UCSF Psychiatry News

Forty percent of high school students say they feel sad and hopeless, and 20% have seriously considered suicide. A chronic shortage of mental health experts has made the problem worse, but UC San Francisco has created a way for all California youth to access quality mental health care.

Mindfulness meditation may reduce work-related stress, as it seeks to encourage awareness of the present moment and promote self-regulation. While workplaces have invested in in-person mindfulness programs, these formats cannot be easily scaled and disseminated, making them less cost-effective and leaving many without adequate opportunities for reducing stress.

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is pleased to announce the return of its special distinguished visiting lectureship series highlighting the integration of biological sciences and psychiatry in honor of Jeanne and Sanford Robertson Endowed Chair and Department Chair Emeritus Samuel Barondes, MD.

Eight department educators were recently recognized for completing certification courses as part of the Teach for UCSF Certificate Program during the School of Medicine's annual teaching awards ceremony.

UCSF educator and clinician David Elkin, MD, MSL, has been honored with his third Maxine Papadakis Award for Faculty Professionalism and Respect by the UCSF School of Mediciner—a special lifetime achievement award in recognition of his 35 years of service.

Psychologist and professor Janice Y. Tsoh, PhD, has been recognized by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences for a quarter century of excellence in mentoring trainee and early career researchers with its 2024 Underrepresented Minority (URM) Research Mentoring Award.

UCSF-led study finds that insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage.

UCSF clinician and educator Tammy Duong, MD, has been selected to serve as the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences’s new vice chair for medical education, effective November 1, 2024.

DPBS faculty member John Chamberlain, MD, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in an Ambulatory Care Setting.