Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Archive — Page 3 of 12

October 19, 2023

VUMC co-hosts the 2023 Mid-South Addiction Conference Oct. 27 and 28

The second-annual 2023 Mid-South Addiction Conference is Oct. 27 and 28 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

July 19, 2023

Study highlights consequences of chronic benzodiazepine use

The lived experience of colleagues who took benzodiazepines and experienced distressing effects inspired a recent study that found the depressant is linked to nervous system injury and negative life effects during and after use.

July 17, 2023

Academy for Excellence in Education elects 13 new members

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Academy for Excellence in Education has elected 13 new members for 2023.

March 28, 2023

Behavioral Health Clinical Services Center formed

The newly developed Behavioral Health Clinical Services Center provides a professional home for licensed and license-eligible, non-physician behavioral health providers who are delivering assessment, diagnosis and intervention to patients receiving services throughout Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

December 15, 2022

Program supports caregivers of children with mental health emergencies

A pilot program recently launched in the emergency department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is providing resources to caregivers of children with mental health emergencies via text messaging.

September 26, 2022

Gender differences with bladder pain

Gender differences in the pain experiences and treatment needs of people with a urologic pain syndrome could be used to improve interventions, Vanderbilt researchers report.