UCSF Psychiatry News

UCSF review is the largest to distill how stress affects all areas of a child’s health, starting in the womb through adolescence.

UCSF researchers recently became the first to clinically document a case of AI-associated psychosis in an academic journal. One question still haunts them.

Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors — such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension — may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.

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 22, 2025, for International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.

Generalized anxiety disorder affects 1 in 20 U.S. adults. Those with serious symptoms may isolate themselves to the point they rarely leave their home and are unable to work and build meaningful relationships. Standard medications may make little difference.

More than 100 researchers from around the world are expected to attend a multi-day conference devoted to researching the best ways to use brief intervention for alcohol and drug use.

In a post-truth world, this false belief researcher offers a simple three-step recipe for building trust and finding common ground. Hint: It starts by recognizing you might be wrong.

Eating disorders affect more than 5% of young people, and they have one of the highest mortality rates of any mental illness. Those who received eight or more therapy sessions were 25 times less likely to be readmitted than those who received three or fewer sessions. Outpatient providers don’t need to be specialists or experts in eating disorders to help young people with these conditions stay out of the hospital.

The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies has announced that Shira Maguen, PhD, has been selected to receive the group's 2025 Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement.

Psychologist Megan McCarthy, PhD, has been selected to serve as the next Vice Chair for the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) in the UC San Francisco Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her appointment will begin August 1, 2025.