UCSF Psychiatry News

John D. Rouse, MD

In memoriam: John D. Rouse, MD

May 10, 2017
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry John Dashiell Rouse, MD, passed away peacefully at his home in San Francisco on April 26, after an illness of several months.
Female physician and patient

New study finds physician moms are often subject to workplace discrimination

May 08, 2017
Of nearly 6,000 physician mothers surveyed by UC San Francisco researchers, almost 78 percent reported discrimination of any type. Forms of perceived discrimination ranged from disrespect and reduced pay to being overlooked for promotions or being held to higher performance standards.
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First clear-cut risk genes for Tourette disorder revealed

May 03, 2017
A consortium of top researchers — led by scientists at UC San Francisco, Rutgers University, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Florida, and Yale School of Medicine — has made a significant advance, identifying the first “high-confidence” risk gene for Tourette disorder as well as three other probable risk genes.
Barondes

Inaugural Barondes Lecture celebrates namesake's pioneering career in neuropsychiatry

May 02, 2017
Colleagues, friends, and family packed Genentech Hall on the UCSF Mission Bay campus on April 28, 2017, for the inaugural Samuel Barondes Lecture.
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Cheyette book on ADHD wins independent publishing award

April 27, 2017
A book written in part by UCSF's Benjamin Cheyette, MD, PhD, has been selected by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) as a recipient of a prestigious 2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™.
Samuel Slipp, MD

In Memoriam: Samuel Slipp, MD

April 27, 2017
Psychoanalyst, family therapist, and former Langley Porter resident Samuel Slipp, MD, died on April 24, 2017, at age 92.
Pedro Duran, MD

Duran named 2017 Krevans Award recipient

April 25, 2017
First-year psychiatry resident Pedro Duran, MD, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 PGY-1 Krevans Award by his peers and faculty members at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
Elyn R. Saks, JD, PhD

USC's Saks shares her personal "journey through madness" at 12th annual Evelyn Lee Lecture

April 24, 2017
Legal scholar and mental health advocate Elyn R. Saks, JD, PhD, visited UCSF to talk about her own battle with schizophrenia, and how she eventually found a way to embrace "the three Elyns" with the help of therapy, medication, and supportive colleagues and friends.
Epel

Epel selected as "Influencer in Aging," will be honored by Alliance for Aging Research in September

April 21, 2017
Health psychologist and UCSF Professor of Psychiatry Elissa S. Epel, PhD, has been chosen to receive the Alliance on Aging Research's prestigious 2017 Silver Innovator Award for her groundbreaking work.
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For young adults, cigarettes more pleasurable with alcohol than with marijuana

April 18, 2017
Young adults get more pleasure from smoking cigarettes while they are drinking alcohol than they do while using marijuana, according to new research conducted at UC San Francisco.

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