December 4, 2008
Mark Salzer, PhD spoke on NPR’s All Things Considered in a story about students with mental health problems who, in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech, have been quickly suspended or expelled from colleges and universities after complaining of serious depression or suicidal thoughts.
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December 3, 2008
Elizabeth Hembree, PhD spoke with WHYY Radio about the VA’s efforts to bring prolonged exposure treatment to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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December 3, 2008
David Dinges, PhD was featured in an article in the Washington Post and several television clips that appeared in ABC News affiliates in Pittsburgh, Boston and Palm Beach regarding the recommendations released by the Institute of Medicine which say that medical and surgical residents in hospitals should work no more than 16 hours without taking a mandatory five-hour sleep break, and they should get one full day off a week and at least two back-to-back days off a month.
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Developing effective treatments and therapies for these areas requires the expertise, dedication and cooperation of scientists from many fields of research.
At Penn, the schools, centers, and institutes across our campus are brought together in the Penn CNC to create an integrated approach to patient
care, education and research.
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