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of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has a great tradition of fundamental science, translational and clinical research, subspecialty expertise, multidisciplinary education, and influential leadership.

10/23/2025

At the forefront of new approaches to treatment and prevention, our faculty are seeking to cure psychiatric disorders and to foster overall health, wellbeing, and resilience.

Check out https://stan.md/4fyEs8x for their latest research findings and scholarly articles.

"A Comparison of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Shuttle Walk Test in Older Adults With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment" https://bit.ly/42EuqOG

"The effect of remote treatment on medical provider creative thinking and patient disclosure: protocol for the MED-CREATE trial" https://bit.ly/4qbKt0d

"Caregiver recruitment and engagement: identifying best practices and strategies for including family caregivers of veterans in health services research" https://bit.ly/46RRR9B

"Glutamate, Contextual Insensitivity, and Disorganized Speech in First-Episode Schizophrenia: A 7T Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study" https://bit.ly/3W75vj6

"Readiness Evaluation for AI-Mental Health Deployment and Implementation (READI): A Review and Proposed Framework" https://bit.ly/3KJBOCe

"Racial/Ethnic variation in health insurance coverage and early midlife depressive symptoms in the U.S." https://bit.ly/4hcZL0D

"Methodological Considerations for Interpreting Ketamine-Naltrexone Trials in Depression" https://bit.ly/4q7SF1P

"Evaluating the impact of data biases on algorithmic fairness and clinical utility of machine learning models for prolonged opioid use prediction" https://bit.ly/4nbRNqb

"Design of a cluster-randomized, hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of a care navigation intervention to increase substance use disorder treatment engagement: study protocol" https://bit.ly/4hfMu7G

"Challenges and methodological considerations for research on the role of sleep stage transitions in altered affective processing" https://bit.ly/3WalWuS

"Esketamine 5 Years After Approval: Welcome New Data With Continuing Questions" https://bit.ly/46UJbiR

"Optimizing large language models for detecting symptoms of depression/anxiety in chronic diseases patient communications" https://bit.ly/43htXlB

10/21/2025

Here's what's making the news in our department this week: https://stan.md/4bsDl79

"Cannabis and older adults: Five things medical experts want you to know"

"Generative AI Is Helping Stanford Researchers Better Understand Brain Diseases"

"Simons Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty Awards"

10/20/2025

Mark your calendars! Programs across our department are offering grand rounds, continuing education sessions, professional training opportunities, seminars, and more! https://stan.md/4cgRqFf

10/16/2025

We are a department of scientists, clinicians, educators, trainees, and staff with the shared intent to make a difference through our efforts in science, clinical care, and education. Visit https://stan.md/4fyEs8x to explore our latest research and scholarly articles.

"Heart Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Substance Use Disorder History: A Nationwide Cohort Study Using High-Dimensional Propensity Score Matching"

"Real-world use of classic and non-classic psychedelics in Hispanic/Latino adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: International findings from the LATINO Study"

"Mutual age-varying influences of binge drinking and cannabis use during emerging adulthood in the NCANDA cohort"

"Orexin 1-16 as the stable metabolite behind low CSF orexin/hypocretin immunoreactivity in narcolepsy"

"Sleep stage mixing is associated with poor prognosis in early Parkinson's disease"

"Neurodevelopmental commonalities in cognitive control networks for mathematics and reading in meta-analysis of 3308 participants"

"Fine-tuning LLMs in behavioral psychology for scalable health coaching"

"Purpose in life and mortality among breast cancer survivors"

10/14/2025

Our weekly news recaps bring you topics featuring our department members and their innovative work: https://stan.md/4bsDl79

"Why do I keep waking up at 2am – and how do I get back to sleep?"

"How to get the best night's sleep: what the science says"

"Precision Mental Health Gets Precisely Boosted Via Innovative Uses Of Advanced AI And LLMs"

"Fix Your Brain by Fixing Your Body: Metabolic Psychiatry"

"Pain, Alzheimer's and more: the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute announces its sixth round of seed grants"

10/10/2025

This year, World Mental Health Day focuses on the theme of "Mental Health in Humanitarian Emergencies." Learn more about the important work of addressing the psychological well-being of individuals affected by crises in this post: https://stan.md/4nA76db

10/09/2025

We are driven by innovation - bringing novel approaches and technologies to tackle the hardest challenges in our field. Explore the latest research and scholarly publications from our department at https://stan.md/4fyEs8x

"Antihistamines: Indications, Interactions, and Adverse Effects"

"Obstructive sleep apnea detection and prevalence in men and women using a continuous large U.S. sample by home under-mattress devices"

"Symbolic numerical generalization through representational alignment"

"Predicting treatment retention in medication for opioid use disorder: a machine learning approach using NLP and LLM-derived clinical features"

"Perceptions of Muslim Americans on the role of mental health professionals in supporting Muslims with mental illness: A community-based participatory research (CBPR) study"

"The Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Corpus: A Collection of 15,695 Annotated Pediatric Polysomnograms"

"Risk factors that predict future onset of restricting versus binge/purge anorexia nervosa in women: an exploratory study"

"Re**al Prolapse Repair Improves Bowel Symptoms in Women With Psychiatric Disorders: A Cohort Analysis of a Single-Center Registry"

"Believing without Belonging? The Effects of Racial Discrimination at the Mosque on Religiosity and Mosque Attendance through Belonging for Black Muslims"

"Remotely Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With an Eating Disorder: Retrospective Analysis of a Real-World Patient Sample"

10/07/2025

Explore weekly news highlights including the latest research, tips from mental healthcare providers, and professional achievements from our department here: https://stan.md/4bsDl79

"When you go to bed may matter more than how long you sleep"

"Solving the chronic disease puzzle"

"Rethinking Alzheimer's: Untangling the sticky truth about tau"

"Groove is in the brain: Music supercharges brain stimulation"

"How sleep shapes student life"

"Testosterone levels linked to PTSD symptoms in both men and women, study finds"

10/06/2025

Our department is pleased to share ongoing learning opportunities—including Grand Rounds, continuing education offerings, professional skill development, seminars, and more!

Check out our calendar: https://stan.md/4cgRqFf

10/03/2025

Researchers in our department are driving some of the most exciting advances in neuroscience and psychiatry! Visit https://stan.md/4fyEs8x to explore their recent research and publications.

"Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Profiles of Long-Term Cognitive Decline after Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients"

"Perceived Access, Perceived Need for Treatment, and the Decision to Seek Care for COPD Exacerbations"

"Kappa opioid receptors control a stress-sensitive brain circuit and drive co***ne seeking"

"Measuring 24-hour Movement Profiles During Pregnancy: Protocol for the 24MOVE Prospective Cohort Study"

"Circadian-informed modeling predicts regional variation in obesity and stroke outcomes under different permanent US time policies"

"Patient perspectives on the effectiveness of written exposure therapy and medication for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered in primary care"

"Emotion-centered problem solving therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: a single-arm pilot study with middle-aged and older adults"

"Socioemotional and Executive Control Mismatch in Adolescence and Risks for Initiating Drinking"

"Assistant and Associate Program Directors in Psychiatry: Supporting Professional Fulfillment and Growth"

"Adverse childhood experiences and cardiometabolic risk factors in people with bipolar disorder"

"Speaking the Language of Inclusion: Examining English Language Requirements in Cardiovascular Digital Health Trials"

"Developing Clinically Interpretable Neuroimaging Biotypes in Psychiatry"

"Exploring the Unmet Needs of Latino Dementia Caregivers: A Qualitative Study"

10/01/2025

Among the many pressures facing teens and young adults, Stanford Psychiatry's Dr. Britt Wray is researching where climate change ranks as a stressor, and ways to help emerging adults cope. One survey of ten thousand youths across several different nations produced some stunning results.

Hear more on this episode of What Makes Up Your Mind: https://stan.md/4nKIG05

09/30/2025

Members of our department are frequently quoted on trending topics and current events related to neuroscience, mental health and well-being in the news. Visit https://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/news/news-mentions.html to stay up-to-date!

"Finally, 'I wasn't alone': Teaching teens about neurodiversity advocacy"

"What is psychosis? Navigating an altered reality"

"Alan F. Schatzberg Receives National Academy of Medicine's Sarnat Prize"

"Study suggests most Americans would be healthier without daylight saving time"

"Koret Human Neurosciences Community Lab grants bring cutting-edge tools to Stanford scientists"

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