Featured Story Bedside Psychiatry Team Screens Patients, Improves Outcomes
A new care model advocates for clinicians to assess medically unstable patients for mental health problems—before they escalate.
Winter 2017
The Newsletter of the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Articles in this Issue
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Aging Brains, Stress and Alzheimer’s: A Correlation?
New research finds the aging brain more susceptible to cognitive effects of stress, potentially increasing Alzheimer's disease risk.
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Reducing Restraints for High-Risk Youths
Modeling a proven prevention strategy to reduce disciplinary action used in schools nationwide, Elizabeth Reynolds and colleagues have been able to reduce the use of restraints—leading to a marked decrease in incidents on hospital units.
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Of Protein, Neurodegenerative Disorders and Schizophrenia
New study finds evidence of protein bonding problems in patients with neurodegenerative diseases and schizophrenia—offering hope for developing therapeutic targets across diagnoses.
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Managing Chronic Pain in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Beware of Opioid Effect
New study finds that long-term use of opioids in these patients can lead to greater pain sensitivity.
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Shedding New Light on the Role of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Schizophrenia
A special issue of Schizophrenia Research, edited by Johns Hopkins psychiatrists, reveals emerging insights on inflammatory alterations in the pernicious malady.
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New Books by Faculty Members
Johns Hopkins psychiatrists publish a book on antidepressants and another on involuntary psychiatric care.
