A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry found no evidence that stimulant treatment is associated w/ risk for later frequent use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, or other substances used for adolescents & young adults with childhood ADHD. https://t.co/bX036glV2o
Recently, Pitt faculty and staff hosted an event at the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent to explore the urgent need for reparatory justice. @pitt_ccrrj@PittCRSP@FrederickHonors https://t.co/3mMSNxQBIt
A group of investigators from Pitt Psychiatry have published a study that is among the first to demonstrate that positive, synchronous mother-child play in the first years of life supports mother-child co-regulation of child neural activity. https://t.co/tG03e4Pyuu
Did you know: Involved dads have a direct impact on their children's future!
Involved fatherhood is linked to better outcomes on nearly every measure of child wellbeing, from cognitive development and educational achievement to self-esteem and pro-social behavior (United Sta...
Sarah Pedersen, PhD, Rachel Lindstrom, PhD, @DrPMPowe, Kelly Louie, BS, and @cescobarv, MD, PhD, recently examined the lack of representation of minorities and socio-demographic data in psychiatric research studies. Learn more: https://t.co/g9R4IeKsRv @PittPsychiatry
BREAKING: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reinstated Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration’s mandate requiring students, teachers and staff to wear face masks in school. https://t.co/WtFDV5W8Ux
BREAKING: Pitt announced in a Monday campuswide email that all students and employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19, or receive an approved exemption, beginning Dec. 6. It will join several other vaccines already mandated by the University.
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1/New today in @JAMAPediatrics: We show that neighborhood gun violence exposure can have immediate negative effects on children's mental health. Children living 4-6 blocks from a shooting had ⬆️ odds of mental health-related ED use in the following 2 mos. https://t.co/4rdHlvhuek
Recent presentations--from Eraka Bath, MD, of UCLA, and our own Paula Powe, MD--offered audiences from the Department of Psychiatry and beyond a nuanced look at health disparities and trauma in psychiatry. --> https://t.co/kVVcdl916L