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February 6, 2025
Northwest Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference Examines Complex Issues Surrounding Mental Illness
Hundreds of health care professionals, caregivers and family members of people with schizophrenia gathered at the Fayetteville Town Center on Jan. 30 to learn about the symptoms, misconceptions and treatment of the illness, as well as the experiences of the nearly 3 million American adults with schizophrenia. The conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas…
May 11, 2018
UAMS, DHS Launch Free Consultation Service for Health Care Providers Treating Opioid-Addicted Patients
May 11, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) today launched a free one-on-one consultation service for health care providers treating patients diagnosed with opioid addiction. These providers can call the Medication-Assisted Treatment Recovery Initiative for Arkansas Rural Communities (MATRIARC) hotline for advice on a…
April 30, 2018
UAMS Launches Free Video Conference Service About Opioids for Arkansas Health Care Providers
April 30, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has launched a free weekly education and consultation service for Arkansas health care providers to better manage chronic pain patients and those who need their opioid dosage reduced. Arkansas Improving Multidisciplinary Pain Care Treatment (AR-IMPACT) was announced today at a news conference at the…
April 17, 2018
UAMS Fights Opioid Epidemic on All Fronts
April 17, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is attacking the nationwide opioid epidemic on multiple fronts that have produced new research and treatment options for patients and health care providers across Arkansas and beyond. “As the state’s only health sciences university, UAMS is uniquely positioned to address this issue head on…
July 10, 2017
Big Data Computer Aids UAMS Researchers Exploring Mental Health and Illness
July 6, 2017 | A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently began using a powerful computer system that they hope will aid them in better understanding the mechanisms of mental illness. The Brain Imaging Research Center (BIRC), a division of UAMS’ Psychiatric Research Institute (PRI), in June installed a…
August 21, 2015
Child Trauma Expert to Speak At Grand Rounds
LITTLE ROCK – Vincent J. Felitti, M.D., one of the world’s foremost experts on childhood trauma, will be the guest speaker at a special grand rounds presentation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Thursday, Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. The event will be held in the UAMS Hospital Lobby Gallery and is open to the public.
February 10, 2014
Support Group to Address Teen Dating Violence
LITTLE ROCK – Teens age 16 and older who have experienced dating violence are invited to participate in a weekly support group with the Women’s Mental Health Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
October 16, 2012
UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.6 Million Grant to Train Therapists to Treat Young Trauma Victims
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Better care and more effective services for young children exposed to trauma will be available through a $1.6 million federal grant awarded Oct. 1 to a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher.</p>
August 14, 2012
Early Intervention Key, Says Activist Temple Grandin
Aug. 14, 2012 | Early intervention is the key to treating a child who may be autistic, says Temple Grandin, Ph.D., who overcame a number of barriers after being diagnosed with autism at a young age.
May 23, 2012
UAMS’ Psychiatric Research Institute Hosts The Rep’s “Next to Normal”
May 23, 2012 | The Psychiatric Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is working to change not only the way mental illness is treated but the way the disease is perceived.
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