• Research
• March 3, 2010

New study examines progress in meeting international health goals

A new study co-authored by a UCSF resident physician and published this week examines why low-income countries are making poor progress in meeting international health goals. Study researcher Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, of the Department of Medicine at UCSF and Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, said findings highlight the importance of looking at the entire health experience of a family, rather than just one or a few diseases.

• Research
• March 1, 2010

Stress-affected brain region is smaller in veterans with PTSD

A specific region of the hippocampus, a brain structure that is essential to memory, is significantly smaller in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder than in those without the condition, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.

• Research
• March 1, 2010

UCSF Experts Help Shape 10-Year Plan to Prepare for Demand in Dementia Care

A panel of experts appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom recently presented an action plan as the approaching “age wave may bring a potential crisis in Alzheimer’s and dementia care” to San Francisco.

• Research
• February 10, 2010

Killing in Iraq combat linked with PTSD, alcohol abuse, other problems

Among soldiers who served in Iraq, the act of taking a life in combat was a significant predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol abuse, hostility and anger, and relationship problems, according to a study led by a psychologist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

• Research
• February 9, 2010

Most Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with PTSD did not get enough care, study shows

Between 2002 and 2008, fewer than 10 percent of U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who were newly diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder received the recommended course of care for their condition at VA health facilities, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.

• Campus News
• May 23, 2007

The Pritzker Center at UCSF Launched

UCSF has announced that a $25 million donation, one of the largest ever given to an American university for child and adolescent mental health services, will jump-start the creation of a comprehensive program dedicated to improving the emotional well-being of Bay Area youths, regardless of socioeconomic status.

• Research
• May 6, 2003

Study suggests bipolar disorder may cause progressive brain damage