GRED: January 22, 2020

This week's article for discussion is: (This is meant to precede the talk by Dr. Granholm on Friday January 24) "Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia: Improvement in Functioning and Experiential Negative Symptoms"

VUMC Study Shows Marijuana May Reduce Anxiety Causing Connections in the Brain

An article published in Newsweek January 15, 2020, describes the work of study co-author Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Division of General Psychiatry.  From the article: Scientists have identified a molecule the brain that may help to protect the body from anxiety, and could help explain people's use of marijuana in times of stress.

GRED: February 5, 2020

This week's article for discussion is: (This is meant to precede the talk by Dr. Petrakis on Friday February 7) "Co-Occurring Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder in U.S. Military and Veteran Populations" by Emily R. Dworkin, Hannah E. Bergman,Thomas O.Walton, Denise D.Walker, and Debra L. Kaysen

GRED: January 16, 2020

This week's article for discussion is: (This is meant to precede the talk by Dr. Lavretsky on Friday January 17) "Psychobiological factors of resilience and depression in late life" by Kelsey T. Laird, Beatrix Krause, Cynthia Funes and Helen Lavretsky

GRED: December 11, 2019

This week's article for discussion is: (This is meant to precede the talk by Dr. Wilhelm on Friday December 13) Most individuals with mental disorders do not receive any treatment at all, and those who do often have difficulty accessing high quality care.  Recent advances in technology might offer novel solutions to these challenges.   Dr. Wilhelm will discuss a number of technology-based solutions to our field’s challenges including internet and smartphone-based cognitive behavioral therapy.

Jose A Arriola Vigo, MD, MPH

Jose
A
Arriola Vigo
MD, MPH
Assistant Adjoint Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Jose.a.arriola.vigo@vumc.org

GRED: November 6, 2019

This week's article for discussion is: (This is meant to precede the talk by Dr. Wess on Friday November 8) "The Prescription Opioid Addiction Treatment Study: What have we learned" by Roger D. Weiss, Vinod Rao   Questions for discussion:

GRED: November 13, 2019

This week's combined articles for discussion are linked below: (This is meant to precede the talk by Dr. Schottenfeld on Friday November 15) Linked articles for November 13 GRED "Opioid Use Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Communities" by Pew Charitable Trust