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Sleep and Heart Health

Michael Grandner, associate professor of psychiatry and the director of the Banner University Medicine Behavioral Sleep Medicine, shared how sleep and heart health are related in various media interviews.


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The holy grail of sleep tips

If you are looking for a New Year’s resolution, focusing on better quality sleep is a great one! Michael Grandner, PhD, the director of the Banner University Medicine Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic says that being well-rested boosts mood and improves energy, giving you a jump start to achieve your dreams and goals.


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What Experts Want You to Know About MAOI Drugs

Philip Lam, DO, Banner – University Medicine psychiatrist and assistant clinical professor, of COM-T psychiatry, provides insights on the antidepressant MAOI for the mental health publication WonderMind.


Navigating seasonal affective disorder among college students
Navigating seasonal affective disorder among college students

Jordan Karp, MD, professor and chair for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona, was interviewed by The Daily Wildcat and shares his thoughts on seasonal affective disorder.


Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is one of the most common injuries sustained by military personnel, who are often stationed in remote locations where quick neuropsychological assessments are not feasible.  Getty Images
$1.5M DOD grant will create virtual reality test to assess TBI in the field

College of Medicine – Tucson researchers will create a portable virtual reality device to quickly assess traumatic brain injuries when and where they occur.


$1.5M DOD grant will create VR test to assess TBI in the field

College of Medicine – Tucson researchers will create a portable virtual reality device to quickly assess traumatic brain injuries when and where they occur.


A powerful voice for her students

Pritchard uses skills honed on the opera stage to help her psychiatry students find the style that works for them.


Karen Weihs, MD, and Richard Lane, MD, PhD, were named fellows of the American Psychosomatic Society.
Lane and Weihs named American Psychosomatic Society fellows

Richard D. Lane, MD, PhD, a tenured professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, and Karen Weihs, MD, a tenured professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, were named fellows in the American Psychosomatic Society.


BBC Business Daily: The importance of sleep

Michael Grandner, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and Director of the Sleep and Heath Research Program, is interviewed on BBC News on how to buy things that protect sleep. He also shares that sleep problems can be created by biological and social issues.


Dr Jordan Karp discusses rise in senior suicides in Pima County.
Senior suicides up last five years, but help is available

Dr. Jordan F. Karp, professor and chair of the University of Arizona's Department of Psychiatry, is interview by the Green Valley News about the increase in senior suicides in Pima County. ""While not as high as in younger adults, this is too many suicides in older adults, and speaks to the need for focused suicide prevention efforts specifically for those 60 and older."


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