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...

Mar 15, 2022

On this new episode of Mind the Brain, Dr. Neill Epperson is joined by Dr. Winnie Hunter. Dr. Hunter is a Senior Instructor and Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, and the lead therapist for the Women's Sexual Health Consultation Service within the CU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. On this episode, Dr. Epperson and Dr. Hunter discuss all things sexual health: what is it? How do we get it? How do we know when we have it? How do we maintain it?

Mar 7, 2022

Dr. Ayelet Talmi was interviewed in a recent Colorado Newsline article titled "A growing number of Colorado children have lost a caregiver due to COVID." ...

Feb 21, 2022

Dr. Ron-Li Liaw's visit with Congresswoman Diana DeGette was featured in a CBS 4 Denver video segment and article titled "Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette Prepares For Hearing Focusing On Mental Health Crisis." ...

Feb 7, 2022

Get Psyched will showcase members of the Department recently featured in the media, their scholarly publications, presentations, or other community engagement. Please follow the links included in this article to check out their work and click "Share Your Good News" at the bottom of the article to let us know what you've been up to.

Jan 27, 2022

Get Psyched will showcase members of the Department recently featured in the media, their scholarly publications, presentations, or other community engagement. Please follow the links included in this article to check out their work and click "Share Your Good News" at the bottom of the article to let us know what you've been up to.

Jan 13, 2022

Get Psyched will showcase members of the Department recently featured in the media, their scholarly publications, presentations, or other community engagement. Please follow the links included in this article to check out their work and click "Share Your Good News" at the bottom of the article to let us know what you've been up to.

Dec 13, 2021

Individuals with mood disorders became a prioritized group for vaccines and boosters in early October, underscoring the continued need for effective and accessible mental health care.

Oct 6, 2021

Dr. Robert Emde passed away on July 20th in the loving presence of his children Charles, Anne and Elizabeth as well as his granddaughters following a courageous battle of cancer. He is survived by his three children and five grandchildren, Jessica, Alexandra, Kathryn, Charles Jr. and William, in which they shared a life of laughter, love and puns.

Jun 29, 2021

This week on Mind the Brain, Dr. Neill Epperson is joined by Drs. Thida Thant and Rose Mauch. Dr. Thant is the director of the University of Colorado Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service and the Psychiatric Consultation for the Medically Complex clinic. She has expertise in the evaluation and management of psychiatric symptoms in the context of medical and neurological illness. Dr. Mauch is currently a 3rd year psychiatry resident at the University of Colorado, and is interested in how long-term effects of early childhood trauma on psychiatric and medical illness. Together, they discuss a phenomenon many of us have experienced – a phenomenon called ‘pandemic brain.’

Jun 8, 2021

In this episode of CU Anschutz 360, Emily Hemendinger, LCSW, explores the positive and negative consequences of social media use on our mental health. She asserts that the COVID-19 pandemic, when social media use skyrocketed, caused a mental health crisis.

May 25, 2021

This week on Mind the Brain, Dr. Neill Epperson is joined by Dr. Robert Werthwein, Director of the Office of Behavioral Health at the Colorado Department of Human Services, to talk about the work of Colorado’s Behavioral Health Task Force and behavioral health reform efforts in our state.

May 25, 2021

Department of Psychiatry faculty member Jenna Glover, PhD attributes current pediatric mental health crisis to ongoing stresses of COVID-19

May 25, 2021

On this episode of Mind the Brain, Dr. Neill Epperson has a conversation with Dr. Joseph Schacht about neuroimaging in clinical research, the part that genetics play in alcohol and substance use disorders, and how genetics can be used to target treatments for these disorders.

May 18, 2021

On this episode of Mind the Brain, Dr. Neill Epperson talks with Dr. Vincent Atchity (President and CEO of Mental Health Colorado) about the need to advance community mental health support systems and why brain health is imperative to a healthy and abundant life.

May 11, 2021

On this episode of Mind the Brain, Dr. Neill Epperson explores the intersection of breast cancer and brain health with her two guests: Dr. Anosheh Afghahi, the Medical Director of the Hereditary Cancer Program at the University of Colorado and an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of Medical Oncology, and Dr. Kristi Wilson, a breast cancer survivor—and one of Dr. Afghahi’s patients.

May 4, 2021

On this episode of Mind the Brain, Dr. Michelle West, the Director of the Program for Early Assessment, Care, and Study (PEACS) here in our Department of Psychiatry and the University of Colorado, talks to Dr. Neill Epperson about joining the Department of Psychiatry and starting PEACS mid-pandemic, and how to assess for and treat early psychosis.

Apr 27, 2021

On this premiere episode of Mind the Brain Season two, Chancellor Marks talks with Dr. Neill Epperson about what makes CU Denver’s student body unique—and uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19—and how faculty and staff can support their students through extreme crisis while still taking care of their own stress.

Dec 16, 2020

Resilience – it’s what we are all searching for during this season of unprecedented uncertainty. In this week’s episode, Dr. Neill Epperson speaks with Dr. Anne Dondapati Allen to gain her insight on connecting with our inner resilience.

Nov 16, 2020

Laura Anthony, PhD, Pediatric Mental Health Institute, says we should expect kids to feel more stress, sadness and grief about the things they’re missing and to watch for signs of distress.