UCSF Psychiatry News

A new study from researchers at UCSF and the San Francisco VA Medical Center shows how wrist-activity biomarkers could have utility as screening tools for adverse symptom outcomes after trauma exposure.

Does stress during pregnancy impact children’s cell aging, and does race matter? The answer is yes, according to a new UCSF study.

UCSF School of Medicine Dean Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD, has announced the appointment of Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS, as the school's Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, effective January 1, 2023.

UCSF researcher Kristine Yaffe, MD, has been named the 2022 John B. Barnwell Award recipient in recognition of her significant contributions as a leader in the field of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

DPBS faculty researchers Nancy Adler, PhD; Elissa Epel, PhD; and Kristine Yaffe, MD, rank in the top 1 percent for impact in their fields, according to a new analysis of research citations by science and intellectual property company Clarivate.

A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers’ mental health up to eight years later, a new UCSF study finds.

The Northern California Institute for Research and Education, which partners with UC San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Medical Center, has been awarded a five-year, $147 million grant that will expand diversity among Alzheimer’s disease research participants.

The UC San Francisco Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, in partnership with the Greater San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), will host a morning of reflection, discussion, and support on Saturday, November 19, 2022, for International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.

In a new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), a group led by UC San Francisco and UC Davis researchers describe how abortion restrictions will disproportionately harm the mental health of pregnant people from historically marginalized groups.

Ashley Biden, MSW, social worker and justice reform advocate, was welcomed to UCSF by colleagues and representatives from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and community organizations supporting victims of violent crime.