Mental Health

March 17, 2022

Psychiatry lecture honors first Black resident physician

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences recently hosted the fourth annual Harold Jordan Diversity and Inclusion lecture, hosted by guest lecturer Robert Sellers, PhD.

By Emily Stembridge
Kelli Stewart, center, discusses her ideas during last week’s Mental Health Innovation Challenge and Hackathon.
March 3, 2022

Chatbot takes first prize in Mental Health Innovation challenge

A chatbot — a computer program that simulates and processes human conversation — was the winning entrant in Vanderbilt’s recent Mental Health Innovation Challenge and Hackathon.

By Paul Govern
February 28, 2022

VUMC mourns loss of former Psychopharmacology director Ban

Thomas Arthur Ban, MD, emeritus professor of Psychiatry and former director of Vanderbilt’s Division of Psychopharmacology, died Feb. 4. He was 92.

By Kathy Whitney
February 24, 2022

Study finds LGBQ people report higher rates of adverse childhood experiences than straight people, worse mental health as adults

A new study led by researchers at Vanderbilt found that 83% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBQ) individuals reported going through adverse childhood experiences such as sexual and emotional abuse, and worse mental health as adults when compared to their heterosexual peers.

By Jake Lowary
February 22, 2022

Parents of children who have experienced suicidal thoughts or behaviors needed for study

By VUMC News and Communications
February 4, 2022

A memoir of the COVID years: a Vanderbilt ICU nurse remembers patients who died, families who wept, and discovers the importance of hearing “thank you” and caring for herself

“I realized that my mechanism of avoiding and ignoring death in the workplace had taken its toll on me.”

By Rebecca Tucci
January 27, 2022

White matter and psychosis

The microstructure of white matter in the brain could be an important risk marker for psychosis, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.
By Emily Stembridge
January 25, 2022

Comprehensive framework outlined for addressing early-onset colorectal cancer research

New research from Vanderbilt sets a comprehensive framework for addressing research challenges and patient needs for people under 50 with colorectal cancer.
By Tom Wilemon
January 20, 2022

Education, school quality top concerns for parents: poll

A new poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy has found that education and school quality top the list of parental concerns in the state.
By Jake Lowary
January 10, 2022

Mood, Emotion, and Development Lab recruiting for three related studies

By VUMC News and Communications
December 2, 2021

Study links depression scores, white blood cell count

By Emily Stembridge
October 18, 2021

Mental health screening in epilepsy

Sending survey tools to epilepsy patients before their clinic appointment doubled the numbers of patients who were diagnosed and treated for depression and anxiety disorders, Vanderbilt neurologists found.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 27, 2021

Rush testifies before Congress on pandemic’s impact on children

Vanderbilt's Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, spoke to several members of Congress recently and painted a vivid picture of the toll the virus has taken on children in Tennessee and at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Christina Echegaray
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