Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

A new position paper by lead author Philip J. Candilis, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at SMHS, examines principles that should guide the health care profession’s response to physician impairment.

MD student Simone Bernstein has been recognized in her hometown of St. Louis as one of the 2019 St. Louis Women of Achievement.

James Griffith, MD, Leon M. Yochelson Chair and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, spoke to The Washington Post for an article on panic attacks. The story was also covered by SFGate.

"A Modern Contagion" by Amir Afkhami, MD, Phd, discusses how outbreaks of cholera have influenced the development of modern Iran.

Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was mentioned by the American Enterprise Institute in an article discussing his new book, "A Modern Contagion: Imperialism and Public Health in Iran's Age of Cholera."

Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, authored an op-ed in The Washington Post about why the U.S. should know the health status of the Iranian supreme leader. The article was also shared by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Post and Courier (Charlotte,…

Dr. Daniel Lieberman, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was part of the group of experts at NBC4.

Daniel Lieberman, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to Washingtonian for an article about the anxiety the New York Times election ticker can cause people.

Daniel Lieberman, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was on Good Morning Washington (ABC7) to discuss the role dopamine plays in politics and to promote his new book, Molecule of More.

Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD, RESD ’13, co-authored a commentary offering recommendations to guide mental health professionals working with families who are or could be separated.