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02.25.2022

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 ...

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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. Wallk 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 ...
06.01.2020 Quaranteens: What Do I Do With My Teen? The COVID-19 pandemic has caused feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, and even anger for teens and tweens, Shelli Kurth and Nicole Assisi share tips on helping them cope. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: ...
05.11.2020 Cultural Factors in Psychiatric Care: Focus on Asian Mental Health Dr. Descartes Li explores the ways that culture influences mental health. He looks at the effects of cultural identify and the models of illness. He also explores the stressors and supports and the elements of the relationship with the clinicians ...
04.06.2020 6 Feet Apart - Social Engagement During COVID-19 Social distancing does not mean social isolation. In just a short time, our lives have changed dramatically. The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has challenged us all in different ways to cope, adapt, and grow. To kick off this special series,”6 ...
01.24.2020 The New Science of Practical Wisdom How wisdom is defined and measured in the laboratory, the biology of wisdom, its dynamic relationship with culture, wisdom and aging, wisdom and health, and how we might build wiser societies. THis animation is based on "The New Science of ...
06.04.2019 Exploring Physical and Emotional Dimensions of Pain and Loss: The Power of the Mind-Body Connection Selena Chan, DO, takes you through a brief history of treating mental health from the stone age to today. She then looks at psychiatry today and how we are at a time when behavioral medicine is uniquely situated to bridge ...
05.27.2019 Herbal Allies for Emotional Distress We have come so far in understanding the brain, yet we are often perplexed by our emotions. Geronima Cortese gives an brief history of herbalism and how it is practiced today. She explores the herbal approach from diagnosis to treatment. ...
05.23.2019 Listening to One's Deepest Self: Opening to Transpersonal Dimensions of Healing David Lukoff, PhD, explores transpersonal psychology, the study of human growth and development from a perspective of spirituality and the inner soul. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34524]
05.14.2019 The Alchemy of Healing: The Pathways to Emotional and Spiritual Flourishing in the Classical Chinese Medicine Tradition Dr. James Duffy, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF, explores classical Daoist Chinese medicine. This traditional knowledge spans centuries and is a highly sophisticated system that offers an alternative for health care needs. Duffy is an integrative psychiatrist interested in ...
05.09.2019 A Shamanic Journey: MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy to Guide Recovery from Trauma MDMA is known for increasing feelings of trust and compassion towards others, which could make an ideal adjunct to psychotherapy for PTSD. Dr. Sylver Quevedo, Physician of Nephrology, Integrative, Family, and Internal Medicine at UCSF, explores whether MDMA-assisted psychotherapy can ...
04.30.2019 The Mandala of Healing: Moving Toward a Whole Person Paradigm in Mental Healthcare In modern-day culture, often divested from elements of a balanced life, emotional wellness can be elusive. Dr. Sudha Prathikanti explores integrative psychiatry, a healing approach that uses both conventional and complementary/alternative medicine to understand and treat psychiatric conditions. Series: "Mini ...
04.10.2019 Pharmacotherapy for Anxiety and Stress-Related Behavior Dysregulation in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Eva C. Ihle, MD, PhD, UCSF Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34666]
04.06.2019 Put Down the Phone Allow Yourself Some Boredom Sherry Turkle is concerned with how dependence on smartphones affects maturation. Turkle, the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT, advocates for the integration of boredom and solitude in daily life. Series: "Excerpts" ...

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Mental Health and Psychiatry (Audio) episodes:

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

Quaranteens: What Do I Do With My Teen?

Cultural Factors in Psychiatric Care: Focus on Asian Mental Health

6 Feet Apart - Social Engagement During COVID-19

The New Science of Practical Wisdom

Exploring Physical and Emotional Dimensions of Pain and Loss: The Power of the Mind-Body Connection

Herbal Allies for Emotional Distress

Listening to One's Deepest Self: Opening to Transpersonal Dimensions of Healing

The Alchemy of Healing: The Pathways to Emotional and Spiritual Flourishing in the Classical Chinese Medicine Tradition

A Shamanic Journey: MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy to Guide Recovery from Trauma

The Mandala of Healing: Moving Toward a Whole Person Paradigm in Mental Healthcare

Pharmacotherapy for Anxiety and Stress-Related Behavior Dysregulation in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Put Down the Phone Allow Yourself Some Boredom