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Happiness in Schizophrenia

August 18, 2014

Schizophrenia is among the most severe forms of mental illness, yet some people with the disease are as happy as those in good physical and mental health according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

Wisdom at the End of Life

January 23, 2018

…the core characteristics of wisdom and whether their terminal illnesses had changed or impacted their understanding of wisdom.

Faculty Awards and Honors May 2012

May 1, 2012

…the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Roberto Malinow Professor of Neurosciences and Biology Award - Elected to National Academy of Sciences Neal Swerdlow Professor of Psychiatry Award - 2012 APA Award for Research Ruth Williams Professor of Mathematics Award - Elected to National Academy of Sciences William Young Professor…

$10M from InnerScience Research Fund Will Fuel Study on Meditation to Combat Disease

May 16, 2023

InnerScience Research Fund has committed to provide up to $10 million to the University of California San Diego over the next five years to support research on how meditation may impede the progression of serious terminal and chronic illnesses that affect millions of people each year.

Graying but Grinning: Despite Physical Ailments, Older Adults Happier

August 24, 2016

While even the best wines eventually peak and turn to vinegar, a new study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggests a paradoxical trend in the mental health of aging adults: They seem to consistently get better over time.

Lewis Judd to Step Down After 36 Years as Chair of Department of Psychiatry

June 13, 2013

…leading proponents for treating mental disorders like depression as the result of neurological and biological dysfunction, and arguing that they could be effectively treated with appropriate, rigorously developed psychopharmaceuticals. It wasn’t so long ago that this was a novel and highly debatable idea. In 1988, for example, in a Q&A…

Study Identifies Predictors of Psychiatric Events During Drug-Assisted Smoking Cessation

February 27, 2019

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have identified a clear group of characteristics that predict heightened risk for experiencing increased anxiety or worsening of mood that interferes with daily activities when using a smoking cessation drug.

Department of Psychiatry Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Endowed Chair

April 18, 2019

…with broad impact in mental health.” The Department of Psychiatry’s research scope is wide ranging, from basic studies on the genetics and molecular mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders, to clinical research on best practices in treatment, including novel pharmacological and psychotherapeutics, as well as innovative applications of telemedicine and mental health…

The Ilk of Human Kindness

April 17, 2014

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that older women, plucky individuals and those who have suffered a recent major loss are more likely to be compassionate toward strangers than other older adults.

Bipolar Patients’ Brain Cells Predict Response to Lithium

October 30, 2015

…bipolar disorder, a manic-depressive illness characterized by severe swings in mood, energy and ability to carry out daily tasks, are more sensitive to stimuli than other people’s brain cells, reports an international team of scientists headed by researchers at Salk Institute for Biological Studies and University of California, San Diego…

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