UC San Francisco and SF VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) researcher Kristine Yaffe, MD, was one of a select group of global leaders in dementia and cognitive aging research invited to participate in ...

Wiki Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building connections between universities and Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in the United States and Canada, recently announced that UC ...

Psilocybin, a natural compound found in certain mushrooms, has shown promise in treating depression and anxiety. UC San Francisco researchers wanted to know if it could be used to help Parkinson’s ...

Psychotherapy sessions with caregivers may help prevent serious disease later in life for young children who have experienced significant trauma, a new UC San Francisco study found. Past research has ...

Weekday mornings used to be exhausting for San Francisco mom Lissette as she tried to shepherd her young son Andrew out the door to school. “He would need constant reminders to get dressed, brush his ...

1. Slow your breathing Entering a state of deep rest requires the mind and body to feel safe. Cues that indicate safety can come from the body itself, most notably through breathing. Slowing your ...

Nancy E. Adler, PhD, the visionary who co-authored the foundational textbook of health psychology in 1979 and dedicated her life to understanding the profound link between social factors and health, ...

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute are among the nation's foremost resources in the fields of child, adolescent, adult and geriatric mental health. Together ...

While PHP and IOP can help you get on the right path, mental health recovery takes longer than a few weeks. Therefore, it is important to have a plan for your mental health care after the program ends ...

Four UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences researchers—Joshua L. Cohen, MD, PhD; Sasha Gorrell, PhD; Alexandra Klein, PhD; and Nicky Mehtani, MD—have been awarded 2023 Young ...

We know these are difficult times for everyone, especially those of you who are serving patients. We hope you will enjoy these webinar series presentations featuring mental health and emotional ...

Opened in 2022, the UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building is a one-of-a-kind treatment center that aims to redefine mental health services and make a bold statement against stigma. Situated ...