EEG signals consist of both periodic and aperiodic activity, characterized by the (1/fX) shape in the power spectrum but the utility of this activity has not been examined in a task between schizophrenia patients and healthy control participants. We discovered that the steepness of the power spectrum better-predicted group status than traditional band-limited oscillatory power … Read more

This study used to simultaneous PET-MR to detect reduced striatal dopamine functioning during reward processing and blunted mesocorticolimbic network functional connectivity in a transdiagnostic sample with clinically significant anhedonia.  

Researchers Dr. Robyn Jordan (UNC Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine), Dr. Zoe McElligott (UNC Psychiatry, Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies) and Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta (Gillings School of Global Public Health) partner to take on the evolving drug supply issues, recognizing that the addition of xylazine to fentanyl is likely what’s creating provider challenges with suboxone inductions. CHAPEL … Read more

Prior to his psychiatry residency, PGY2 Dr. Asif Khan founded a not-for-profit organization that actively engages with refugee community members as they navigate the complexities of living in a new country. His organization, Refugee Community Partnership (RCP),  has been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Community Solutions for Health Equity grant for their Language Navigators … Read more

The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas (PCC) awards fellowships for psychiatry residents and early career psychiatry faculty at residency training programs in NC and SC. Fellows will receive $5,000 to be used flexibly for courses, supervision, and treatment through the PCC and its members, as well as attending meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association.   … Read more