Psychiatry

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

Howard Liu, M.D.

Pain medication addiction reaching epidemic level in Nebraska

Hydrocodone was most prescribed drug in America in 2011

Nov 16, 2012

Aly Hassan, M.D.

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

Howard Liu, M.D.

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

Events to highlight med student mental health

Mental health issues are prevalent among medical students. A series of campus events scheduled for this week — Medical Student Mental Health Week — aim to raise awareness of these issues and of the support available to cope with them.

Jan 9, 2012