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10.21.2023

This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will learn to identify and connect how mental health and wellness start with structural (economic/political/systemic) and community level interventions ...

Mental Health and Psychiatry (Audio) episodes:

10.21.2023 Promoting Mental Health: The Holistic Approach of Acupuncture and Consciousness This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will learn to identify and connect how mental health and wellness start with structural (economic/political/systemic) and community level interventions ...
10.13.2023 Psychedelic Research Psilocybin Therapy and Mental Illness This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will learn to identify and connect how mental health and wellness start with structural (economic/political/systemic) and community level interventions ...
10.06.2023 Eastern View of the Mind: Comparing Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Philosophy Join Dr. Anisha Durve for an enlightening exploration of two ancient healing systems—Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Philosophy. Drawing from years of experience and research, Dr. Durve delves into the foundational principles of these time-honored practices, comparing their unique approaches ...
09.23.2023 Growing Health from the Soil Up: The Links Between Farms Food and Wellbeing This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will learn to identify and connect how mental health and wellness start with structural (economic/political/systemic) and community level interventions ...
09.22.2023 What Do We Know About How to Foster Mental Wellbeing as We Age? Explore aging's impact on well-being with Barton Palmer, Ph.D. Learn how resilience, optimism, and social connections shape happiness in later life. Discover practical interventions like mindfulness and value-driven actions. Understand the role of positive psychology and spirituality. Delve into adapting ...
09.16.2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once: Integrative Approaches to Working with Teens with Anxiety Depression and Chronic Pain This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will learn to identify and connect how mental health and wellness start with structural (economic/political/systemic) and community level interventions ...
06.21.2023 A Deep Look Inside Our Minds: Adapting to Change and Stress The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of how we interact and function in society. Our brains and behaviors experienced unprecedented upheavals, forcing us to adapt to new ways of living. In recent years, science has made bold advances ...
06.03.2023 Physical Activity and Brain Health in Aging Engaging in everyday physical activity can influence brain and cognitive health. Zvinka Z. Zlatar, Ph.D., shares how physical activity can potentially reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive issues. She reviews the current excercise recommendations for older adults and ...
04.17.2023 Why We Are Failing - Historical Perspective on California's Homeless Since the mid 1970s, California policy makers have attempted to address the ever-growing problem of homelessness and incarceration of people with serious mental illness. Despite these efforts, the numbers of people who are homeless and incarcerated with mental illness have ...
04.09.2023 Virtuous Violence: Rethinking the Relationship Between Morality and Aggression - Exploring Ethics Tage S. Rai is a psychologist who studies ethics, culture, and violence. Drawing on both qualitative and experimental methods, he examines the social-relational nature of morality, its origins, and its consequences. In recent work, he has found that when perpetrators ...
12.31.2022 A Deep Look into Mental Health: On Campus In Our Community and Around the World Join UC San Diego’s School of Biological Sciences for the next event in our Deep Look public speaker series. As we move into the holidays and the winter season, society continues to grapple with challenges to our mental health and ...
08.18.2022 Mental Health and the Pandemic: Promoting Healthy Coping Strategies In this program, Yvette Flores, professor of psychology at UC Davis, discusses how to cope during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, especially social stress and the impact of it on disadvantaged and marginalized groups. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and ...
02.25.2022 Be Your Own Best Friend: Self-Compassion for Stress Reduction Mindful self-compassion has been widely researched in recent years and found effective in a wide variety of mental health and wellbeing variables. Dr. Christiane Wolf with InsightLA offers a short 3-step self-compassion practice to help you recover more quickly from ...
02.21.2022 Feeling Extreme Emotions? Try a Survival TIPP The COVID-19 pandemic has put all of us in crisis mode. So how can you manage feelings of anxiety and stress? Esme Shaller, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco, teaches four simple crisis survival skills called TIPP: ...
02.11.2022 Food Food Everywhere: Managing the Constant Urge to Eat It can be difficult to resist eating food when it is all around us. As the pandemic forced many people to work from home, having easy access to your kitchen can increase the temptation to eat more. Ashley Mason, Ph.D., ...
01.17.2022 Deep Breathing - A Fundamental Part of Stress Reduction Breathing techniques can help us relax and reduce stress and anxiety. Simply slowing our breathing rate can reduce arousal in our autonomic nervous system. Elissa Epel, Ph.D., psychiatry professor at UC San Francisco, demonstrates a simple three-part breathing technique that ...
01.17.2022 Mindful Breathing for Anxiety Regular practice of mindfulness meditations has been widely researched and has been shown to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression and stress and increase quality of life and overall well-being. Walk through a simple breathing exercise with Dr. Christiane Wolf, Mindfulness ...
12.07.2021 How Older Black Adults Experience Stress and Anxiety Most research studies don't consider how different races perceive the stressfulness of stress exposure. This has led to a paradox among mental and physical health outcomes that show whites report more instances of stress and depression, yet people of color ...
12.07.2021 Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Treatment Resistant Depression with Jeff Daskalakis What options are there for people with treatment resistant depression? Zafiris "Jeff" Daskalakis, MD, PhD, explains magnetic seizure therapy (MST) including its cognitive outcomes and efficacy rates. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37608]
12.05.2021 Evaluating Risk and Benefit for Electronic Psychotherapies/Cognitive Remediation with John Torous John Torous, MD, MBI takes a deep dive into mental health apps and how to evaluate their effectiveness and utility. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37599]
11.28.2021 Technology for Older Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI) with Eric Granholm 13.1 million people in the US have a serious mental illness (SMI) such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. Eric Granholm, PhD, explains potential technological interventions for SMI. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health ...
11.26.2021 Neuroscience and Brain Stimulation with Dhakshin Ramanathan Dhakshin Ramanathan, MD, PhD, explains the basics of neuroscience and how brain stimulation works. He takes a deep dive into Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) noting how it works, why it works, and its efficacy as a treatment. Series: "Stein Institute ...
11.23.2021 Sleep Better Feel Better: How Sleep Affects Our Mental and Physical Health with Ellen Lee Ellen Lee, MD, discusses what happens when you sleep, common sleep disorders including insomnia, as well as effective treatments for sleep issues. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37602]
11.22.2021 Born from Compassion Built on Excellence – Student Mental Health at UC San Diego Learn about UC San Diego’s comprehensive mental health and wellness ecosystem, which is designed to empower every student to flourish. Experts highlight new and innovative strategies to meet the unique needs of college students, including precision mental health care. Series: ...
11.21.2021 Inflammation the Brain and N-3 Fatty Acids with Mark Rapaport What is the link between inflammation, depression and nutrition? Mark Rapaport, MD, shares recent research on N-3 fatty acids and how they impact conditions such as depression. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37600]
11.18.2021 Magnetic Brain Stimulation What is magnetic brain stimulation and how can it be used to improve our health? Dhakshin Ramanathan, MD, PhD, and Zafiris "Jeff" Daskalakis, MD, PhD, join Jyoti Mishra, PhD, to discuss how and why to use therapies such as TMS ...
11.16.2021 Pain is a Mind-Body Experience. Now What? Research shows that knowing more about pain and how it works leads to lower pain intensity, moving and exercising more, and improved quality of life. Pain management specialists Valerie Jackson and Iulia Ivan explore pain as a mind-body experience and ...
11.08.2021 Electronic Psychotherapies and Cognitive Remediation How can new technologies be used to help anxiety and depression? Tarek Rajji, MD, shares recent findings from trials combining brain stimulation with cognitive remediation. John Torous, MD, MBI, takes a deep dive into mental health apps and how to ...
11.05.2021 Loneliness vs. Wisdom in the Era of Pandemics with Dilip V. Jeste Can wisdom be a safeguard for physical and mental heath during difficult times? What kind of resilience has wisdom provided during the COVID-19 pandemic? Dilip V. Jeste, MD, a geriatric neuropsychiatrist who specializes in successful aging, explains the biological and ...
10.30.2021 Dark Persuasion - The History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media with Joel Dimsdale Joel Dimsdale discusses his latest book “Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media,” which traces the evolution of brainwashing from its beginnings in torture and religious conversion into the age of neuroscience and social media. Dimsdale ...
10.29.2021 LSD and the War on Memories with Joel Dimsdale Beginning in the 1950s, the United States embarked on an elaborate program to study how LSD might be used to alter the behavior of an enemy. This collaboration between academia and government conducted astonishing studies with little regard for the ...
10.25.2021 Psychedelics and Mental Health: The Science and the Practice This session discusses how psychedelic-assisted therapy can relieve suffering in depression and PTSD based on new clinical trials, how they may work with insights from brain imaging studies, how they can be culturally adapted and help reduce racial trauma, and ...
10.22.2021 Well-Being of Youth and Young Adults Parenting and educating young people as they transition back to in-person learning and jobs this year is both joyful and challenging. A panel of experts discusses approaches that parents, caregivers, and educators can take to support youth, including strategies to ...
10.18.2021 From Climate Stress to Activation: The Critical Role of the Health Professional The climate crisis is impacting health, and health care professionals have a pivotal role as advocates for change. The climate crisis must be mitigated by vast reductions in carbon use. Physicians share how they have promoted advocacy, as well as ...
10.17.2021 Mindfulness is Not About Bliss Dr. Walter E. B. Sipe, UCSF Psychiatry and Pediatrics, discusses some common misunderstandings of mindfulness. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37504]
10.15.2021 Pandemic Burnout and Regeneration for Our New World: One Year Later A panel of leaders in mental health and science discuss combatting pandemic fatigue, share short meditations, and revisit their previous discussion on personal and communal lessons and hopes for rejuvenating our lives, science and healthcare, self-care, and our earth. Panelists: ...
10.11.2021 Anti-Racism and Building an Inclusive Culture The race equity movement has left us with greater awareness of the urgent need for changes in the way we interact and run our businesses and institutions. This discussion features a frank discussion on what one psychiatry department has done ...
10.06.2021 Building Stress Resilience to Withstand the Next Crisis This discussion focuses on the mental health challenges and lessons learned at UCSF during the pandemic, with a focus on building institutional resources to prepare for future challenges. Panelists: Maga Jackson-Triche, MD, MSHS, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, UCSF Dept. of ...
10.02.2021 Avoidance is a Trap Dr. Walter E. B. Sipe, UCSF Psychiatry and Pediatrics, explores the dysfunctional ways in which people avoid pain. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37503]
10.01.2021 Pandemic Transitions: From Collective Grief to Joy In the wake of the pandemic and systemic social injustice, we are facing vast collective grief. Renowned therapists Jack Saul and Esther Perel discuss ways to witness and move through grief using creative expression, toward experiencing fresh joy and purpose ...
09.01.2021 New Hope and New Treatments for Depression: TMS Ketamine and Psychedelics Interventional psychiatry focuses on researching and repairing brain circuit dysfunction to bring relief to millions of people who have depression or other treatment-resistant mental illnesses. Listen is as experts in the field discuss how they are helping patients by using ...
05.29.2021 Cultivating Emotion Awareness and Fierce Compassion Eve Ekman is a contemplative social scientist and teacher in the field of emotional awareness and burnout prevention. She discusses how to develop emotion awareness and enact compassion. She also addresses the issue of burnout and things to do to ...
04.26.2021 Bringing Willingness and Values to Challenging Times Dr. Walter E. B. Sipe, UCSF Psychiatry and Pediatrics, explores acceptance and commitment therapy that allows for creating a rich, full, and meaningful life while accepting the pain that inevitably goes with it. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" ...
04.16.2021 Scientifically Proven Strategies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Empowering Parents with Knowledge and Tools to Effectively Manage Anxiety in the Family When a child does not outgrow the fears and worries that are typical in young children, or when there are so many fears and worries that they interfere with school, home, or play activities, the child may be diagnosed with ...
03.20.2021 Free Your Wandering Mind with Mindfulness Dr. Stuart Eisendrath, UCSF Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry, explores the psychology behind both anxiety and depression as well as how mindfulness can help to tackle these issues. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: ...
01.08.2021 Wisdom: A Tool for Healthy Aging As we age, physical health declines but people report feeling more satisfied and content. Why is that? Dilip V. Jeste, MD explains that wisdom may be key. This complex trait can be harnessed to increase compassion, aid in self regulation, ...
12.18.2020 Making 2021 the Year of Wisdom - Research on Aging For over two decades, geriatric psychiatrist Dilip Jeste, MD, has led the search for the biological and cognitive roots of wisdom. In this talk, Dr. Jeste reflects on the emerging field of the neurobiology of wisdom, its promise to help ...
06.26.2020 Coping with COVID-19: Mental Health Strategies - Health Talks Experts from the UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry talk about the impacts of COVID-19 on memtal health. They share tips for managing anxiety in children, the health consequences of negative experiences, suicide prevention, effective mental health treatments, treatment during ...
06.20.2020 Climate Psychiatry: The Diverse Challenges of Climate to Mental Health Climate instability is one of the most urgent public health threats of the 21st Century. Mental health is profoundly impacted by the disruptions associated with climate change. Drs. Robin Cooper and Alex Trope, Department of Psychiatry at UCSF, explore the ...
06.12.2020 Got Stress? The Science of Measuring and Improving Meditation Meditation practices have been adapted to treat mental and physical health conditions. It is not a cure-all, and different people respond in different ways. Helen Weng, UCSF Psychiatry, explores how we understand these processes and measure them from internal practice ...

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Mental Health and Psychiatry (Audio) episodes:

Promoting Mental Health: The Holistic Approach of Acupuncture and Consciousness

Psychedelic Research Psilocybin Therapy and Mental Illness

Eastern View of the Mind: Comparing Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Philosophy

Growing Health from the Soil Up: The Links Between Farms Food and Wellbeing

What Do We Know About How to Foster Mental Wellbeing as We Age?

Everything Everywhere All at Once: Integrative Approaches to Working with Teens with Anxiety Depression and Chronic Pain

A Deep Look Inside Our Minds: Adapting to Change and Stress

Physical Activity and Brain Health in Aging

Why We Are Failing - Historical Perspective on California's Homeless

Virtuous Violence: Rethinking the Relationship Between Morality and Aggression - Exploring Ethics

A Deep Look into Mental Health: On Campus In Our Community and Around the World

Mental Health and the Pandemic: Promoting Healthy Coping Strategies

Be Your Own Best Friend: Self-Compassion for Stress Reduction

Feeling Extreme Emotions? Try a Survival TIPP

Food Food Everywhere: Managing the Constant Urge to Eat

Deep Breathing - A Fundamental Part of Stress Reduction

Mindful Breathing for Anxiety

How Older Black Adults Experience Stress and Anxiety

Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Treatment Resistant Depression with Jeff Daskalakis

Evaluating Risk and Benefit for Electronic Psychotherapies/Cognitive Remediation with John Torous

Technology for Older Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI) with Eric Granholm

Neuroscience and Brain Stimulation with Dhakshin Ramanathan

Sleep Better Feel Better: How Sleep Affects Our Mental and Physical Health with Ellen Lee

Born from Compassion Built on Excellence – Student Mental Health at UC San Diego

Inflammation the Brain and N-3 Fatty Acids with Mark Rapaport

Magnetic Brain Stimulation

Pain is a Mind-Body Experience. Now What?

Electronic Psychotherapies and Cognitive Remediation

Loneliness vs. Wisdom in the Era of Pandemics with Dilip V. Jeste

Dark Persuasion - The History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media with Joel Dimsdale

LSD and the War on Memories with Joel Dimsdale

Psychedelics and Mental Health: The Science and the Practice

Well-Being of Youth and Young Adults

From Climate Stress to Activation: The Critical Role of the Health Professional

Mindfulness is Not About Bliss

Pandemic Burnout and Regeneration for Our New World: One Year Later

Anti-Racism and Building an Inclusive Culture

Building Stress Resilience to Withstand the Next Crisis

Avoidance is a Trap

Pandemic Transitions: From Collective Grief to Joy

New Hope and New Treatments for Depression: TMS Ketamine and Psychedelics

Cultivating Emotion Awareness and Fierce Compassion

Bringing Willingness and Values to Challenging Times

Scientifically Proven Strategies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Empowering Parents with Knowledge and Tools to Effectively Manage Anxiety in the Family

Free Your Wandering Mind with Mindfulness

Wisdom: A Tool for Healthy Aging

Making 2021 the Year of Wisdom - Research on Aging

Coping with COVID-19: Mental Health Strategies - Health Talks

Climate Psychiatry: The Diverse Challenges of Climate to Mental Health

Got Stress? The Science of Measuring and Improving Meditation