Department Newsletters
In the News
- Lottery Fever: Why do Giant Jackpots Whip People into Frenzy, Yahoo News, July 26, 2022. Dr. Eric Storch quoted.
- National Suicide Hotline Changes Number to 988 Saturday, The Dallas Morning News, July 16, 2022. Dr. Asim Shah quoted.
- Just Dial 988: New National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Transitions to New Number, KHOU, July 15, 2022. Dr. Asim Shah interviewed.
- How Confused, Traumatized Caregivers Can Talk to Kids About Shootings, Here and Now/NPR, May 5, 2022. Dr. Laurel Williams quoted.
- Sheriff’s Deputy Loses Child in Uvalde School Shooting, KVUE, May 25, 2022. Mentions Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.
- Religion & Spirituality in Therapeutic Approaches, Dr. Jim Lomax on The Menninger Clinic’s Mind Dive podcast, May 23, 2022.
- KPRC 2's Haley Hernandez Goes 1-on-1 with Dr. Asim Shah to Discuss Mental Health, Click2Houston, May 20, 2022
- Muslim Community Leaders Tackle Mental Health, Houston Chronicle, May 14, 2022
- Ukraine Special: Dr. Mollie Gordon, KRBE 104 Around H-Town, May 15, 2022
- How to Find Support if Social Media is Hurting Your Mental Health, Self Magazine, May 10, 2022. Dr. Kerry Horrell quoted.
- In the News Coronavirus Pandemic, Fentanyl Exacerbate Opioid Crisis in Houston, Community, Community Impact, May 2, 2022. Dr. Daryl Shorter quoted.
- Reducing Suicide Risk Through Wearable Technology, Dr. Michelle Patriquin on The Menninger Clinic’s Mind Dive podcast, April 18, 2022
- Approaching Addiction Psychiatry, Dr. Daryl Shorter on The Menninger Clinic’s Mind Dive podcast, April 4, 2022
- U.S. Secret Service Warning: Incel Threats Rise, FOX26, March 17, 2022
- Hospital-based Program to Fill Gap in Care for Survivor’s of Human Trafficking, Trauma Psychology, Spring 2022, Vol. 17, Issue 1.
- Understanding Factors Related to Suicidality Leads to Better Therapeutic Interventions, Healio, March 18, 2022.
- Connecticut Lawmakers Discuss Bill to Fund Psilocybin and MDMA Therapy, Marijuana Moment
- A Conversation on Black Mental Health. Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Instagram Live and YouTube with Darius Dawson, Ph.D., Feb. 2022
- A Once Homeless Veteran Goes from a Tiny House to an Apartment of His Own, USA Today, Feb. 6, 2022
- Managing Worker Burnout, KPRC Ch.2, Jan. 21, 2022
- Pandemic Anxiety is Fueling OCD Symptoms -- Even for People Without the Disorder, Time, Jan. 20, 2022
- Healthy Goals in the New Year, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 7, 2022
- Simone Biles Ignited a Conversation About Mental Health. These Doctors Want to Keep it Going - Houston Chronicle, Feb 12, 2022
- Could Depression Be Cured? These Houston Doctors Think So – And They're Getting Results - Houston Chronicle, Feb. 7, 2022
- Baylor College of Medicine Looking for Latinos for OCD Study - Houston Chronicle, Feb. 3, 2022
- Electrical/Behavioral Signals in OCD Could Guide Adaptive Therapy - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Dec. 10, 2021
- Next Generation of Deep Brain Stimulation Aims to Tackle Depression: Case Studies Spotlight Personalized Approaches - Science, Nov. 22, 2021
- Dr. Shah: Mystery of True Crime Dramas - TV: KPRC Channel 2, Oct. 31, 2021
- A 'Pacemaker for the Brain': No Treatment Helped Her Depression, Until This - New York Times, Oct. 4, 2021
- Dr. Shah: Rise of Violence in Kids and Mental Health - TV: KPRC Channel 2, Sept. 29, 2021
Baylor News Releases
- Coping with School Shootings -- May 26, 2022
- Addressing Long-term Pandemic Anxiety in Children – April 20, 2022
- Latin American Participants Needed for Genetics of OCD Study – Mar. 24, 2022
- Identifying Rare Disease-associated Genetic Variants in Severe Schizophrenia – Dec. 13, 2021
- Brain Stimulation Device Enables New Understanding of OCD – Dec. 9, 2021
- Novel Brain Stimulation Approach Treats Severe Depression – Nov. 22, 2021
- Expert Provides Insight on Sports and Mental Health – July 27, 2021
- Network to Provide Real-Time Pediatric Psychiatric Consultation – May 18, 2020
- Anxiety Surrounding Return to Normalcy – May 4, 2020
- Struggling with OCD in Global Pandemic – April 8, 2020
- Baylor to support Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium – April 6, 2020
- Managing Anxiety During a Global Pandemic – March 18, 2020
Posts from the Baylor Blog Network
- Under Pressure: Prioritizing Sports Mental Health – Feb. 16, 2022
- Individual Versus Team Sports – Feb. 8, 2022
- When Superstitions Become a Mental Health Concern – Feb. 15, 2022
- Navigating Dating Throughout the Pandemic – Feb. 7, 2022
- Healthy Habits to Kickstart 2022 – Dec. 30, 2021
Department Announcements

Dr. Wayne Goodman, professor and chair of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was accepted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). This honorary medical society was founded by Sir William Osler in 1885. Physicians with outstanding credentials in basic or translational biomedical research are elected to AAP and is limited to 70 physicians each year.

Congratulations to Dr. Alan Swann who was recently honored with the Linda and John Griffin Endowed Chair. Swann is a professor at BCM and a staff psychiatrist at Houston VA Medical Center.
Swann has conducted extensive research combining clinical, neurophysiological, pharmacological, and human laboratory strategies to understand roles of impulsivity and catecholamine function in addictive disorders, cluster B personality disorders, and all phases of bipolar disorder.

The Alliance elected Dr. Asim Shah, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and chief of Psychiatry at Ben Taub Hospital, as Chair of the Board of Directors for a two-year term.
This nonprofit creates opportunities for refugees, immigrants, and underserved residents to achieve their goals for self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.

Dr. Eric Storch, professor and vice chair of Psychiatry, received two significant grants recently. First, more than $700,000 from National Institute of Mental Health to study a cognitive behavioral therapy program tailored for youth with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety treated in community clinics. This is in collaboration with colleagues from University of North Carolina and the Harris Center.
Storch also received $2.5 million for a four-year study from NIMH for the ethical, clinical, and legal implementations of polygenic risk scores in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Dr. Darius Dawson was featured in September’s VA Research Currents as one of the first of 10 recipients of the VA Office of Research and Development’s (ORD) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Awards. These awards match early-career investigators with established researchers who have funded ORD grants.

Baylor Psychiatry Clinic has appointed Dr. Shirali Patel as Director of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Services.
In this role she will oversee the clinical TMS program, collaborate with TMS research initiatives in the department, and lead the expansion of this service for Baylor and the greater Houston community.
TMS is an FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of medication-resistant major depressive disorder.

Our department is honored to share that six of our researchers made the list of top 2% of scientists most frequently cited worldwide, based on a 2021 report published in PLoS Biology:
- Wayne Goodman, M.D.
- Tom Kosten, M.D.
- John Oldham, M.D.
- Sanjay Mathew, M.D.
- Laura Marsh, M.D.
- Ricardo Jorge, M.D.
The list of highly cited researchers featured in PLoS Biology were determined using updated metrics initially developed at Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier. It includes not only medical researchers but also scientists across all disciplines: math, engineering, chemistry, and physics.

Dr. Sanjay Mathew, professor and Vice Chair of Research, will serve as Chief Medical Officer of Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), based on election by the board.
ADAA also selected Dr. Nicholas Murphy for the Career Development Leadership Program, which is a training opportunity for early career scientists to engage with a network of researchers studying depression and anxiety. The goal is to build connections that lead to creative research studies through collaboration. ADAA also will provide funding for Murphy to attend meetings and sponsor his membership.

Dr. Nidal Moukaddam, associate professor, was named to Houston Business Journal’s 2021 “Women Who Mean Business: Healthcare” category. The 78 nominees are women in leadership roles who have demonstrated excellence in their careers and community.