Psychiatry

Managing mental health amid gun violence

In 2021, Philadelphia saw a record number of 486 homicides by shooting as well 1,846 non-fatal shootings. According to clinical psychologist Leah Blain, exposure to trauma, including to gun violence, increases the risk of negative health outcomes.

From Penn Medicine News

Parental nicotine use and addiction risk for children

In research done using rats, Penn Nursing’s Heath Schmidt and colleagues found that males that engaged in voluntary nicotine use had offspring more likely to do so, too. Some offspring also developed impaired memory and anxiety-like behavior.

Michele W. Berger



In the News


Philadelphia Inquirer

She’s an expert on OCD at Penn. It still took a while to recognize the disorder in her five-year-old son

Emily Becker-Haimes of the Perelman School of Medicine shares how she recognized OCD in her son’s behavioral habits.

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HealthDay

Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought

A study by Daniel Weintraub of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that dementia is not inevitable with Parkinson’s and is actually less common than presumed.

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Delaware News Journal

She feared schizophrenia would leave her son dead or in jail. Then, he nearly killed a man

Yvette Sheline of the Perelman School of Medicine says that genetics play a role in schizophrenia, although there’s no agreed-upon single cause.

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Sports Illustrated

Rugby star Ilona Maher: Defying BMI criticism with Olympic glory

Thomas Wadden of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why BMI can be a flawed measurement.

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Yahoo! Life

Could Ozempic curb your cigarettes craving? A new study suggests semaglutide may help people quit smoking

Heath Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine says that it’s not fully understood how weight loss drugs work in the context of substance use disorder.

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Women’s Health

What is body neutrality and how is it different than body positivity? Psychology experts explain

Kelly C. Allison of the Perelman School of Medicine says that body neutrality is a middle ground between picking one’s appearance apart and having to proclaim love for every single piece of the body.

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