UCSF Psychiatry News

Headache, chills, tiredness may be evidence of a supercharged defense, according to UCSF-led study.

Study finds that among Medicare enrollees, being healthier, wealthier, white and female may be associated with risk.b

UCSF/SFAHCS researcher Judith M. Ford, PhD, has been selected as president of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF)'s Scientific Council.

Substance use, anxiety, depression may be early indicators in the medical record, Kaiser Permanente research indicates.

UCSF faculty member and SFVAHCS psychologist Samuel Wan, PhD, was recognized by the Association of VA Psychologist Leaders (AVAPL) with the group's 2024 Russell B. Lemle Psychology Leadership Award.

Transcranial magnetic simulation is a noninvasive therapy for patients with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The Steinberg Institute announced today the selection of UCSF's Fumi Mitsuishi, MD, MS, as the first of its 2024 Steinberg Institute Champions. The recognition, awarded each May during Mental Health Awareness Month, honors unsung heroes working to improve the lives of California's most vulnerable.

Over time, these subtle and, sometimes, not so subtle slights can lead to everything from poor sleep to low self esteem and even depression.

The 176th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) will be held Saturday, May 4–Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and numerous current and former UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty members and trainees will be in attendance.

Gary Humfleet, PhD, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2024, surrounded by family and friends, after a long battle with cancer. He was nationally known for his work in smoking cessation clinical trials, particularly related to health disparities, treatment of chronic smokers, and those with co-occurring disorders.