Psychiatry
Dr. Liu: No crystal ball when it comes to violence
UNMC psychiatrist Howard Liu, M.D., joins national dialogue on mental health following the Newtown, Conn., shootings.
Dec 20, 2012
In wake of Connecticut shootings, here is helpful information on mental illness
TO: All Media In light of the Connecticut school shootings last week, we thought you might find it helpful to see a list of clinical, educational and media resources dealing with behavioral health. Howard Liu, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has pulled together an excellent list of […]
Dec 19, 2012
Pain medication addiction reaching epidemic level in Nebraska
Hydrocodone was most prescribed drug in America in 2011
Nov 16, 2012
Poynter Hall open house on Nov. 9
Come see the newly renovated Poynter Hall, the new home of the UNMC psychiatry department.
Oct 31, 2012
Renovated Poynter Hall is new home for UNMC Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatry returns to campus after 13-year hiatus; Open for patients on Oct. 19
Oct 16, 2012
Spotlight on new faculty – Meet Brent Khan, Ed.D.
Brett Khan, Ed.D., instructor in the department of psychiatry and associate director of the Behavioral Health Education Center for Nebraska, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Oct 2, 2012
Free Omaha workshop to boost Nebraska’s behavioral health care for children
Three national children’s behavioral health experts to conduct free, three-day workshop Oct. 5-7 in Omaha
Sep 19, 2012
UNMC McGoogan Library receives unique collection on care of mentally disabled
Will become valuable resource for students, scholars and other health professionals The McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a large research collection from the estate of the late Wolf Wolfensberger, Ph.D. (1934-2011). A psychologist, Wolfensberger was a world-renowned expert on the care of the mentally disabled. He was […]
Apr 24, 2012
Stemming the mental health crisis in rural America
With rural psychiatrists in short supply, new program is geared to primary care providers It’s estimated that more than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary care level and that percentage jumps considerably in rural areas where there often are no mental health practitioners for hundreds of miles. New online […]
Mar 28, 2012
UNMC for the record
Dr. Britigan joins Michelle Obama in launch of initiative to help veterans with trauma and Drs. Liu and Conneally are honored for a cutting-edge training program and Dr. Michaud’s board game collection gets some attention in the Omaha World-Herald.
Feb 3, 2012
