NEWS | PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
Dr. Natalie Wu has been awarded the American Psychiatric Association Foundation Community Diversity Fellowship for the 2025-2026 cohort.
Red River Radio - LSUHS Dr. Shawn McNeil, Dr. Kevin Murnane and PhD candidate Frances Vest talk about addiction to methamphetamines, its prevalence, and a new clinical trial at LSUHS with psilocybin as a possible treatment.
LSUHS and VOANLA have partnered together to create a mental health program, EpiCenter to provide assessment and treatment for youth and adults who have recently begun experiencing psychosis.
NPR Red River Radio - Dr. Pam McPherson, Vice-Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at LSUHS, joins a discussion on schizophrenia and psychosis and the importance of evaluating the first episodes.
Laura Baxter, Director of the Institute for Childhood Resilience at LSU Health Shreveport, joins "Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home" to discuss childhood resilience.
YMCA of NWLA Podcast - Dr. James Patterson, LSUHS Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, joins a discussion on crisis intervention in our community. He shares that we have started a new crisis response system to better provide for the needs of our patients and lessen the strain on the police department.
KTAL/KMSS - Dr. James Patterson, LSUHS Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, says a key feature of the system will be co-responder teams. Professionals trained in mental health will be sent with police officers so if a non-crime scene with a patient emerges, the police can turn it over to the mental health crisis response team.
On October 23, 2023, consensus was reached by a broad group of community stakeholders engaged in developing a community-based crisis mental health response that ensures public safety, delivers effective treatment, and provides an alternative to arrest or hospitalization when appropriate.
318 Forum - Dr. Shawn McNeil, LSUHS Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, shares vital information to understand intentional and unintentional overdoses.