Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Global Mental Health Program provides unique training opportunities for residents

Nancy Sherman, Ph.D., discussed the importance of addressing the emotional wounds of combat during the 36th Annual Daniel S. Prager, M.D., Endowment Lecture.

Brandon Kohrt, M.D., Ph.D., RESD '13, delivered the 22nd Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology on Dec. 10.

James P. Comer, M.D., M.P.H., discussed the impact of a positive learning environment on childhood development during the 13th annual Jerry M. Wiener, M.D., Lecture.

Lauren Kenworthy, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Children’s National Health System and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of…

Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D. ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean, spoke to Psychiatric News about the crucial role psychiatrists play in the prevention and care for patients with HIV/AIDS. 

Miriam Steele, Ph.D., discusses attachment theory and research at the 35th Annual Daniel Prager, M.D., Endowment Lecture.

GW psychiatrists discuss dopamine and depression at Frontiers in Medicine lecture series.

Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in CBS News about his research finding that children and teens recovering from a concussion may experience difficulty with schoolwork until they fully recover.

Jerrold Post, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to The Dallas Morning News about terrorist psychology.