Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Daniel Lewin, Ph.D., adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to The Associated Press about the consequences of not getting enough sleep for teens.
Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., M.P.H., delivered the 21st Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology on Dec. 18.
Thomas Insel, M.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health, delivered the 12th Annual Jerry M. Wiener, M.D., Endowed Lecture in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences on Nov. 20.
Daniel Lewin, Ph.D., adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in a WTOP article on the importance of helping children adjust to a new sleep schedule before school starts.
James L. Griffith, M.D., was formally installed as the Leon M. Yochelson Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences on August 11.
Daniel Lieberman, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by ABC7 about Robin Williams' lifelong struggle with depression and substance abuse.
Gerard A. Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and pediatrics, was quoted in NVO News about research finding that concussions from top-of-the-head impacts are more dangerous. He was also featured quoted on this topic in Medical News Today.
Eleanor Mackey, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and pediatrics, spoke to The Washington Post on steps parents can take to help children who are overweight. 
Daniel Lieberman, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and chairman of the GW Institutional Review Board, was a guest on WUSA9's BioCentury This Week to discuss Facebook's emotional contagion study and the ethical implications this has on healthcare research.
Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in The Associated Press about his work on educating parents and coaches on the nature of a concussion injury. This article was picked up in the Houston Chronicle, the Montana Standard, and News Observer.