New treatment for depression
Sudhakar Selvaraj, MD, PhD, and a patient were interviewed by KTRK-TV Channel 13 for a story about transcranial magnetic stimulation for people with treatment-resistant depression. The story also ran on the station’s website.
Construction to start soon on Houston public mental health hospital
The Houston Business Journal ran its second story on the vision for the new UTHealth Continuum of Care Campus for Behavioral Health.
UTHealth plans to build new mental health hospital
Giuseppe Colasurdo, MD; Melissa Allen, DO; and Stephen Glazier, MBA, were quoted in a story about the new UTHealth Continuum of Care Campus that ran in the Examiner, a Houston Chronicle community newspaper serving Bellaire, West University, and River Oaks.
What Are Happy Lights, and How Do They Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Luis Fernandez, MD, was quoted in a Prevention article on the use of light therapy to treat seasonal affective disorder.
Opioid crisis
Michael Weaver, MD, was interviewed on FOX 26 News this morning about the rise in opioid overdose deaths.
New UT psychiatric hospital will be specially designed for longer-term patients
Plans for the new UTHealth Continuum of Care Campus for Behavioral Health were unveiled Friday, and the event was covered by the Houston Chronicle, Houston Business Journal, Houston Public Media’s KUHF Radio, TMC News, KPRC-TV Channel 2, Telemundo Houston Channel 47, Univision Houston Channel 45, San Antonio Express-News,…
Houston-area families of missing persons mourn unexplained loss
Melissa Goldberg, PsyD, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story about the mourning process for families of missing persons
Teen murder suicide
Iram Kazimi, M.D., spoke to KTRK-Channel 13 reporter Steve Campion about teen suicide, including possible signs that might alert parents, how to bring up the topic and questions to ask their teenager. Stories quoting her aired at 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6…
Growing Up in America
Melissa Goldberg, Psy.D., spoke on Children At Risk radio show Growing Up in America about trauma and resilience in children after natural disasters.
When heavy rain falls, anxiety returns for many survivors of Hurricane Harvey
Jair Soares, M.D., Ph.D., was quoted in a Washington Post story about how people are faring after Hurricane Harvey. The story also referenced a School of Public Health study on levels of unprecedented stress reported by Houstonians four months after the storm…