Penn Psychiatry In the News

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2012

WHYY radio reports on a new survey, led by David Mandell, ScD, associate director, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, that has shed light on the needs for services for the 30,000 children and adults affected by autism in Pennsylvania.
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Research by David F. Dinges, PhD, chief, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, is highlighted in a Wall Street Journal report about sleep research.
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David Yusko, PhD, clinical director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, commented in a TODAY.com report on the difficulties women face in reporting an assault and the ongoing traumatic symptoms following an assault.
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MedpageToday reports on new research from Penn, led by Michael A. Grandner, PhD and Philip Gehrman, PhD, CBSM, that showed difficulty falling or staying asleep or sleeping too much was associated with heightened cardiometabolic risk.
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In a MSNBC.com article, Michael Thase, MD, professor of Psychiatry, commented on a new analysis of past studies showing that people with mild depression may benefit from taking antidepressants.
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David Mandell, ScD, associate professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, was quoted in an Orlando Sentinel report about a local resident who is autistic and uses running to help manage his symptoms.
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People who suffer from sleep disturbances are at major risk for obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, led by Michael A. Grandner, PhD and Philip Gehrman, PhD, CBSM.
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Philip Gehrman, PhD, CBSM, clinical director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program spoke about the treatment of insomnia in an interview with ABCNews.com.
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David Sarwer, PhD, associate professor in Psychiatry, was interviewed by the Philadelphia Inquirer regarding patient expectations for cosmetic surgery and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
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Michael Perlis, PhD, associate professor of Psychiatry and director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, and James Findley, PhD,  senior staff psychologist with the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, were featured experts in an ABC World News Tonight report on the treatment of insomnia.
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Henry Kranzler, MD, professor of Psychiatry, was interviewed by Science News regarding a new study showing that alcohol can cause a release of feel-good endorphins in the brain and their effect on humans.
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Philip Gehrman, PhD, CBSM, clinical director of the Penn Medicine Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, talks to the Huffington Post about the many strange sleep phenomena that happen in between stages of wake and sleep.
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Andrea Spivack, MA, RD, LD, a registered dietician with the Stunkard Weight Management Program, tells WHYY Radio why people should eat vegetables.
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According to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, led by Sheri Volger, MS, RD, LDN, project manager at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, the use of "undesireable terms", such as "fatness" or "obesity" may offend or distress some patients and prevent them from continuing to discuss their weight.
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Steven Arnold, MD, Penn Memory Center Director and professor of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, talks with ABC News about normal age-related cognitive decline and the difference from disease-related cognitive impairment.
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