UCSF Psychiatry News

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Low cervical cancer screening rates found among mentally ill

April 17, 2017
Women enrolled in California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) who have been diagnosed with severe mental illness have been screened for cervical cancer at much lower rates than other women
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Oxytocin being tested for treatment of PTSD and alcohol abuse

April 13, 2017
A new trial may hold new hope for these military personnel through treatment with oxytocin, sometimes referred to as the “love hormone.”
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Rosen named an APA/APAF Public Psychiatry Fellow

April 10, 2017
Second-year psychiatry resident Brooke Rosen, MD, has been selected as a 2017-2019 APA/APAF Public Psychiatry Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
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Education Innovations Funding Grants awarded to projects led by Bautista, Manuel

April 07, 2017
Projects spearheaded by two Department of Psychiatry faculty members were among those selected to receive an Education Innovations Funding grant, designed to support projects which can make significant contributions to educational excellence at UCSF.
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Video game promotes better attention skills in some children with sensory processing dysfunction

April 06, 2017
A video game under development as a medical device boosts attention in some children with sensory processing dysfunction, or SPD.
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Brain Health Registry launches new caregiver and study partner online portal

April 06, 2017
The Brain Health Registry (BHR), a free online platform with over 52,000 participants, has launched a new initiative called the Caregiver and Study Partner Portal (CASPP).
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Inaugural Samuel Barondes Lecture set for April 28

April 04, 2017
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry will launch a new special distinguished visiting lectureship series highlighting the integration of biological sciences and psychiatry in honor of Jeanne and Sanford Robertson Endowed Chair and Chair Emeritus Samuel Barondes, MD, this spring.
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Yaffe tells Senate committee continued NIH funding is 'critical' for Alzheimer's research

April 03, 2017
UCSF's Kristine Yaffe, MD, joined former First Lady of California Maria Shriver and other geriatric care experts last week to testify before a meeting of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on the importance of Alzheimer's disease research and prevention.
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Bland, Chu to join department faculty in April

April 01, 2017
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry will welcome two new faculty members to its ranks this month.
Russell B. Lemle, PhD

Lemle honored by Bay Area Red Cross for service

March 28, 2017
Russell B. Lemle, PhD, was honored by the American Red Cross of the Bay Area at the organization's 2017 "Heroes Among Us" gala.

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