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stlmag.com – St. Louis researchers are studying resiliency for seniors in the wake of the pandemic
January 30, 2023 | Eric Lenze, MD and the Healthy Mind Lab have recently been featured in stlmag.com for our MEDEX-2 study! Click here to see the full article.

Mindfulness Training for Depressed Older Adults Using Smartphone Technology: Protocol for a Fully Remote Precision Clinical Trial
January 12, 2023 | Check out one of our very own studies published on PubMed ! This study, called Mindful MyWay, was designed to test online mindfulness training in older adults with depression.
This study was built around the concept of fully remote trials using a smartphone app, and required no in-person contact and was conducted with participants across the United States.
The full research article can also be found on JMIR Publications.

Check out our new page: mHealth Research Core!
mHealth Research Core (mHRC) is the mobile Health Research Core funded by the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) now led by Ginger Nicol, MD. mHRC offers consults and host quarterly virtual meetings related to mobile health endeavors and grants.
To learn more – click here
Healthy Mind Lab in the news:
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Intravenous Ketamine for Late-Life Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Pilot Study of Tolerability, Safety, Clinical Benefits, and Effect on Cognition
Mindfulness Training for Depressed Older Adults Using Smartphone Technology: Protocol for a Fully Remote Precision Clinical Trial (Links to an external site)
Healthy Mind Lab guide to clinical research
Exercise, mindfulness don’t appear to boost cognitive function in older adults (Links to an external site)
Psychedelic Drugs for Mental Health Treatments at Wash U-St. Louis On the Air interview with Ginger Nicol, MD and Josh Siegel, MD, PhD
Want to learn more about Psychiatry? Check out department lectures and presentations:
Check out the installation of Eric Lenze, MD as the Wallace and Lucille K. Renard Professor of Psychiatry
Dr. Lenze will present”Improving Depression Treatment and Care” Tuesday, February 7, 2023 4:30 p.m. Washington University School of Medicine – Eric P. Newman Education Center Auditorium Reception immediately following If you are unable to attend in-person and would like to view the ceremony via live-stream, please RSVP that you are unable to attend in-person and would like to receive the live stream link on the day of the event. Kindly reply via the link below RSVP For additional information or to make special arrangements,please contact 833-284-4698 or rsvp@wustl.edu Parking validation available for the Euclid Garage (corner of Euclid Avenue and Forest Park Parkway) and the Metro Garage (corner of Children’s Place and Taylor Avenue) ![]() |
Save the date: Annual Friedman Lecture & Awards
April 21, 2023
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Friedman Lecture & Awards , Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging
Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC), 320 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Mark your calendars for our 22nd Annual Friedman Lecture & Awards on April 21, 2023. Our 22nd lecture — Mental health and older adults: New ways to provide high-quality care — will be given by Eric Lenze, MD, the Wallace and Lucille K. Renard Professor in Psychiatry and head of the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine.

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This event is made possible by the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Endowment for Aging at The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
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