Pandemic or no pandemic, when children are headed back to school it can be quite stressful for them and their parents.
Psychiatric Visits to the Emergency Room Rise Despite the ACA
Emergency room visits in the US for mental health increased every year from 2007 to 2016 despite the expansion of health coverage over that time, researchers – including T. Greg Rhee of the UConn School of Medicine – report on July 28 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
At Home in CT: Mental Health During COVID
Dr. Kaminer Discusses Addiction and E-cigarette Use Among Young People
Apathy and Reward in Alzheimer’s Disease
Memory loss, confusion, misplacing things – these are all familiar symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. However, there is actually a more common sign that often goes undetected: apathy.
National Awards for UConn Health Faculty
Dr. Kristina Zdanys was honored as future leader in geriatric psychiatry and the 2019 Clinician Scientist Fellowship Grant has been awarded to Dr. Kevin Manning from the Alzheimer’s Association.
Tech to Assist with Medication Compliance
Depression is a major public health problem affecting over 300 million people worldwide and more than 16 million U.S. adults. Depression patients often struggle with remembering to take their daily medications due to a number of factors including simply forgetfulness.
Nasal Spray Offers Hope for Severely Depressed Patients
Some Connecticut hospitals and doctors and a clinic are starting to treat severely depressed patients with a new nasal spray called Spravato, touted as the most significant federally approved depression medication since Prozac was approved in 1987.
Video Gaming May Reduce Depression in Older Adults
UConn School of Medicine researchers are testing the power of computerized video gaming to improve late-life depression in older adults and they are already seeing early-promising results.