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The OPTIMUM study found that adding a medication, rather than switching medications, may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression.
The goal of the conference is to improve patient outcomes by sharing knowledge with primary care providers and others interested in mental health concerns.
Dr. Michael Grandner, who serves as the director of the Sleep and Health Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and also holds the position of director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, has been honored with the Richard Bootzin Mid-Career Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award by the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
New research suggests that sticking to a consistent sleeping routine may help keep your arteries clear as you age. Conversely, older adults who slept for a varying number of hours each night and tended to fall asleep at different times were more likely to develop hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attack or stroke. Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program and associate professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, was not involved in the study but was quoted.
In this video, Department of Psychiatry Professor and Chair Dr. Jordan Karp discusses the upcoming Psychiatry for Non-Psychiatrists conference.
The University of Arizona is tied for No. 1 among U.S. research institutions and set a new university record with 17 Fulbright Scholars. Dr. Richard Lane, professor of psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience, Austria, Sigmund Freud Museum was among one of the top scholars.
A study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson identified a link between sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviors that may help reduce suicide risk in young adults. This content originated with a Health Sciences news release.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Joel Dvoskin, PhD, was featured in the January 26 WTVT-TV story “Secret Service releases study that tracks five years of mass attacks.”
Noshene Elaine Ranjbar, MD, our Integrative Psychiatry Program Director, is interviewed for TV 332 - an Iranian broadcast - on coping with the trauma incurred from the ongoing protests in Iran.
Research by sleep scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Psychiatry shows a correlation between poor sleep and suicide risk in college-aged adults.