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Hinshaw Receives National Academy of Medicine’s Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health
Hinshaw’s work spans developmental psychopathology, clinical interventions with children and adolescents, and program development related to reducing the pervasive stigmatization of mental illness.
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‘Awe Walks’ Boost Emotional Well-Being
Older adults who took weekly 15-minute “awe walks” for eight weeks reported increased positive emotions and less distress in their daily lives.
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Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Linked to Infant Illness
Greater maternal stress during pregnancy is linked with significant increases in the number and variety of infant illness during the first year of life, independent of the level of stress after birth.
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Managing Anxiety in the Age of Everything
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When Telehealth Came to the Tenderloin
Can people who are struggling with serious mental illness and poverty benefit from telehealth? The pandemic forces a UCSF team to find out.
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With Eating Disorders, Looks Can Be Deceiving
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An Epidemic of Inequality
Communities of color have been hit hardest by COVID-19. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in an outcry against police brutality. Both issues have roots in the same problem.
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COVID-19 Frontliners: Confronting a Lethal Disease Unlike Any Before We’d Seen Before
What’s it like – as a clinician, researcher, student, or hospital staffer – to confront a lethal disease unlike any you’ve seen before? In this special series, professionals across UCSF share first-person accounts of COVID-19 that reveal grit, ingenuity, and resolve in the face of fear.
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COVID-19 Frontliners: Lending a Hand in the Navajo Nation
Surgical charge nurse Alicia Catanese, RN, volunteered to help the Navajo Nation cope with its COVID surge.
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Homelessness in the Time of COVID-19
Homelessness expert Margot Kushel, MD, delves into what the COVID-19 crisis reveals about housing and health.
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UCSF Alumni Confront COVID-19
We asked on social media for alumni to share their pandemic stories. Here’s a selection of submissions that came in from across the country.
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Front-Line Physicians Stressed and Anxious at Work and Home
Amid the COVID-19 chaos in many hospitals, emergency medicine physicians in seven cities around the country experienced rising levels of anxiety and emotional exhaustion, regardless of the intensity of the local surge, according to a new analysis led by UCSF.
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What Happens If COVID-19 Symptoms Don't Go Away? Doctors Are Trying to Figure It Out
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LGBTQ+ Populations Experience Newfound Anxiety and Depression in COVID-19 Pandemic
LGBTQ+ communities have experienced increased anxiety and depression since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those who haven’t struggled with these conditions before.
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Telehealth and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Enhancing Care and Education
The use of telehealth, sharing medical information and communicating electronically, has increased dramatically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
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FDA Approves Video Game Based on UCSF Brain Research as ADHD Therapy for Kids
The FDA has approved the first video game therapeutic as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, based on research by UCSF’s Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD.
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2020 Founders Day Awards Celebrate Commitment to Public, University Service
The 2020 UCSF Founders Day Awards honored 13 faculty and staff for their service to UCSF, their public service, and excellence in nursing.
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How Nursing Students Are Working to Stop COVID-19 In Its Tracks
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCSF School of Nursing students are answering the call to provide vital care to vulnerable communities affected by the coronavirus.
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When Teen Boys Use Supplements
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From Apps to Expert Advice, Invaluable Resources for Well-Being During the Coronavirus Pandemic
To help during these times, UCSF psychologist Elissa Epel worked with colleagues across the UCSF Department of Psychiatry to create a webpage of mental-health resources.
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UCSF Health Care Workers to Serve in New York City
A team of 20 UCSF health care workers – 12 physicians and eight nurses – will travel to New York City to begin a one month voluntary assignment.
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How Nurses Are Supporting the COVID-19 Response
Alumni from the UCSF School of Nursing are playing critical roles amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19.
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Worried About Coronavirus? If Your Loved One Is Over 60, Read This
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Cognitive, Functional and Psychological Condition Affect Surgery Risk in Older Patients
Based on findings from a new study, future research should examine how to incorporate functional, cognitive and psychological factors in the pre-surgery assessment of older adults.
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National Paid Maternity Leave Makes Sense for Mothers, Babies and Maybe the Economy
New mothers who are entitled to paid maternity leave beyond a few weeks’ duration are more likely to have better mental and physical health.
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Women Overwhelmingly Don't Regret Abortion, Research Finds. But Denying Them Care Is Costly
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Training Nurse Practitioners to Fill the Gap in Mental Health Care
To address a shortage in mental health providers, UCSF, in close collaboration with UC Davis and UCLA, is preparing to launch an online training program for psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners, which aims to train 300 new mental health providers throughout the state by 2025.
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Radical Investment in San Francisco’s Future
UCSF sociologist Howard Pinderhughes, PhD, says insufficient housing, economic opportunity, and educational inequity stand in the way of a healthy San Francisco. Nevertheless, he believes there is room for optimism and the possibility for change.
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Bay Area doctors target health consequences of childhood trauma