In the Media

Joy Schmitz, PhD, Louis A. Faillace professor and director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction (CNRA) in the...

Read More One drug is the “perfect storm” for southeast Texas

Joao de Quevedo, MD, PhD, and Albert Fenoy, MD, were interviewed for a KHOU-TV Channel 11 story about a patient with severe...

Read More Clinical trial: Testing Deep Brain Stimulation as treatment for severe depression

Michael Weaver, MD, professor and medical director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction, discusses the dangers vaping has...

Read More Vaping dangers among teens

Leslie Taylor, PhD, was interviewed by Fox 26 News about how participating in team sports could help kids better cope...

Read More Team sports may help children deal with trauma

Jin Yoon, PhD, assistant professor of Psychiatry, discusses if a particular diabetes medicine can help reduce drug use. Fox 26...

Read More Study to assess if diabetes medicine can help reduce stress-driven alcohol use

Austin Lin, MD,  assistant professor of Psychiatry and Director of Adult Services for the Trauma & Resilience Center, talks with...

Read More Vet and father who lost infant daughter speaks on getting help with PTSD

Michael Weaver, MD, professor and medical director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction, discusses secondhand drinking on FOX...

Read More Secondhand drinking? Alcohol can harm more than just the user

Groundbreaking for largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country

UTHealth leaders and government officials broke ground on the UTHealth Continuum of Care Campus for Behavioral Health yesterday. News of...

Read More Groundbreaking for largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country

In an online video for Univison Houston Channel 45, Melissa Goldberg, PsyD, talked about three things parents should know about...

Read More Attention Parents! In child sexual abuse, strangers aren’t the greatest danger

Segundo Robert-Ibarra, MD, was interviewed by Univision Houston Channel 45 about the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Read More Sintomas y tratamientos para problemas de atencion en menores

Summer Danner, MA, was interviewed by KHOU-TV Channel 11 about how viewers dealing with anxiety during storms after Hurricane Harvey can access...

Read More Many Houstonians feel anxious when it rains

Michael Weaver, MD, was quoted in a Good Housekeeping magazine print story about the science of addiction.

Read More The science of addiction

Katherine Loveland, PhD, talks with KHOU 11 about the different resources available for adults on the autism spectrum to help...

Read More Children with autism can be diagnosed earlier which could lead to better treatment, study says

On Edicion Digital, Univision Houston Channel 45's noontime show, Segundo Ibarra, MD, discussed social media addiction among children.

Read More Social media addiction among children

Joao de Quevedo, MD, PhD, was interviewed by KPRC Radio Fifty+ show host Doug Pike for a 10-minute segment on bipolar disorder.

Read More Bipolar disorder

Iram Kazimi, MD, and Andrea Taylor, PhD, were interviewed by FOX 26 News about the importance of mental health awareness...

Read More “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson opens up about the importance of mental health

Katherine Loveland, PhD, and Louis Geigerman were interviewed on FOX 26 News about the Geigerman Lecture scheduled for April 9.

Read More Hiring individuals with high functioning autism spectrum disorders

Sudhakar Selvaraj, MD, PhD, was interviewed by KTRK-TV Channel 13 about the FDA's approval of the first drug to treat postpartum depression....

Read More Postpartum breakthrough; new drug treats severe symptoms

Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, MD, PhD, was quoted in TMC News about esketamine, a fast-acting antidepressant spray that was just approved by the Food...

Read More FDA approves Spravato, a fast-acting antidepressant nasal spray

Elizabeth Newlin, MD, and psychiatry program manager Summer Danner were interviewed for a TMC News story on a new digital cognitive behavioral...

Read More Replacing a Pill with an App

Justin Wong, MD, and Leslie Taylor, PhD, spoke with FOX 26 News this morning about the effectiveness of apps that can help...

Read More Sleep apps: are they effective in getting you needed rest?

In connection with National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Luca Lavagnino, MD, PhD, spoke to a FOX 26 News reporter about the dangers...

Read More Shining a light on eating disorders

Elizabeth Newlin, MD, and Consuelo Walss-Bass, PhD, spoke during a press conference held by Texas Rep. Senfronia Thompson, calling for...

Read More As she takes the gavel at Public Health, Mrs. T confronts mental health funding head on

Sudhakar Selvaraj, MD, PhD, and a patient were interviewed by KTRK-TV Channel 13 for a story about transcranial magnetic stimulation for people...

Read More New treatment for depression

The Houston Business Journal ran its second story on the vision for the new UTHealth Continuum of Care Campus for Behavioral Health.

Read More Construction to start soon on Houston public mental health hospital

Giuseppe Colasurdo, MD; Melissa Allen, DO; and Stephen Glazier, MBA, were quoted in a story about the new UTHealth Continuum...

Read More UTHealth plans to build new mental health hospital

Luis Fernandez, MD, was quoted in a Prevention article on the use of light therapy to treat seasonal affective disorder.

Read More What Are Happy Lights, and How Do They Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Michael Weaver, MD, was interviewed on FOX 26 News this morning about the rise in opioid overdose deaths.

Read More Opioid crisis

Plans for the new UTHealth Continuum of Care Campus for Behavioral Health were unveiled Friday, and the event was covered...

Read More New UT psychiatric hospital will be specially designed for longer-term patients

Melissa Goldberg, PsyD, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story about the mourning process for families of missing persons

Read More Houston-area families of missing persons mourn unexplained loss

Iram Kazimi, M.D., spoke to KTRK-Channel 13 reporter Steve Campion about teen suicide, including possible signs that might alert parents,...

Read More Teen murder suicide

Melissa Goldberg, Psy.D., spoke on Children At Risk radio show Growing Up in America about trauma and resilience in children after natural...

Read More Growing Up in America

Jair Soares, M.D., Ph.D., was quoted in a Washington Post story about how people are faring after Hurricane Harvey. The story also...

Read More When heavy rain falls, anxiety returns for many survivors of Hurricane Harvey

Elizabeth Newlin, M.D., was quoted in a Washington Post story about how parents should discuss active shooter situations with their children

Read More When a child asks: What do I do if someone points a gun at me?

Iram Kazimi, M.D., was quoted in a Community Impact Newspaper Katy article about the increase in the use of prescription stimulants among...

Read More Experts: Prescription stimulant misuse steadily rising among high school, college-age students

A UTHealth Psychiatry clinical trial for methamphetamine use was featured in Sunday's front-page story in the Houston Chronicle with quotes from Joy...

Read More Meth addiction has roared back in Texas. Can new experimental treatment stop it?

Cristian Zeni, M.D., Ph.D., was interviewed by KHOU-TV Channel 11 for an online story debunking a claim linking Ritalin to violence.

Read More VERIFY: Is Ritalin linked to school violence?

Vineeth John, M.D., M.B.A., addressed the diagnosis and treatment geriatric depression on KPRC Radio’s  Fifty + show.

Read More How to recognize the warning signs of geriatric depression

Leslie Taylor, Ph.D., was interviewed on Houston Matters, the noontime talk show of Houston Public Media's KUHF Radio, about whether Houstonians...

Read More How Might Harvey Affect Houstonians’ Thoughts On Future Storms?

Stephen Linder, Ph.D., and Jair Soares, M.D., Ph.D., were included in a front-page Houston Chronicle story about the unprecedented levels...

Read More Survey finds unprecedented psychological distress after Harvey

Jair Soares, M.D., Ph.D., was on Houston Matters, the noontime talk show of Houston Public Media's KUHF Radio, to discuss...

Read More Houston To Get New Public Mental Health Hospital — The First In 30 Years