Medicine & Health

Researchers at WashU Medicine received a $12 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to deepen the understanding of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders that are caused by a single gene mutation, including autism.

Private equity ownership of psychiatric hospitals in the United States is associated with lower staffing levels, but also higher performance on certain quality measures, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Researchers at WashU explore the potential for mindfulness techniques to calm anxiety.

Social connections and psychological first aid can help to alleviate post-disaster stressors, says an expert on mental health at the WashU School of Public Health.

Marco Pignatelli, MD, an assistant professor of psychiatry at WashU Medicine, has received a five-year, $6.5 million grant from the Wellcome Trust to unravel little-known brain functions involved in depression.

Researchers at Washington University have received a $3.7 million grant to optimize a self-guided intervention for individuals with eating disorders.

Researchers at Washington University study the upside to staying social online.

A graduate student in Arts & Sciences at WashU will study ways to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

Psychological researchers in Arts & Sciences find self-regulation and social engagement skills can potentially foster a sense of purpose.

Researchers at Washington University found correlations between types of brain structure and people who try drugs before age 15.