People who meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder reported missing 32 days of work annually.
Heavy alcohol use linked to 232M missed workdays in US each year (Links to an external site)
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Wash U study aims to find out how divorce affects young children (Links to an external site)
A new study at Washington University seeks to examine how divorce and high parent conflict affect kids ages 4 to 7.
March 2022 (Links to an external site)
Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital receive $15 million gift to transform mental health care for kids (Links to an external site)
A $15 million gift to St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine from St. Louis-area couple Bob and Signa Hermann aims to change how pediatric mental health care is provided in the St. Louis area by identifying and managing children’s behavioral health problems before they turn into crises.
Risk of schizophrenia assessed with new screening tool (Links to an external site)
16-question tool designed to identify young people at high risk
Predicting the chaos in Tourette syndrome tics (Links to an external site)
New Washington University research may hold key to a diagnostic tool
Fighting burnout in health care (Links to an external site)
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have launched a research project as part of a new program funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reduce burnout and promote mental health and wellness among those in the health-care workforce.
Wash U researchers are exploring psychedelic drugs — for science (Links to an external site)
Researchers at WashU are studying how psychedelics like psilocybin can be used therapeutically. They discuss its uses — and its limits — during what they say is a “renaissance” of research into the impact of psychedelic drugs.
February 2022 (Links to an external site)
St. Louis Children’s Hospital & Washington University School of Medicine to develop a new care model to improve behavioral health of children thanks to the Hermann family (Links to an external site)
New research center will serve as a platform to transform behavioral health starting with the family unit