Stephan Heckers
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William P. and Henry B. Test Professor & Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University; psychiatrist, neuroscientist, Ausgewanderter
Nashville, TN
Joined December 2014
1/Wish that your knowledge of autoimmune encephalitis was automatic? Do you feel in limbo when it comes to the causes of limbic encephalitis? Do you know the patterns of autoimmune encephalitis? Here’s a thread with some hints to help you figure it all out!
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Warren Taylor, MD, MHSc, James G. Blakemore Professor of Psychiatry, has been appointed vice-chair for Research in @VUMCPsych. Congratulations, @Warren_D_Taylor! https://t.co/frhPSH9O0x
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Warren Taylor, MD, MHSc has been appointed vice-chair for Research in Vanderbilt's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
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Are you applying to physician-scientist training programs in Internal Medicine? This 🧵 is for you. After our first set of interviews this week, I was reminded that the "PSTP" label does not have much information content. You should ask the following questions at every interview:
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In 1929, Dr. Frank Harper Luton joined the faculty with the intent of "bringing Tennessee into step with, and to lead, mental health developments nationally" Dr. Luton's goal of the establishment of a Department of Psychiatry was realized on August 13, 1947. #vumcpsychiatry75
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Since 1947, VUMC Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has been a vital part of the mission of @VUmedicine Follow along as we share moments from our history of 75 years of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt. Please add your own memories by tagging and sharing! #vumcpsychiatry75
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VUMC stresses importance of children's mental health.
wsmv.com
Officials said they have begun to see an uptick in the number of Emergency Room visits.
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Brain Pathways Provide Insights into Antidepressant Function - Vanderbilt Discover
discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com
Vanderbilt University Medical Center neurologists have learned new details about the brain’s hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) ion channels that may lead to new targets for...
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Well-deserved. Joe Coyle is: an innovative scientist, an outstanding mentor, a genuine person. The overlap in this Venn diagram is all too small. Joe is one of the few.
Congratulations to Joseph T. Coyle, M.D. for receiving the Paul Hoch Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his significant service contributions to the College. Check out his acceptance video https://t.co/RruDBwxdfu and nominator's video https://t.co/JeolyXXE1M
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Conspiracy theories have consequences, are universal, are caused by negative emotions, and motivated by intergroup conflict: it's time to research them
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In this introduction to the EJSP Special Issue on conspiracy theories as a social psychological phenomenon, we describe how this emerging research domain has developed over the past decade and...
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Stage-Specific Treatment of Psychotic Disorders https://t.co/9k8CxpwYFG via @psychtimes
psychiatrictimes.com
Psychotic disorders are potentially serious and enduring and have been seriously neglected in health systems worldwide. The good news is that better medium-term outcomes are now achievable.
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Rediscovering Disordered Selfhood in Schizophrenia https://t.co/r7rRBukgZM via @psychtimes
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Familiarity with self-disorders is an indispensable tool in diagnosing a patient suspected for developing schizophrenia. Such knowledge improves communication with the patient and may serve as a...
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Emergency department visits related to mental illness increased nearly two-fold from 2007–2008 to 2015–2016, new research suggests.
medscape.com
An increasing number of people are turning to the emergency department for mental health care, suggesting the urgent need for more outpatient services.
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If you are interested in the fascinating intersection between nicotinic receptors and aggression in both animal models and humans, check out our new review, co-authored with @MarinaP63 of @YaleMed. @VUMChealth @VUMC_Insights
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Relating Basal and Phasic Hippocampal Activity in People With Psychosis: A Translational Bridge to Understanding Memory Deficits? | American Journal of Psychiatry
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PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
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Imaging Study Links Changes in Function and Structure of the Hippocampus in Early Psychosis
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Researchers have added an important piece to the scientific puzzle regarding one of the core features of psychosis. The new evidence is the product of advanced imaging that enables investigators to...
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Great documentary: Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool (Theatrical Trailer) https://t.co/MnQaVdMYPE via @YouTube
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What do recent findings about the #endocannabinoid system in people with psychotic symptoms mean in context of legalization of #cannabis and need for new biomarkers. This editorial suggests need for caution
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Migration, ethnicity and psychoses: evidence, models and future directions
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There is a large body of research reporting high rates of psychotic disorders among many migrant and minority ethnic groups, particularly in Northern Europe. In the context of increasing migration...
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I still use this mnemonic to get Type I and Type II errors the right way round
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