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Human Trafficking…What is it, Who does it Affect, Where is it Happening
Human trafficking is the recruitment or transportation of a person or persons for the purpose of exploitation, which typically includes...
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How to talk to kids about big events and scary things
Monsters under the bed, strangers, and things they hear as their parents are watching the news, or things they may...
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Managing the holidays and a pandemic
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….maybe. For many, the holidays bring added stress along with the expected cheer...
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Radical Acceptance During Difficult Times
It seems like an understatement to say we are in a time of unknown. We hope COVID is coming to...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
It would not surprise most people to hear that childhood trauma can have an impact across the lifespan. What might...
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Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue: Helpful tips for our Frontline Workers
Frontline workers have been showing up and working hard to provide the best service possible in these trying times. Many...
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Transitioning In Times of COVID
The world feels so unknown right now and many families are faced with conflicting decisions, – do I send my...
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Daily Tips to Support a Child With Autism As The School Year Starts
The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely impacted the way we all live our lives and how we go about our daily...
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Using DEAR MAN to Guide Difficult Family Interactions in COVID-19.
Written by: Melissa Goldberg, Psy.D COVID-19 has been tough on our family relationships. Whether it’s a mother-to-be feeling anxious about...
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What is Disordered Eating?
Written by: Nicole Bartek, DNP What a “good, healthy meal and/or body” looks and feels like can become a...
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What To Do If You Think Your Child Is Having Suicidal Thoughts
Written by: Meaghan Lightbody-Warner, LCSW-S In the United States, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among children/adolescents aged...
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Teen Mental Health and COVID: A Letter for Parents
Written by: Meaghan LIghtbody-Warner, LCSW To say these are trying times for most is an understatement. Things are unpredictable, big...
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Story Time: Using Popular Media to Talk to Your Children About Mental Health
Written by: Jennifer Yen, MD, FAACAP Let’s face it: it’s tough to talk about mental health and mental illness. This...
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How to know when your child is experiencing everyday stress versus an anxiety disorder?
Written by: Angela Durbin-Garfield, APRN, PMHNP-BC Collectively, our nation is experiencing a multitude of events such as the Coronavirus (COVID-19),...
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Depression in Adolescents
Written by: Meaghan Lightbody-Warner, LCSW-S Being a teenager can be a challenging time. As a parent, it can sometimes...
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What’s so Important About Getting A Good Night of Sleep?
Written by: Nicole Bartek, DNP While most people know that sleep is important, if you ask most kids and...
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Making Sure Kids Stay Safe Online
Written by: Hikari Ward, LMSW COVID-19 has left many parents relying on technology to engage their children in learning and...
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Can hiring a diverse staff actually help patients from different backgrounds open up more during sessions?
Written by: Zeshen Wu, MD Hello, I’m Zeshen Wu, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry at UTHealth, and I was very...
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Suicide in bipolar disorder
Written by: Gabriel Fries, PhD, MSc Being among the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States...
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Challenges for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research in COVID-19 Era
Written by: Deborah A. Pearson, PhD In a recent article, Drs. Michael Aman (Ohio State University) and Deborah Pearson (University...
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Medical school education remains strong during COVID-19 pandemic
Written by: J. Chase Findley, MD The COVID-19 pandemic has created tremendous challenges throughout every aspect of our society. More...
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The Research Track Residency Program at the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Written by: Marsal Sanches, MD, PhD, FAPA The last several decades have witnessed an unprecedented shift in the way medicine,...
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Providing Project ECHO® to Support Our Community in Addressing Child Mental Health Needs When and Where it Matters Most
Written by: Elizabeth Newlin, MD As a mental health clinician, it has never been more important to reach out to...
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Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
Written by: Kimberly Samuels, PhD May is Maternal Mental Health Month, a time in which we focus on increasing the...
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COVID-19; a professional and personal testimony
Similar to the experiences of most others, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused me to make many adjustments in my personal...
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Helping our patients with Telemental Health and Social Support in the times of COVID-19 and Social Distancing
Written by: Melba A. Hernandez-Tejada, PhD, DHA Telemedicine (or in the case of psychological and psychiatric services: telemental health), has...
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Managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leslie K. Taylor, PhD, spoke with Newsweek, offering tips for managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.newswise.com/articles/managing-stress-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
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Alamo Area Housing Summit Review
Around 100 participants attended the Alamo Area Housing Summit. There were several presentations involving housing and homeless problems in the...
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Psychedelics: Where we started and where are we now
Psychedelics: Where we started and where are we now
Written by: Valeria A. Cuellar, MD The external world became changed as in a dream. Objects appeared to gain in...
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Electronic Cigarettes: The truths and myths
Written by: Jin Yoon, PhD Cigarette smoking continues to be a significant public health issue in the United States. The...
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The U.S. Opioid Crisis: How Did We Get Here?
Written by: Michael Weaver, MD, DFASAM In the 1990s, there was a concerted effort in the United States to address...
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2019 Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Holiday Party
The Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences celebrated the holidays with a dinner at Armadillo Palace. Food, fun, fellowship,...
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Addressing Housing as a Social Determinant of Health to Improve Outcomes for People with Serious Mental Illness
Written by: Jane Hamilton, PhD, MPH, LCSW-S Social determinants of health (SDoH) are conditions in which people are born, grow,...
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What is CBT?
Written by: Ana M. Ugueto, PhD Cognitive-behavioral therapy, commonly referred to as CBT, is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy that focuses...
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Age-Friendly Health Systems Movement changes approach
The Harris County Psychiatric Center (HCPC) is proud to be recognized as part of the “Age-Friendly Health Systems Movement.” The...
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Child Sexual Abuse and the Myth of Vampire Syndrome
Written by: Melissa Goldberg, PsyD During the Q&A section of a Grand Rounds presentation I gave last week titled “Classification...
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2019 Houston Mood Disorders Recap
The 2019 Houston Mood Disorders Conference is going to be one we don’t forget for quite some time. In...
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Psychopathology, Life, and Society: Coulrophobia: Are you afraid of clowns?
Written by: Marsal Sanches, MD, PhD, FAPA Psychopathology, Life, and Society: Coulrophobia: Are you afraid of clowns? When we think...
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Mitochondrial hypothesis and its relationship to bipolar disorder
Written by: Giselli Scaini The “mitochondrial hypothesis” suggests that bipolar disorder is triggered, in part, via dysfunction of the cell’s...
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A year in review: from Dr. Soares
Written by: Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is dedicated to the mission of...
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UTHealth-HCPC Program Shows Promise for Psychosis
Written by: Alia Warner, Ph.D. Individuals with serious mental illnesses (SMI), such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, often experience substantial...
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What is test anxiety and how can we support students when they experience it?
Written by: Leslie K. Taylor, PhD As the first day of school approaches, parents and children gather their backpacks as...
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Using extracellular vesicles to study bipolar disorder
Written by: Dr. Gabriel R. Fries, PhD In the search for ways to better understand bipolar disorder and develop better...
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Psychopathology, Life, and Society: On being a psychiatrist in the XXI century
Written by: Marsal Sanches, MD, PhD, FAPA In a recent article published in Academic Psychiatry(1), the authors discuss the progressively...
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Ketamine – Could it Bridge Treatment Gaps in Postpartum Depression?
Written by: Sudhakar Selvaraj, MD, PhD Maternal depression is a seriously disabling form of mood disorder that occurs in 1...
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Am I aging faster than I should be?
Written by Dr. Gabriel Fries The concept of “accelerated aging” was first introduced after researchers started studying biological markers of...
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How can families prepare for hurricane season?
Written by Dr. Leslie Taylor It’s the end of the school year and many children and families are ready for...
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Vicarious Trauma
Written by: Jennifer B. Hughes, PhD At times, it can feel nearly impossible to find the motivation to keep showing...
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Alcohol Use Disorder: An Overview
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How Talking to Your Child about Sexual Health can Help Protect them from Child Sexual Abuse
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Suicide in Teens
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How Genes may Lead to Psychiatric Disorders
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“It hurts doc!”— The Complex Relationship between Sickle Cell Disease, Pain, and Psychiatry
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TMS and Treatment-Resistant Depression
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ADHD vs. Bipolar: Diagnosing the Difference in Kids
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Traumatic Brain Injury: A Silent Epidemic
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as an Effective Treatment Option for Depression
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Silvia’s Corner: The Mystery of Sleep — Part 4
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Silvia’s Corner: The Mystery of Sleep – Part 3
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Silvia’s Corner: The Mystery of Sleep – Part 2
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Silvia’s Corner: The Mystery of Sleep – Part 1
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Being a Spouse or Partner of a Person Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Can Be a Roller Coaster
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Exploring Inroads to Schizophrenia
