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September 6, 2024
For the past decade, adolescent mental health disorders have skyrocketed, an issue propelled even further by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health has declined surreptitiously for millions of people in recent years, affecting even the youngest among us. According to the American Academy of Child Psychiatry (AACAP), each year about one in six children aged 6-17 […]
August 30, 2024
Austin Lemke, PsyD, clinical psychologist at UT Health San Antonio’s New Opportunities for Wellness (NOW) Adult Behavioral Health Clinic, and Megan Fredrick, MA, LPC-S, NOW Clinic director of programs, both with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, are quoted in this article. Read More
August 7, 2024
A researcher with (UT Health San Antonio) was awarded a $300,000 research project grant through the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium’s New and Emerging Children’s Mental Health Research initiative. Jessica Sandoval, MD, associate clinical professor with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, in the Joe R. and […]
July 26, 2024
Carey Calvin was at the lowest point in his life two years ago. After a childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse and years of antidepressant medications and therapies that were not working, Calvin was ready to give up. “It was the first time I felt like my family and the things closest to […]
July 19, 2024
Substance use disorders, recovery and impact of the Be Well Institute among topics discussed An enthusiastic audience of colleagues, volunteers, students and members of the public turned out Monday night for Texas Public Radio’s (TPR’s) “Think Science: Let’s talk about addiction” live question and answer event held in partnership with The University of Texas Health […]
May 14, 2024
Steven Pliszka, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now