Oct 31, 2022

Chancellor Don Elliman of the Anschutz Medical Campus announces New Psychiatry Innovations Office and National Mental Health Innovation Center Transition.

Oct 17, 2022

Dr. Joseph Sakai is featured in a 9News article which discusses his new trial study being conducted for methamphetamine use disorder...

Oct 3, 2022

Dr. Joseph Schacht is a clinical neuroscientist who focuses on using measures to improve treatment for alcohol and addictive disorders...

Sep 20, 2022

Dr. Jessica Hawks, clinical director of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado, is featured in an article for Rocky Mountain PBS which discusses the impact of a long- standing youth mental health crisis...

Sep 8, 2022

Department of Psychiatry Chair, Dr. Neill Epperson, is featured in an article for CPR News in which she shares her thoughts on microdosing mushrooms and her concern regarding measures to liberalize access to them...

Aug 22, 2022

Dr. Matt Mishkind shares his thoughts on the benefits of Telemedicine and the demand for mental health services given increased rates of anxiety and depression due to COVID-19 in this AAMC article...

Aug 8, 2022

As clinicians continue to study the mental health effects of long COVID, Dr. Heather Murray shares her thoughts on rising symptoms of depression, anxiety or PTSD after initial infection of COVID in an article for WebMD...

Jul 25, 2022

Dr. Michael Allen, medical director of Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, shares his knowledge regarding how access to guns affects suicide rates in a video broadcast for 9News. Dr. Allen is also working on transforming the Lifeline Center in Colorado into the 988 call center...

Jul 18, 2022

Dr. Paula Riggs is featured in a New York Times article discussing addiction and overdoses in America. She provides insight on the "tools" that are needed to fight addiction...

Jun 27, 2022

Dr. Ron- Li Liaw, Director of the division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at CU, shares her preoccupation regarding children's mental health due to the pandemic in an article on The Colorado Sun...

Jun 12, 2022

Dr. Jenna Glover was featured on CBS Denver and CPR News to discuss strategies on how to talk to young children about mass shootings in schools and advise parents on how to address the topic of gun violence with their children...

Jun 7, 2022

This week on Mind the Brain, Dr. Epperson is joined by Dr. Tracy Bale, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Epigenetic Research in Child Health and Brain Development. Dr. Bale and Dr. Epperson discuss early childhood stress, and the benefits of using mouse models to study stress responses neuroscientific and psychiatric research.

May 24, 2022

This week on Mind the Brain, Dr. Epperson is joined by Dr. Helen L. Coons, a board-certified clinical health psychologist. Dr. Coons is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at CU Anschutz and the Clinical Director for the Women's Behavioral Health and Wellness Service Line. For the past two decades, she has collaborated with healthcare providers to treat women and couples coping with infertility and other health and mental health concerns. On this episode, Dr. Epperson shares a riveting conversation with Dr. Coons about her work with patients experiencing fertility challenges, and discuss the impact of infertility and fertility treatment on women’s health and emotional well-being.

May 23, 2022

Dr. Rob Rosenthal authored an article titled "These strategies and life hacks can help anyone with ADHD, as well as those who struggle with attention problems but don't have a diagnosis" for The Conversation...

May 9, 2022

Dr. Helen L. Coons was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article titled "The Window to Enjoy your Empty Nest is Shrinking." This article was published April 25th...

May 10, 2022

On this episode of Mind the Brain, Dr. Epperson is joined by Dr. Kent Hutchison to discuss Cannabidiol (or CBD) research. Dr. Hutchison is a professor at the CU Anschutz Department of Psychiatry, and also works as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in their Psychology and Neuroscience department. He is affiliated with the CU-Boulder Institute of Cognitive Science, where he conducts research on combining neuroimaging, epigenetic, pharmacological, and clinical perspectives to develop more effective addiction intervention and prevention strategies. Most recently, he is conducting alcohol and cannabis research, neuroimaging, and blood-based biomarkers under one conceptual framework that emphasizes the cannabinoids, endocannabinoids, inflammation, and the brain. On this episode, Dr. Epperson and Dr. Hutchison discuss CBD research in Psychiatry.

Apr 19, 2022

This week on Mind the Brain, Dr. Epperson is joined by Emmaly Perks and Lily Luo – the directors behind the CU Psychiatry PURPLE program. PURPLE stands for Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience, and is designed to introduce young people to the field of mental health by encouraging participation in supervised research activities. On this episode, Dr. Epperson and her guests talk about this program and how it has opened a pathway to careers in medicine for many students.

Apr 24, 2022

Dr. Liz Chamberlain was interviewed by Fox31. She provided tips on how to find and access affordable therapy...

Apr 11, 2022

Dr. Rachel Davis was interviewed by the CU Anschutz Department of Surgery where she shared her experience with living organ donation...

Mar 21, 2022

Dr. Andrew Novick was interviewed for an article titled "Why Birth Control Side Effects Have Eluded Science" in Undark, a non-profit, editorially independent digital magazine exploring the intersection of science and society...