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The Department of Psychiatry extends beyond its 60 inpatient beds to include a busy electro convulsive therapy service, two partial hospitalization programs and a rehabilitative/nursing home facility. Our clinicians have championed the medical model of psychiatry, almost universally accepted now, which stresses the scientific method and views psychiatric dysfunction as an interaction between genes and environment. Our collaborative, interdisciplinary approach fosters an exchange of ideas that lead to advances in clinical care.
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| Genetic marker Gene variation linked to earlier onset of Alzheimer's symptoms (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11867.html) June 9, 2008 --
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| Dangerous mix Initiating drinking at younger age heightens women's risk for alcohol dependence (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11853.html) June 4, 2008 -- Women born after 1944 began drinking alcohol at younger ages than their elders, and that appears to have put them at greater risk for alcoholism, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. On average, women born before 1944 began drinking at age 20. Those born after that started drinking alcohol at age 17, and they had a 50 to 80 percent greater risk for alcohol dependence, the researchers found. |
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| May is Mental Health Month Research offers clues for dealing with anxiety, childhood depression, schizophrenia (http://mednews.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/11823.html) May 28, 2008 -- Research is shedding new light on what happens in the brains of children and adults affected by clinical depression, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia, according to Washington University in St. Louis studies presented at a recent mental health symposium. The findings, which come as America celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month, point to new treatment options for preschool-aged children with significant clinical depression and for severely depressed adults who don't respond to standard treatments, such as antidepressants and psychotherapy. |
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| Ramesh Raghavan Assistant professor of Social Work (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/794.html) Ramesh Raghavan's clinical, policy and administrative expertise in public health and psychiatry fuel his research interests in mental health services and policies for children in the child welfare system. Prior to joining the faculty at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the School of ... Expertise: public health, mental health services, children in the child welfare system, health policy, Medicaid Direct contact: 314-935-4469 / raghavan@wustl.edu |
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| John Constantino Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Child Psychiatry) (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/705.html) Constantino is an expert on genetic and environmental factors that influence early social development. In particular, he studies the genetic influences that contribute to autism. In other research he also is working with very young children and their parents, hoping to better understand the earliest ... Expertise: autism, early social development, genetic influences on autistic social impairment, psychiatric disorders in children Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu |
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| John Csernansky Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/202.html)
John G. Csernansky, M.D. uses sophisticed imaging techniques to study changes in the brains of patients with schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses. Expertise: Brain imaging studies of mental illness Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu |
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| Deanna Barch Associate Professor of Psychology in Arts & Sciences (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/259.html) Barch studies cognitive and language deficits in disorders such as schizophrenia, and the neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to such deficits. Her research includes behavioral, pharmacological, and neuroimaging studies with normal and clinical populations. One line of research examines discourse-level ... Expertise: cognitive and language deficits, language production, dopamine, neurobiological mechanisms, neuroimaging, prefrontal cortex and modulatory neurotransmitters, schizophrenia, … Direct contact: (314) 935-8729 |
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| Linda Cottler Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/199.html)
Linda Cottler, Ph.D., investigates the epidemiology of many psychiatric disorders including gambling, drug use -- particularly use of so-called "club" drugs such as ecstasy -- and high risk sexual behavior among drug users. Expertise: HIV, club drugs, compulsive gambling, high risk behaviors, needle exchange programs, peer education, safe sex Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu |
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| Should states lower the legal drinking age?
Los Angeles Times June 9, 2008 -- Several states are considering lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. Evidence is accumulating that waiting until age 21 to drink dramatically cuts the risk of developing alcoholism. One study on women and alcohol dependence was led by WUSTL psychiatry professor Richard Grucza. |
| Drunk driving on rise with women in afternoon
NBC Today Show May 30, 2008 -- In a series on the issue of women and alcohol, NBC Today Show's Janet Shamlian reports on women and drinking and driving. She refers to a study led by WUSTL psychiatry professor Richard Grucza that found a substantial increase in drinking and alcohol use among American women born between 1954 and 1963, with a notable increase of 50 percent among white and Hispanic women. |
| Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
The Washington Post and 8 others May 7, 2008 -- Drinking and alcohol dependence has increased substantially among women, particularly white and Hispanic women born since 1945, new study finds. The findings were published in the May issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. WUSTL psychiatry professor and corresponding author Richard Grucza comments. |
| The roots of alcoholism . . . in the genes?
Los Angeles Times April 30, 2008 -- WUSTL psychiatry professor and lead author Carolyn Sartor comments on a new WUSTL study that says: Young people often begin drinking alcohol because of environmental factors, such as peer pressure. But genes appear to be a significant factor in determining whether drinking progresses to problem drinking and alcoholism. |
| Genetic link to alcoholism in women discovered
XETC-TV FOX 6 News at 6 a.m. (San Diego CA) and 7 others April 25, 2008 -- Story on the WUSTL medical school research on the genetic link to alcoholism in women. Includes video link to the news story. |
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