UCSF Psychiatry News

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

A new trial may hold new hope for these military personnel through treatment with oxytocin, sometimes referred to as the “love hormone.”

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).

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.

A video game under development as a medical device boosts attention in some children with sensory processing dysfunction, or SPD.

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).

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.

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.

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry will welcome two new faculty members to its ranks this month.

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