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.
Working on Your Mental Health – Fifty Plus
Andrea Taylor, PhD, was interviewed by Doug Pike for his Fifty+ show on KPRC Radio about how to start working on your mental health during the new year