UCSF Psychiatry News

A new study is dampening some of the hype surrounding psychedelic therapy. It found that drugs like LSD and psilocybin are only as good as — but no better than — antidepressants when it comes to treating major depression.

The UC San Francisco Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program (RTP) announced that it will welcome a full cohort of 16 new resident physicians into its Class of 2030 following the release of the National Resident Matching Program's 2026 Main Residency Match results.

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will host the 2026 Robert S. Wallerstein Lecture in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking the 20th anniversary of one of the nation's foremost events focused on showcasing psychoanalytic knowledge and clinical expertise that influence psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis.

Schizophrenia affects 1% of the global population and is caused by a complex interplay between at least 280 genes and environmental factors like childhood trauma and early cannabis use. Patients with good support and treatment can do well. But those suffering from the disease’s most disabling symptoms — psychosis together with cognitive impairment — often experience fractured relationships, joblessness, homelessness, and a revolving door of 72-hour psychiatric holds and incarcerations.

Longtime UCSF clinical professor, mental health advocate, and community leader Joanne R. Wile, MSW, LCSW, passed away on June 4, 2025. She was 79 years old.

New UCSF research reveals that child-parent psychotherapy doesn’t just heal emotional wounds — it repairs a biological process that could benefit kids for life.

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.