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The Habenula: From Synaptic Dynamics to Mood Disorders
The Shabel Lab is at the forefront of investigating the role of the habenula in motivated behavior and mood disorders.Demystifying Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders
A veteran clinician-researcher seeks to advance knowledge of schizophrenia and related disorders.Transforming Mental Health: Texas Consortium's Pioneering Effort to Tackle Childhood Trauma and Depression
Carol A. Tamminga, Chair of UT Southwestern’s Department of Psychiatry is coauthor of an article published in Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry entitled The Texas child mental health network: A child and adolescent research registry.DBS: A New Tool Against Schizophrenia and Depression
Scientists in the Neurological Surgery and Psychiatry Departments at UT Southwestern Medical Center are engaged in three separate clinical trials to test the efficacy of deep brain stimulation against depression and schizophrenia.How education, race, and ethnicity may factor in who gets dementia and mild cognitive impairment
KERA’s Sam Baker talks about why dementia isn't all about age with Dr. Molly Camp, an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry Department of UT Southwestern Medical Center.UTSW-led studies are largest ever for stimulant use disorders
NIDA-funded trials will test possible treatments for methamphetamine, cocaine abuseUTSW study challenges classic tenet of memory research
Findings suggest activating hippocampal neurons may weaken their connections in select cell populationStudy gathers data on Texas youths being treated for depression
UT Southwestern researchers analyze statewide network data on suicidal ideation, behaviorThe Sound of Silence: Cognitive Biases and Socioeconomic Barriers Leading to Delayed Diagnosis of Metastatic Cancer
This paper is a case report telling the story of a patient misdiagnosed with a psychiatric illness resulting in a delayed cancer diagnosis. We highlight the socioeconomic and systemic barriers as well as treatment biases that contributed and offer recommendations for psychiatrist to serve as advocates for their patients.Hippocampal subfield transcriptome analysis in schizophrenia psychosis
In this study we identify changes in gene expression between individuals with schizophrenia and healthy controls, unique to hippocampal subfields. These studies provide clues to molecular mechanism potentially important in schizophrenia studies, ideas which we are exploiting in several federal grant studies.Exploring Depressive Symptoms and Cancer Worries in a High-Volume Cancer Genetics Clinic: What Are the Roles of Age and Cancer Diagnosis?
This paper reports on a large-scale retrospective data analytic study that represented a collaboration between Psycho-oncology and Cancer Genetics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.How to zero in on an accurate NPH diagnosis
Whenever an older person starts having cognitive difficulties, or trouble walking, or even holding their urine, families immediately fear the diagnosis will be Alzheimer’s disease – a progressive neurologic condition that currently has no cure.