Psychiatric Research Institute
December 1, 2022
UAMS Researchers Design App to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder Relapse
LITTLE ROCK — A trio of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have designed a smart phone application to decrease opioid cravings and optimize medication-assisted treatment among individuals with opioid use disorder.
November 7, 2022
UAMS Assisting Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office in Care of Detainees with Substance Use Disorder
Several University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are working with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office to reduce the use of opioids among its incarcerated population.
May 13, 2022
Gift Bags Offer Encouragement and a Chance to Give Back
With her ever-present smile and energetic personality, one might not comprehend the struggles that Anna Ruth Merritt has dealt with since she was a young girl.
March 15, 2022
Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D., Joins UAMS’ Walker Family Clinic
LITTLE ROCK — Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D., MSPH, has joined the Walker Family Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an outpatient psychiatrist.
March 14, 2022
Aaron Carson, M.D., Brian Mooney, M.D., Join UAMS’ Northwest Arkansas Behavioral Health Clinic
FAYETTEVILLE — Aaron Carson, M.D., and Brian Mooney, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) newly relocated Northwest Arkansas behavioral health clinic as outpatient psychiatrists.
December 8, 2021
UAMS Receives $3 Million to Reimburse Facilities Providing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received $3 million from the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate facilities across the state providing opioid use disorder patients with medication-assisted treatment.
November 2, 2021
UAMS Selects Laura Dunn, M.D., to Lead Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Research Institute
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has selected Laura B. Dunn, M.D., as the next chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Psychiatric Research Institute.
November 1, 2021
Padala to Head Baptist Health-UAMS Psychiatry Residency Program
LITTLE ROCK — Prasad Padala, M.D., M.S., FACHE, a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Psychiatry, has accepted the position of program director of UAMS’ new collaborative psychiatry residency program with Baptist Health.
October 12, 2021
Documentary Details Struggle with Opioids in Arkansas
A documentary dealing with the deadly problem of opioid addiction will premiere Oct. 13 at the 30th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. The film, which will be available online the following day, features a pair of UAMS physicians who are all too familiar with the hazards opioids pose to the state.
September 1, 2021
UAMS’ AR-Connect to Provide Mental Health Care to Those Displaced by Hurricane Ida
LITTLE ROCK — AR-Connect, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) program that provides mental health care via live video, is offering its services to Gulf Coast natives forced to relocate to Arkansas due to the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ida.
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