Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences strives to promote new discoveries and understand well-being and mental health across the lifespan using insights from clinical and fundamental neuroscience. Clinicians engage in multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary efforts that are uniquely possible at Stanford University.
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences News
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Bereavement in pregnancy affects child
The scholars said that their study contributes to the research documenting a causal link between fetal stress exposure and mental health later in life.
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Ioannidis on antidepressant efficacy
In a highly comprehensive meta-analysis of more than 500 clinical trials, researchers from around the world have drawn conclusions about the efficacy of 21 different antidepressants.
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Autism research funds awarded
Three Stanford psychiatry researchers have been awarded $2.5 million to investigate patients with autism who also have enlarged brains, a condition known as megalencephaly.
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New guidelines for PANS/PANDAS
Stanford clinicians helped develop the first clinical guidelines for treating pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, a psychiatric problem linked to brain inflammation.
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Initiative for brain health launched
Brainstorm’s first event featured a competition between researchers who designed virtual-reality products for diagnosing and treating mental illness.
Upcoming Courses
Conferences and Workshops
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10/12/2018
4th Annual Innovations in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health: Adult Disorders, Technology, and Provider Wellbeing
Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford, CA
New courses are added regularly— please check back often
Online Courses
- Dementia and Diversity in Primary Care: A Primer - Guidelines, Ethnic Differences, and Assessment
- Dementia and Diversity in Primary Care: African American Populations
- Dementia and Diversity in Primary Care: Latino Populations
- Dementia and Diversity in Primary Care: South Asian Populations
- E-Cigarettes: Harmful or Harm-Reducing
- Introduction to Food and Health
- Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction: Compassionate Care for a Complex Problem
- Screening and Assessing Depression in Primary Care Settings: Clinical and Ethical Considerations
- Statistics for Medical Professionals
- Thinking Critically: Interpreting Randomized Clinical Trials
- Unconscious Bias
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Related Clinical Trials
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Pivotal Response Treatment for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
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The Role of Vasopressin in the Social Deficits of Autism
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.