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Psychiatry news at the College of Medicine

UF advances work on national obesity epidemic

By Christine Velasquez • Oct 8th, 2009 • Category: Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Psychiatry, Top Stories

The University of Florida College of Medicine’s psychiatry department adds new eating disorder and obesity division.

UF’s chief of addiction medicine discusses prescription drug misuse

By John Pastor • Jul 8th, 2009 • Category: Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Staff

With attention surrounding Michael Jackson’s death turning toward prescription drug use, UF addiction specialist Dr. Scott Teitelbaum speaks with national radio host Bill Bennett about the rise of pain medication misuse in America.

New UF psychiatry center opens

By John Pastor • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: Event, Psychiatry

The new Springhill Health Center complements psychiatry department activities at the McKnight Brain Institute and Health Science Center.

Wrong type of help from parents could worsen child’s OCD

By April Frawley Birdwell • Jun 24th, 2009 • Category: Psychiatry, Top Stories

Soothing anxiety and helping with behaviors linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder could lead to more severe symptoms in children.

Psychiatrists open Springhill facility

By Christine Velasquez • May 19th, 2009 • Category: Event, Psychiatry

Faculty members from the department of psychiatry began seeing patients and conducting research this week in a new, 10,000-square-foot facility on Northwest 39th Avenue.