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Four down and two to go with our discussion of the 6 pillars of Lifestyle Medicine. Today I’ll discuss the pillar of “social connection.” In this newsletter  back in late July, I wrote about loneliness and reminded readers of former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s declaration that loneliness and isolation were an urgent public health […]

Life is complicated, and our brains have developed short cuts in order to deal with such complexities. While such shortcuts can be very efficient, at other times these ways of thinking cause problems, as they often result in significant biases and inaccuracies. One particular type of thought pattern is termed a “cognitive distortion.” Cognitive distortions […]

Our country is grappling with serious issues, including political violence, freedom of speech, and marked partisan division. Oftentimes, we look at people with whom we disagree as “other,” as “outsiders.” However, the more local an individual, the less “other,” they tend to be, though certain exceptions apply. As noted recently by the Grand Forks Herald, […]

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to be held from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the UND Southeast Campus auditorium (Room 244 B & C) in Fargo, Stuart Kyllo, M.D., will present “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS): An introduction.” Dr. Kyllo is staff psychiatrist in the Fargo VA Health Care System’s Department […]

Teena Pervaiz, M.D., will present “Aggression from the Psychiatric Viewpoint” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, for the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds. This broadcast will be held via zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Pervaiz is a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Mallory Skorheim, D.O., a psychiatrist at Sanford Health in […]

Dr. Tanya Harlow and Dr. Tiffany Doyle will present “Comprehensive Care and Clinical Pearls in Huntington’s Disease” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Harlow is a movement disorder neurologist, Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic, Associate Program Director for the UND […]

Sheikh Habibullah, M.D., will present “Precision Psychiatry” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Dr. Habibullah is a fourth-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Dr. Yu-Ting Wung, an adult psychiatrist at Sanford Health, will serve as Dr. Habibullah’s discussant. Upon completion of […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a strain on all of us, not only physically and socially, but financially, professionally, and personally. As such, several reports suggest that mental illness has been increasing rapidly over the past eight months. But guidance, support, and help are available. From noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, Dr. Andrew […]

Dr. Abdulhusein will present “The Relationship between Mood and Diet” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at the UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo.* Dr. Abdulhusein is a Psychiatrist at Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D. Upon completion of this program, the learner will be able to: Evaluate the complex relationship between […]

Saobo Lei, Ph.D., professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The prestigious R01 class grant, which is funded through the National Institute of Mental Health, will be used to explore new therapies for anxiety […]