Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Sarah Hornack, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, was quoted by Healio in an article about recording children's health with movement tracking devices.
Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to The Washington Post for a video about why people can become stressed and agitated on airplanes.
Daniel Lewin, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, wrote an article for U.S. News & World Report about the sciences of sleep, particularly in teens.
Zeina Saliba, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to Bustle for an article about what can happen if a person takes an antidepressant and an antibiotic simultaneously.
Cultural identity and the understanding of one’s self play into how the brain processes information and in how violence is motivated by one’s identity, topics discussed at the GW Department of Psychiatry’s most recent Grand Rounds.
Gerard Gioia, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, was quoted in an article by the Daily Herald (Chicago) about whether CTE research justifies a ban of youth tackle football.
Vanessa Torres-Llenza, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at SMHS, is committed herself to strengthening mental health care in Puerto Rico.
Laura Doggett, founder and creative director of the documentary project, received the SMHS Daniel S. Prager Award for Opening the Human Spirit.
Daniel Lewin, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, spoke to Parents Magazine for an article about how to prep young children for daylight savings time.
Mary Alvord, PhD, adjunct associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to the Chicago Tribune for an article about the 'what happens here, stays here' mentality that those on Spring Break tend to have.