UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

06/08/2026

In a recent Commonwealth Club presentation, UCSF psychiatrist Descartes Li, MD, examines how culture shapes our perceptions of mental illness, distress, and healing. Drawing on decades of clinical and academic experience, Dr. Li offers valuable insights into the intersection of psychiatry, identity, and humanistic care.

https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-04-02/invisible-water-how-culture-shapes-mental-illness-and-healing

06/08/2026

Readings: Visual P300 and Risk for Psychosis Onset in Youth at Clinical High Risk

06/05/2026

Readings: Television and computer use and dementia risk in older adults with limited leisure or social activities: A prospective cohort study

https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.71259

06/04/2026

Readings: The relationships between ethnoracial identity, Aβ positivity, APOEε4, and medial temporal lobe tau PET

https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.71226

06/03/2026

Kristine Yaffe, MD, has been named a 2026 SEQUINS Hall of Fame honoree in recognition of her outstanding contributions to dementia epidemiology and cognitive aging. Her work has helped advance understanding of cognitive aging and preventive brain health strategies across diverse populations.

https://www.neurologylive.com/view/sequins-hall-of-fame-kristine-yaffe-modifiable-dementia-risk-factors-equity-in-brain-health

06/03/2026

Readings: Effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy in a Multidisciplinary Veterans Health Care Setting

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/famp.70110

06/02/2026

Want a better night's sleep? Researchers suggest “worry scheduling”. Setting aside time during the day specifically to process concerns or write them down can reduce nighttime rumination.

Will I be able to show up for work? For my kid? For my partner? When you find yourself awake when you should be asleep, it’s easy to let those middle-of-the-night fears creep in. And failing to manage that anxiety can turn a few bad nights of sleep into a cycle of insomnia. Three sleep experts sha...

06/02/2026

Readings: Machine Learning–Based Sleep Electroencephalographic Brain Age Index and Dementia Risk

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2846719

06/01/2026

With mental health needs outpacing available specialty care, many primary care providers are seeking additional support to care for their patients. Programs such as Cal-MAP have become invaluable partners.

With a mental health care provider shortage and many patients’ seeking mental health support, primary care doctors have stepped up to the front lines.

06/01/2026

Readings: Adapting substance use treatment for black adolescents in the US legal system: protocol for a mixed-method, exploratory, feasibility and acceptability study using the eight-step ADAPT-ITT framework

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/3/e115193.abstract