As an organization that touches every part of the San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is committed to providing meaningful acts of of public ...

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 ...

UCSF and SFVAHCS researcher Kristine Yaffe, MD, was one of a select group of global leaders in dementia and cognitive aging invited to participate in a symposium focusing on brain health organized at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Perpetual stress runs us down. But a truly restorative state that alters our bodies at the cellular level can counter this deterioration.

People with HIV were more likely to report suicidal thoughts if they had been diagnosed with depression or anxiety, misused stimulants, or reported use of multiple substances, according to new ...

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

As more medications move toward federal approval for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Washington has found that personalized health and ...