Mental Health Archive — Page 2 of 13
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June 6, 2025
New study highlights potential boost to brain stimulation therapy through targeted symptom provocation
This is the first large-scale meta-analysis to examine whether deliberately triggering symptoms immediately before administering rTMS enhances treatment outcomes. -
June 2, 2025
Landmark bequest from Charlotte and Donald Test Jr. to advance psychiatry research
Named for Donald Test’s late sons, and Charlotte’s stepsons, the Henry and William Test Endowment Fund will bolster the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences' expansive research portfolio, promising a secure funding source for pathbreaking discoveries in areas such as schizophrenia, coordinated care models, brain imaging and neuromodulation. -
May 16, 2025
Healing Through Expression: Young Adults’ Journey in Recovery Art Workshop (slideshow)
The class was created by a specialty team that works with young adults who have experienced their first hospitalization or episode of psychosis within the past two years. -
May 8, 2025
Veterans with depression have increased risk of heart failure: study
The findings give patients and clinicians have another reason to screen for and treat depression in order to prevent potential future heart failure. -
January 3, 2025
AI tested for alerting clinicians of suicide risk at three VUMC clinics
At neurology clinics the system was used to flag 8% of arriving patients as having relatively high risk for suicide attempt in the next 30 days. -
December 18, 2024
VUMC part of multisite team investigating genetic markers of anorexia nervosa
With funding from the newly established Sarah Kyle Anorexia Nervosa Research Foundation, the researchers hope to identify biomarkers that will point to novel targets for prevention and treatment. -
November 8, 2024
People with schizophrenia show distinct brain activity when faced with conflicting information
Researchers introduce a biomarker to indicate whether someone is struggling with the inflexible thinking associated with the disorder.