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Archive: Oprah Talks to BJ Miller About What the Dying Can Teach Us About Living
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Archive: First Clear-Cut Risk Genes for Tourette Disorder Revealed
Researchers made a significant advance, identifying the first “high-confidence” risk gene for Tourette disorder as well as three other probable risk genes.
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Archive: Howard Pinderhughes Inspires Community Healing in 2017 UCSF Last Lecture
Howard Pinderhughes, associate professor and chair of social and behavioral sciences in the UCSF School of Nursing, delivered the 2017 Last Lecture, which has the prompt: “If you had but one lecture to give, what would you say?”
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Archive: Low Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Found Among Mentally Ill
Women enrolled in California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) who have been diagnosed with severe mental illness have been screened for cervical cancer at much lower rates than other women.
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Archive: UCSF study suggests yoga eases depression
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Archive: Oxytocin, the 'Love Hormone,' Being Tested for Treatment of PTSD and Alcohol Abuse
A new trial may hold new hope for military personnel with PTSD and alcohol abuse through treatment with oxytocin, sometimes referred to as the “love hormone.”
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Archive: Clinicians, Researchers Collaborate to Predict and Prevent Pediatric Falls in the Hospital
A collaborative research project aimed at preventing falls among hospitalized children is teaming clinical and nursing administration staff at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco with nurse researchers at the UCSF School of Nursing.
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Archive: Dorothy Rice, Pioneer in Medical Economics and Health Statistics, Passes Away
Dorothy Pechman Rice, professor emerita of health economics at the UCSF School of Nursing, passed away on Feb. 25, 2017.
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Archive: Depression or Dementia? Imaging May Solve Diagnostic Dilemma
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Archive: Meet The Real Heroes Of The Fight To Treat Alzheimer’s
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Archive: Abortion Is Found to Have Little Effect on Women’s Mental Health
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Archive: Killing in War Leaves Veterans with Lasting Psychological Scars, Study Finds
Killing in war often triggers a moral conflict in veterans that can damage their self-image, relationships and spirituality.
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Archive: A Mental Test Before Surgery
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Archive: Sandra Weiss Outlines Priorities as Interim Dean of School of Nursing
-nurSandra Weiss, who in September was named interim dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, talks about her priorities for the school as well as the strengths she brings to the position.
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Archive: A Gene That Could Help Explain Why Lithium Stabilizes Mood
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Archive: UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Awarded $8.5M From National Institute of Mental Health
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Archive: How to spot depression and anxiety in children
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Archive: Poverty May Be Risk Factor for Reduced Cognitive Function in Midlife, Study Shows
Persistent poverty in young adulthood and midlife may elevate one’s risk for lower cognitive function by age 50.
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Archive: A Hidden Epidemic — Among Smokers with Mental Illness
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Archive: The Race to Develop a Super Alarm to Combat Alarm Fatigue in ICUs
An interdisciplinary team of UCSF researchers, led by Xiao Hu, Michele Pelter and Richard Fidler from the UCSF School of Nursing, is working furiously to create and test a “super alarm.”
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Archive: Childhood Adversity Looms Large for Older Homeless Adults
A new UCSF report on an understudied population – older homeless adults – reveals that adverse childhood experiences have long-lasting effects.
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Archive: UCSF School of Nursing Dean David Vlahov to Step Down
UCSF School of Nursing Dean David Vlahov has announced he will step down as dean at the end of August. He will continue as a member of the school’s faculty where he will focus on research and mentoring.
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Archive: When Children Are Diagnosed With a Sensory Disorder
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Archive: UCSF Alum Joshua Gordon Named Director of NIMH
UCSF alumnus Joshua A. Gordon has been selected as the next director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Archive: The Key to Effectively Treating Mental Illness: Eliminate the Stigma
The stigma associated with mental illnesses is causing millions of Americans go untreated because of misconceptions and shame. UCSF researchers are among those who are pushing for changes that would help to eliminate the stigma and get people the treatments they need.
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Archive: Popular Mobile Health Apps Fail to Serve Vulnerable Populations
A new UCSF study of top-rated mobile health apps showed that they offer little help to vulnerable patients – those who might benefit the most from these tools.
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Archive: Marquette, UCSF Study Shows Poor Reporting on Mental Health Interventions for LGBT Community
A new study from Marquette University and UC San Francisco has found that researchers are not reporting sexual orientation and transgender identities in psychotherapy outcome studies for anxiety and depression, which the authors say poses significant challenges for determining whether or not these treatments work for LGBT people.
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Archive: Parents-Only Therapy May Be Optimal in Treating Anorexia
Family therapy for 12- to 18-year-olds with anorexia nervosa, in which all household members participate and a meal is held in the clinician’s office, may be less effective than a streamlined model involving only the parents and without the meal.
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Archive: Nurse Interactions with Medical Industry are Common but Need Regulation, Study Shows
Nurse interactions with pharmaceutical and device companies are commonplace and beneficial, but they also can lead to conflicts of interest regarding drug treatment and purchasing decisions, according to researchers at UCSF.