UCSF Psychiatry News

A gift of $20 million from the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund to the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Francisco will support research on mood disorders, aiming to rapidly advance the understanding and treatment of depression, bipolar disorder and related illnesses.

The UCSF Depression Center and its Community Advisory Board, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will hold a free evening seminar on November 16 for parents, educators, clinicians, and other community members interested in learning more about adolescent depression.

In a new study that followed older women for nearly 20 years, those who complained of memory lapses were more likely than others to later be diagnosed with mild thinking problems or dementia.

The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) will be held Monday, October 26 – Saturday, October 31, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. Numerous current and former UCSF Psychiatry faculty members and trainees will be in attendance.

James Reich, MD, MPH, was awarded the status of Distinguished Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) at the association’s May 2015 annual meeting.

The Molecular Psychiatry Association (MPA) will host its 3rd Annual Meeting October 30-November 1 in San Francisco.

Jonathan Nye, MD, has been named as one of the 2015 recipients of the UCSF Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in recognition of his outstanding educational efforts in the inpatient care setting.

New York Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Anthropology Helena Hansen, MD, PhD, will deliver the 2015 Dr. Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture in Cultural Competency and Diversity tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. as part of the Department of Psychiatry’s Grand Rounds series.

Three new faculty members will officially begin their academic appointments with the Department of Psychiatry on Thursday, October 1, as well as one current faculty member transitioning to a new position.

In the largest, most comprehensive genomic analysis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) conducted to date, an international research team led by UCSF Psychiatry scientists has identified 65 genes that play a role in the disorder, 28 of which are reported with “very high confidence,” meaning that there is 99 percent certainty that these genes contribute to the risk of developing ASD.