The Department of Psychiatry will be welcoming a new faculty member this week, and two familiar faces will transition into new positions. All three individuals have appointments beginning Wednesday, April 1, 2015.
UCSF Psychiatry News
UCSF, UC Davis, Stanford to host Early Intervention in Psychosis Symposium
March 25, 2015
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry, Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are co-sponsoring a one-day symposium on Friday, April 3 with international experts in the field of early intervention for prodrome and first episode psychosis.
Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program selects 16 to join its Class of 2019
March 23, 2015
After receiving over 400 applications and interviewing more than 75 candidates, the UCSF Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program (RTP) announced that it will welcome 16 new residents into its Class of 2019. The incoming class, which will begin clinical work on June 21 after participating in orientation activities, is a highly diverse and accomplished group.
Two new works by Kanas explore the psychiatric implications of space exploration
March 20, 2015
Professor Emeritus Nick Kanas, MD, recently published two new science fiction novels exploring the psychiatric, psychological and sociological aspects of theoretical future space missions.
Mathalon and State named to BBRF’s list of 2014 major discoveries
March 20, 2015
Faculty researchers Daniel Mathalon, MD, PhD, and Matthew W. State, MD, PhD, have been recognized by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) with inclusion on the organization’s “10 Major Discoveries in 2014 by NARSAD Grantees” list.
AHP to co-sponsor 2015 National Transgender Health Summit
March 19, 2015
The Alliance Health Project has joined with the UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, and Pacific AIDS Education Training Center to sponsor the 2015 National Transgender Health Summit in Oakland on April 17-18, 2015. The landmark program will present cutting edge research and evidence-based educational sessions across many disciplines and is the premiere national conference in transgender health.
B. Smith and the Brain Health Registry announce partnership to find cures faster for Alzheimer’s disease and all brain disorders
March 13, 2015
Renowned model, actress and restaurateur B. Smith and her husband, Dan Gasby, are partnering with the Brain Health Registry (BHR) in a new effort to help identify candidates online for clinical trials.
10th annual Wallerstein Lecture to be held April 8
March 12, 2015
Noted psychoanalyst, researcher, and author Beatrice Beebe, PhD, will be featured as the speaker at this year’s Robert S. Wallerstein, MD Visiting Lectureship on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy on Wednesday, April 8 from 1 – 5 p.m. in Cole Hall on the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus.
New study finds mood and anxiety disorders common in Tourette patients emerge at a young age
March 09, 2015
A new study of Tourette syndrome (TS) led by researchers from the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that nearly 86 percent of patients who seek treatment for TS will be diagnosed with a second psychiatric disorder during their lifetimes, and that nearly 58 percent will receive two or more such diagnoses.
Abnormal brain rhythms tied to problems with thinking in schizophrenia
March 06, 2015
By studying specially bred mice with specific developmental and cognitive traits resembling those seen in schizophrenia, UC San Francisco researchers have provided new evidence that abnormal rhythmic activity in particular brain cells contributes to problems with learning, attention, and decision-making in individuals with that disorder.