Yale Psychiatry

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With help from gravity, perfectly spaced steps at a college football stadium in Ohio, and a spring toy that has entertained people for generations, #yalepsych resident Dr. Joe Luchsinger and his family set a record now recognized by Guinness World Records. tinyurl.com/ykbwyzvh

World Bipolar Day aims to educate people about Bipolar Disorder. It is observed every year on March 30. Learn more about the pioneering research by the Yale Mood Disorders Research Program: tinyurl.com/yheux8ve

#yalepsych Addiction Fellowship faculty held their annual retreat March 16 at the Yale West Campus Conference Center. The topic was "AI in Education."

A fashion trend no one asked for is playing out across magazine covers, music videos and social media — where cigarettes are being styled as edgy, not alarming. @GraceKongPhD of #yalepsych discusses in @yahoolife. tinyurl.com/y7avym74

The #yalepsych Psychology Section recently matched an incredible class of fellows for 2026-27. Read all about it: tinyurl.com/yh7vdxxc

Listen: Dr. Emma Lo of #yalepsych and @YaleMed talks about her path to street psychiatry in this Street Medicine Institute podcast. tinyurl.com/2jezwu5m

We congratulate Dr. Eunice Yuen of #yalepsych and @YaleCSC on being awarded the Society for the Study of Science & Culture Creative Scholarship Award for founding and directing Yale Compassionate Home, Action Together (CHATogether). tinyurl.com/5n6epu9y

The joy of the match! #matchday2026

Again, congratulations to the #yalepsych Class of 2030. We are honored to welcome you to New Haven. tinyurl.com/wb2xu4wc

We congratulate Dr. Al Powers of #yalepsych and @YaleMed on being named winner of the Research Excellence Award by the Schizophrenia International Research Society. tinyurl.com/ys33xuzc

The month of March doesn't provide much relief from the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder, which often peak in the colder months of January and February, explained Dr. Paul Desan of #yalepsych and @YaleMed in @nytimes. tinyurl.com/79c6n9t9

Congratulations to our 18 newly matched #yalepsych residents! We are so thrilled to welcome you to New Haven. bit.ly/47gyFSF

Dr. Laura Yoviene Sykes of #yalepsych and @YaleMed spoke to @WTNH about delusional thinking: how to recognize it, and how loved ones can help. bit.ly/4bhoYG5

The Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids will host its monthly webinar on Tuesday, March 24 at 3:00 pm. Register here: bit.ly/4rBMwdM

Street psychiatry brings mental health and addiction care directly to unhoused people. Dr. Emma Lo of #yalepsych and @YaleMed discusses the importance of collaborating with providers and applying harm reduction principles in this @CarlatPsych podcast. bit.ly/3P5IrAX

A new #yalepsych study provides evidence that predictable musical chord progressions enhance social connectedness by engaging and synchronizing neural systems involved in social perception and interaction — especially during live face-to-face engagement. bit.ly/4b7mIRM

The Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids today announced a new collaboration with the @mcgillu Research Centre for Cannabis, marking an important step toward strengthening international partnerships in cannabis and cannabinoid research. bit.ly/4lpGZp8

The 2026 #yalepsych Mental Health Advocacy Award will be presented to Dr. Steven E. Hyman of @broadinstitute. Dr. Hyman will give the keynote at the annual Yale-NAMI Conference on Neuroscience and Mental Health on May 9 in New Haven.

Excited to share that I’ve received the 2026 Young Investigator Award from the International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC). Grateful to Dr. Anne Murphy for the nomination. Looking forward to presenting our lab’s work on #pain, #opioids, and #addiction in Denver this July.

@YaleMed and #yalepsychresearchers found that helping parents regulate stress, when combined with healthy nutrition, curbed obesity risk in their young children. The findings were published in Pediatrics. bit.ly/4b7wPEL