Mental Health

August 20, 2015

Vanderhoef to direct Psychiatric Mental Health NP Program

Dawn Vanderhoef, Ph.D., DNP, has been named director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN).

By VUMC News and Communications
April 9, 2015

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing certifications on rise

Over the last year, 21 nurses at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) have received certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the result of a successful push to certify more nurses.

By Matt Batcheldor
brain and lightning
January 7, 2015

Electrical stimulation ‘tunes’ visual attention using long-term memory

Picking a needle out of a haystack might seem like the stuff of fairytales, but our brains can be electrically “tuned” to enable us to do a much better job of finding what we’re looking for.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 10, 2013

Effort focuses on mental health of young athletes

The rate of mental illness is more than twice as high for those ages 18-25 than those 50 and older, and participating in college athletics can add even more mental pressures for young adults.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 10, 2013

Student attends White House briefing on mental health initiatives

Pratik Talati, a student in the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program, recently attended a White House Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Briefing on Suicide Prevention and Mental Health. He and a student from another institution were invited to learn about the Obama administration’s efforts to prevent suicide and to address mental health issues within the AAPI community.

By VUMC News and Communications
Soliders in mental health training
December 21, 2011

Training addresses returning service members’ mental health needs

A Vanderbilt-led workshop for military health care providers could lead to more post-deployment mental health referrals.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 15, 2007

New tool to shed light on, improve teen mental health services, education

Can you imagine an archer trying to improve her accuracy by practicing blindfolded, never seeing how close she was to hitting her target, never getting any information to help correct her aim?
By VUMC News and Communications
January 6, 2006

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center director appointed to National Advisory Mental Health Council

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has appointed Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Director Pat Levitt to the National Advisory Mental Health Council.
By VUMC News and Communications