UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute


October 10, 2024

UAMS Neurodiversity Conference Provides Vibrant Platform for Discussion

David Wise

Jeffrey Clothier, M.D., medical director of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute, gives the keynote address at the UAMS neurodiversity conference

In a world increasingly focused on inclusivity, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ “2024 Neurodiversity Conference: Bridging Health Care Gaps into Adulthood” provided a vibrant platform for discussing the importance of neurodiversity in workplaces, schools and communities. Held at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, the Sept. 27 event…


November 2, 2021

UAMS Selects Laura Dunn, M.D., to Lead Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Research Institute

Yavonda Chase

Laura B. Dunn, M.D., will be joining UAMS on Feb. 1, 2022, as the as the next chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the 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.


September 1, 2021

UAMS’ AR-Connect to Provide Mental Health Care to Those Displaced by Hurricane Ida

Yavonda Chase

Administrative Coordinator Suzi Rook updates a schedule for AR-Connect’s therapists.

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.


August 23, 2021

UAMS Researchers Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Create Phone App to Prevent Opioid Use Relapse

Tim Taylor

Andrew James, Ph.D., a neuroimaging scientist in UAMS’ Brain Imaging Research Center, seeks to understand how the reward systems of the brain change during recovery from opioid use disorder.

LITTLE ROCK — A team of UAMS research scientists has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine if a cell phone application can reduce the relapse rate in people with opioid use disorder.


July 7, 2021

Researcher Finds Challenges in Study Involving Methamphetamine

Linda Haymes

Michael Wilson, M.D., an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine, is studying how methamphetamine affects the human body, particularly how the body responds to stress.

If the photo of the pile of crystal methamphetamine doesn’t get your attention, the question on the flyer, designed by the UAMS Translational Research Institute and complete with the UAMS logo and familiar triangles, will.

“Use meth?”


June 29, 2021

UAMS Physicians See Dramatic Increase In Postpartum Psychosis Cases during COVID-19 Pandemic

Tim Taylor

Jessica Coker, M.D., (left) and Erin Bider, M.D., collaborated on a paper detailing the rise in cases of postpartum psychosis they saw at UAMS' Women's Mental Health Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LITTLE ROCK — Postpartum psychosis is a serious, albeit rare illness, compared to the number of postpartum depression cases seen in the United States.


September 9, 2019

Psychiatrists Gokarakonda, Reeves Join UAMS Child Study Center

Linda Haymes

  LITTLE ROCK — Psychiatrists Srinivasa Gokarakonda, M.D., and Molly Reeves, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and see patients in the outpatient Child Study Center. The Child Study Center provides consultation, assessment and management for children with psychiatric conditions such as trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, behavior problems and psychosis….


Psychiatrists Victoria Flynn, Amy Grooms Join UAMS

Linda Haymes

  LITTLE ROCK — Psychiatrists Victoria Flynn, M.D., and Amy Grooms, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and see patients in the Walker Family Clinic in the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute. The Walker Family Clinic provides outpatient mental health services to adults, ages 18 and up. Flynn also sees patients…


September 27, 2018

UAMS to Offer Depression Screenings on Oct. 11 at No Cost

Linda Haymes

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be offering free screenings for depression Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UAMS Medical Center lobby gallery for anyone age 18 and older. No registration is necessary. The screenings are being held in conjunction with National Depression Screening Day. They are sponsored…


April 16, 2018

Teresa Kramer, Ph.D. Honored For Work With Child Abuse Victims

Ashley McNatt

April 16, 2018 | Teresa Kramer, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Psychiatry, has been named the recipient of the 2018 Senator Percy Malone Child Protection Award by the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas (CACA). Kramer received the award April 11 at a luncheon at the William…



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