Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Sara Lily Bienstock, MSN

Sara Lily

Bienstock

MSN, PMHNP

Professional Staff

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Village at Vanderbilt

1500 21st Ave South, Suite 2200

Nashville

Tennessee

37212

sara.l.bienstock@vumc.org

Outpatient psychiatric medication services for children and adolescents with a variety of diagnosis including major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, ADHD/ADD, and autism spectrum disorder.

Lily is a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who joined the department in 2020. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Master of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University and her BS in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania.
Lily practices at the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic. She is also a member of the pediatric consult-liaison team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, where she previously worked as an RN for almost 4 years in both acute care and perioperative services.

Catherine Shull, MSN, M.Ed.

Catherine

Shull

MSN, M.Ed.

Professional Staff

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Village at Vanderbilt

1500 21st Ave South, Suite 2200

Nashville

Tennessee

37212

c.t.shull@vumc.org

Catherine is a Board-Certified Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who joined Vanderbilt Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2019. She obtained her MEd from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University and her MSN from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She completed her Behavioral Health training at the Primary Care and Hope Clinic in Murfreesboro, TN. Prior to practicing as a nurse practitioner, she was an elementary school math and science teacher.

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

January 15, 2020

https://www.newsweek.com/marijuana-anxiety-stress-mice-1482031

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.