Seventh school officially launches at UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston marked a transformative milestone in its commitment to mental health with the official launch of the School of Behavioral Health Sciences, celebrated through a ribbon-cutting ceremony and symbolic time capsule event held on campus. The event commemorated the…
UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences opens!
Photo by UTHealth Houston An exciting new journey begins today with the official start of UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences, the university’s seventh school. This milestone is poised to transform mental health care and lead behavioral health innovation…
UTHealth Houston Psychiatry presentations at ADAA 2025
The Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA) hosted a conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, where many psychology and psychiatry professionals came together to learn and present their research findings. Pictured here are some of our faculty members with their…
Celebrate the importance of psychologists during Psychology Week
Join the UTHealth Houston community April 20-26 for Psychology Week, a time each year to appreciate the significant contributions psychologists make in health care. The American Psychological Association designates the third week of April as a time to highlight…
Fries and Limon receive Dunn Foundation Award
Gabriel Fries, PhD, assistant professor in the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was recently awarded a 2024 John S. Dunn Foundation Collaborative Research Awards in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC). Fries will team up with Agenor…
Lokesh Shahani, MD, PhD, MPH, appeared on FOX 26 News to speak about the effects the economy can have on mental health.
Years of high inflation are weighing on people’s minds and mental health. According to the American Psychological Association, 64 percent of adults say the economy is one of the top sources of stress. Dr. Lokesh Shahani appeared on FOX 26…
Shahani speaks to Houston Matters about new hospital
Lokesh Shahani, MD, spoke to the Houston Public Media show Houston Matters about UTHealth Houston’s new academic psychiatric hospital. (-36:00)
UTHealth Houston offering free mental health program to help law enforcement deal with trauma
Ron Acierno, PhD, talked to KPRC-TV Channel 2 about a new mental health program UTHealth Houston is offering to help law enforcement officers deal with trauma.
Is Anxiety Genetic? What Research Says & How to Cope
Sukhakar Selvarah, MD, PhD, was quoted in a Choosing Therapy article about whether anxiety can be genetic.
How to cope with depression after COVID-19 diagnosis
Andrea Taylor, PhD, talked to KPRC-TV Channel 2 about how to cope with depression after a COVID-19 diagnosis.