UCSF Psychiatry News

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Haack among GloCal fellows getting into the trenches for global health research

September 05, 2017
They are bright and creative investigators, highly committed to improving world health, but what makes some UCGHI GloCal Health fellows special is their street smarts and ability to get into tough communities and engage the people hardest hit by physical and social ills.
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Low-cost preventive care may help heart health for people with serious mental illness

September 01, 2017
People with serious mental illness, such as bipolar disease and schizophrenia, die on average 25 years earlier than their peers. A common cause of death is heart disease that frequently develops unchecked due to lack of preventive care.
Food

Symposium on food insecurity, stress, and obesity to be held October 25

August 31, 2017
The 11th Annual Sugar, Stress, Environment, and Weight (SSEW) Symposium,will be held on Wednesday, October 25, in Los Angeles.
Christine Khuu, MBA

Khuu named as new department CFO

August 29, 2017
Christine Khuu, MBA, has been selected as the UCSF Department of Psychiatry's new Chief Financial Officer.
Nancy Adler, PhD

Nancy Adler honored by the New York Academy of Medicine

August 28, 2017
The New York Academy of Medicine has selected Nancy Adler, PhD, to receive the 2017 Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science.
Military member talking to a therapist

Talk therapy with ‘self-forgiveness’ focus eases PTSD in vets who have killed

August 17, 2017
Veterans who have killed in combat and suffer from nightmares, hyper-vigilance to perceived threats, and numbness to people and activities that once made them happy, may be helped by a six-to-eight week talk therapy program.
Pregnant woman

UCSF to host second annual Bay Area Maternal Mental Health Conference on September 15

August 17, 2017
UCSF will host the second annual Bay Area Maternal Mental Health Conference next month, with faculty member Anna Glezer, MD, once again serving as course director.
Pregnant woman sleeping

Sleep disorders linked to preterm birth in large California study

August 09, 2017
Pregnant women who are diagnosed with sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia appear to be at risk of delivering their babies before reaching full term, according to an analysis of California births by researchers at UC San Francisco.
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UCSF ranked among top ten in the nation for psychiatric care by U.S. News & World Report

August 08, 2017
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry has been ranked among the top ten centers for adult psychiatry in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s annual America’s Best Hospitals survey.
Nicholas Roznovsky

Roznovsky elected Chair-Elect of UCSF Staff Assembly

July 17, 2017
UC San Francisco staff member Nicholas Roznovsky has been elected Chair-Elect of the UCSF Staff Assembly, an association of more than 7,000 university and medical center employees who are not represented by a union or other bargaining unit.

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