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Cynthia E. Rogers, MD, has been named the new Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry and director of the William Greenleaf Eliot Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Drs. Rogers, Lenze and Tara Tinnin provide therapy and services to new moms

Dr. Eric Spiegel and colleagues discuss how we need to come together as leaders from behavioral health, ED, hospital medicine, hospitals and health systems, and community partners with ideas and innovation to address the youth mental health crisis.

Dr. Daniel Mamah’s ‘Washington Early Recognition Center’ specializes in youth psychosis, a state of mind that occurs when the brain cannot properly process information, causing a splintered reality in which sufferers cannot distinguish between what is real and what is not.

Part of Children’s Place Street will soon be named Nash Way – the change will honor a family whose legacy continues to define pediatric care in St. Louis.

Dr. Eric Spiegel weighs in on adolescent depression, and how there’s no one ‘right’ way to grieve, in relation to children who have lost a parent to COVID-19.

Congratulations to Simona Sarafinovska on being chosen as a recipient of an Autism Science Foundation Fellowship for her proposal “Molecular and Cellular Origins of Sex-Specific Social Motivation Deficits in Autism”, awarded to nine outstanding early-career researchers.

Dr. Susan Perlman is leading the first study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to look at the psychiatric toll of divorce on children, looking at brain imaging to determine if strong parent relationships protect children against the biological effects of stress and any future mental illnesses, including anxiety and depression.

A $15 million gift to St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine from St. Louis-area couple Bob and Signa Hermann aims to change how pediatric mental health care is provided in the St. Louis area by identifying and managing children’s behavioral health problems before they turn into crises.

Washington University researchers bred mice and grew stem cells derived from Jake’s blood to find ways to treat his disorder and look for answers to the larger puzzle of autism.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington Univ. are tackling the issue of behavioral health support with a new research center to serve as a platform to transform behavioral health starting with the family unit.

Dr. Ginger Nicol and other researchers have received a grant that aims to reduce burnout and promote mental health and wellness among healthcare workers.

Dr. Neha Navsaria offers guidance to families who want to reduce screen time while using technology in healthy ways.

Daniel Mamah is part of a study focused on young people at high risk of schizophrenia. Mamah and his colleagues plan to characterize symptoms that can help diagnose schizophrenia early, as well as identify biomarkers in the blood and brain that may help predict risk.

Drs. Schwarzlose and Luby weigh in on research which demonstrates how experiencing the adversity of poverty in childhood places children at risk for later hardships.

Dr. Eric Spiegel recommends getting back to good routines for parents and children — even if the routine of going to school is at home for the short time being.

Scientists at Washington University bred mice and grew stem cells derived from a research participant’s blood to study and find ways to treat his rare disorder – and look for answers to the larger puzzle of autism.

Dr. Susan Perlman’s Child Affect and Resilience to Experiences study marks the fist study to look at changes in the brain and biological system of children experiencing parental divorce, separation or conflict.

Clinical trial conducted in Brazil confirms results from the first trial of fluvoxamine for COVID-19, which was launched in early 2020 and led by Angela Reiersen, MD and Eric J. Lenze, MD

Dr. Angela Reiersen comments on generically available anti-depressant which may reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 disease by close to a third in people at high risk,

Dr. Neha Navsaria discusses on this episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ how children and adults remain resilient despite the isolation and stresses of the pandemic.

Dr. Shannon Lenze’s EleVATE study on an equitable model of prenatal care, including behavioral health skills building and which is imbued with trauma informed care and anti-racism principles, to receive honor from Generate Health

Dr. Cynthia Rogers’ prenatal cannabis study is featured at the 30min mark of PBS video. As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA investigates the latest scientific evidence for its potential benefits and risks, and how criminalization has disproportionately harmed communities of color. 
NOVA | The Cannabis Question | Season 48 | Episode 11 | PBS