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Defeating Despair

February 17, 2022

Lancet World Psychiatric Association Commission on global depression maps route to hopeful future

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Gut-Brain Connection in Autism

December 7, 2021

Environmental exposures during pregnancy may have long-term health consequences for offspring.

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Global Impacts

June 2, 2021

Trauma, health equity, human rights focus of HMS course

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'Stand Against Racism' Remarks

April 22, 2021

HMS Dean speaks to HMS community

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On the Margins

April 20, 2021

Research finds higher rates of suicide attempts, ideation in transgender and gender-diverse patients

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Outbreak Anxiety

July 10, 2020

National survey measures mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Neither Dazed nor Confused

April 23, 2020
The stories behind geriatrician Sharon Inouye's battle to prevent delirium
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Social Distance Learning

March 19, 2020

Global health experts share tips on how to stay mentally healthy during this pandemic

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Lessons From My Mother

October 22, 2019

Vikram Patel to speak on patient-centered care for chronic conditions

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Solving the Mystery of Autism

October 10, 2019

New center aims to unravel the basic biology of autism and related disorders


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Growing Pains

September 11, 2019

Experience of being a minority puts U.S. teens at higher risk of anxiety, depression

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Depression and Alzheimer’s

August 9, 2019

Study looks at symptoms in cognitively healthy older individuals

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