more about our amazing new residents: #YalePsychResidents #MatchDay2022 #YalePsych
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In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Yale Psychiatry will spend the month of May highlighting the stories of Asian faculty, trainees, and staff in the Department. Today we feature Alex Kwan, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry. (1/
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Homeless people are among the most vulnerable to #COVID19. @YalePsych 's Dr. Emma Lo is making sure they still receive care amid the pandemic. @YaleMed.
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@YalePsych sadly shares the news of the unexpected death of Dr. Robert T. Malison, professor of psychiatry, on Saturday. At the time of his death, Dr. Malison was director of the Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit at the Connecticut Mental Health Center.
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We congratulate @yip_lab of #yalepsych and @YaleMed for her election to the Board of Directors of @APTservices.
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@YalePsych scientists from the lab of @DrChrisPitt may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, they report.
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Today, featured on the daily @Google doodle, is the late Dr. Herbert Kleber who joined the @YalePsych faculty in 1968 and founded and headed its Drug Dependence Unit. He mentored many of the transformative leaders in the field of substance abuse research.
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"This obsession with mental health as the root cause of gun violence is not only silly; it’s dangerous." http://t.co/tskah9v99m.
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Three @YaleMed studies have been named leading research achievements in 2020 by @BBRFoundation. Study leaders are, from left, @ChadiAbdallah3, @dylanggee and Dr. Samuel Wilkinson of @YalePsych.
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Congratulations to Dr. Chidinma Okani of @YalePsych who has been selected by @APAPsychiatric to be the Resident-Fellow Member Representative for Area 1 (New England and Eastern Canada). The appointment is for two years.
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We congratulate Dr. Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin of #yalepsych for being named the Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry at @YaleMed.
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What is the future of psychiatry? Former resident @daniel__barron seeks to answer that question in his first book, “Reading Our Minds: The Rise of Big Data Psychiatry." Read more: #YalePsychResidents #YalePsych @YaleMed
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In recognition of #BlackHistoryMonth, Yale Psychiatry will spend the month of February highlighting the stories of Black faculty, trainees, and staff in the Department. Today we feature Taiwo Alonge, MD, MPH (@TaiwoPAlonge), first-year resident. (1)
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Dr. Peter Na of #yalepsych is first author of a new paper that examines longitudinal risk and protective factors of suicidal ideation during #COVID19 in a nationally representative sample of veterans with pre-existing psychiatric conditions.
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What's killing America's vapers? @MarinaP63 of @YalePsych talks science on the @ABC Australian television news program Planet America.
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A new fellowship program will honor the legacy and memory of Dr. Ronald S. Duman, a renowned neuroscientist at #yalepsych and @YaleMed whose work transformed our understanding of how antidepressants work. The first recipient is Emi Krishnamurthy.
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#yalepsych is proud to announce that Dr. Robin Bonomi and @MikeMcClurkinMD have been named this year's recipients of the Thomas P. Detre Fellowship Awards.
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A new human genomics study led by #YalePsych scientists has identified genetic risk factors for opioid use disorder (OUD) and related substance use disorders according to a new large-scale genome-wide association study: @YaleMed.
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An effort by @YalePsych faculty to offer more mental health services in remote Nigeria will receive an assist today from @Yale President Peter Salovey. He meets with officials in Nigeria to finalize plans to expand the project.
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@dylanggee of #yalepsych and @YaleMed told @WSJ that anxiety and depression have been more prevalent during the #COVID19 pandemic, and that can be tied to difficulties making day-to-day decisions like deciding what to wear.
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We congratulate @PeterJNaMDMPH of #yalepsych who has been chosen to receive a Career Development Award-2 from @DeptVetAffairs.
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In times of unexpected uncertainty, such as the sudden appearance of a global pandemic, people may be more prone to paranoia, @YaleMed researchers, including @PhilCorlett1 of @YalePsych, suggest in a new study published in @eLife.
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#yalepsych's Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology has selected its incoming class of 14 fellows who will spend a year training at .@YaleMed beginning July 1. Meet them here:
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We extend congratulations today to Dr. José M. Flores of @YalePsych who has been selected to receive a 2021 @SOBP Chair’s Choice Travel Fellowship Award.
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A paper by @YaleMed and #yalepsych researchers Dr. Loïc Labache, left, and @AvramHolmes, right, provides evidence that typical and atypical language lateralization is reflected throughout the functional architecture of the human brain.
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From left, @AMohammadaghaei, @anahitabassir, @JeremyWeleff and Dr. Bradford Martins of #yalepsych co-authored a review of literature on psychedelic studies on individuals with alcohol use disorder. The review was published in Current Addiction Reports.
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From left, Drs. Joao De Aquino, José M. Flores, Victor J. Avila‐Quintero, and Mehmet Sofuoglu are co-authors of a paper in Addiction Biology that reviews studies which investigate pharmacotherapies for pain among people with opioid use disorder.
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@kristenbrennand, @crustoc, and Dr. Joel Gelernter from #yalepsych have been elected to membership in the Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering. @YaleMed
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Dr. Ismene Petrakis of #yalepsych and @DeptVetAffairs has received the 2021 David M. Worthen Career Achievement Award. She has spent three decades improving and disseminating educational best practices in addiction psychiatry.
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Congratulations to @AZAAllsop of #yalepsych and @YaleMed on being named a @theNAMedicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholar.
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We congratulate Dr. Anahita Bassir Nia of #yalepsych and @YaleMed who has been selected as a funding recipient of the @ACNPorg Early-Stage Investigator Assistance Program.
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Dr. John Krystal of @YalePsych spoke to @inversedotcom about a new genetics study which reveals that eight common psychiatric conditions share deep genetic ties — suggesting these different diagnoses are not so distinct as we think.
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