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Dr. Yesie Yoon appointed as the Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Services
The UAB Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce that Yesie Yoon, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has been appointed as the Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison and Integrated Care Services for the Department of[…]
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$3 million grant will fund search for biological basis of major depressive disorder
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Dr. Andrew Hardaway Joins Faculty of Department of Psychiatry
UAB Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the recruitment of Dr. Andrew Hardaway to the Faculty of Division of Behavioral Neurobiology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Hardaway received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University where he studied genetic[…]
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Study examines how to reduce dementia, Alzheimer’s risk in African Americans
UAB School of Nursing professor will develop educational information that encourages healthy behaviors among African Americans to lessen their risk of developing cognitive aging conditions. -
How UAB is leading the way in novel treatment options for patients with treatment-resistant depression
UAB is a leading site in the administration of intranasal esketamine. How will this impact the care of patients with depression in the future? -
State of addiction: How UAB is making an impact on the opioid crisis
The knowledge and will to fight the opioid epidemic from all angles is why UAB is best positioned to combat the far-reaching opioid crisis. -
Dr. Bates Redwine named Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry
UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology announces the appointment of M. Bates Redwine, M.D., Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, as Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry for the department. In this role, he will provide leadership and oversight[…] -
Rachel E. Fargason, M.D. appointed to the Patrick H. Linton Professorship in Psychiatry
The University Of Alabama System Board Of Trustees appointed Dr. Rachel E. Fargason, Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Services in the Department of Psychiatry, to the Patrick H. Linton Professorship in Psychiatry.Dr. Fargason, Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical[…] -
Psychiatry’s Beacon Recovery Program expands community-based substance abuse treatment
UAB Department of Psychiatry announces the opening of the Beacon Recovery Day Treatment Center and additional evidence-based treatment and recovery support services pivotal to the health and wellbeing of individuals with substance use disorders. The recent opioid epidemic has undeniably[…] -
Cropsey to serve on national committee reviewing opioid programs
A UAB psychologist was recently appointed to a committee reviewing programs combating opioid use.
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