UCSF Psychiatry News

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MDMA’s latest trial results offer hope for patients with PTSD

September 25, 2023
A new study from UCSF found that those suffering from moderate or severe PTSD who took MDMA, paired with psychotherapy sessions, were about twice as likely to recover from their trauma as those who took a placebo.
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LaFromboise to deliver 2023 Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture on October 11

September 25, 2023
Noted ethnic identity, multicultural counseling, and adolescent mental health researcher Teresa LaFromboise, PhD, will deliver the 18th Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture in Cultural Competency and Diversity on Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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Seven department members honored by Academy of Medical Educators

September 15, 2023
Seven educators in the UC San Francisco Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences were selected this year for recognition by the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators (AME), with two becoming academy members and another five saluted for excellence in teaching.
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Chase Anderson leverages his ‘superpower’ for a better future

August 28, 2023
While sometimes afraid to do so, Chase Anderson, MD, speaks his mind anyway — and with good reason. The assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry in the UCSF School of Medicine lives with a history of depression and anxiety, tragically attempting suicide twice when he was younger. Now in remission, Anderson is focused on leveraging his past trauma and using his current platform to alleviate those same challenges for others in his care and beyond.
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Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital moves to UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center

August 17, 2023
California’s first modern neuropsychiatric institute will reopen on August 19 in a state-of-the-art center for inpatient and intensive outpatient mental health care at the UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion.
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Fifth Barondes Lecture set for September 19

August 14, 2023
The fifth Samuel Barondes Lecture in Biological Psychiatry will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, and will feature Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, one of the world's leading figures in the areas of molecular pharmacology, GPCR structure, and function and synthetic neurobiology.
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Wang selected to receive A.P. Giannini Foundation research fellowship

August 09, 2023
Postdoctoral research fellow Shuyu Wang, MD, PhD, has been selected as a recipient of the 2023 A.P. Giannini Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and Leadership Award, a highly competitive program provides up to three years of funding for research training and career development programs.
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CARE 2.0 seeks to enhance inclusion of AANHPI adults in aging, caregiving, and Alzheimer’s research

August 02, 2023
Investigators at UC San Francisco and UC Irvine have been awarded a grant by the National Institute on Aging for more than $16 million to improve the representation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) adults in aging, caregiving, and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) research.
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UCSF ranked among top in the nation for adult psychiatric care for the ninth year in a row

August 01, 2023
For the ninth year in a row, UCSF Medical Center and the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences have been recognized as one of the nation's top centers for adult psychiatry treatment.
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Department members to be featured at American Psychological Association's 2023 convention

July 31, 2023
The 2023 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) will be held Thursday, August 3 – Saturday, August 5, 2023, featuring in-person presentations at Washington D.C.'s Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

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