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Do YOU have 'risk taking' genes? Researchers find variations linked to everything from risky sex to getting drunk and driving fast cars
1/14/2019
The Daily Mail

​Features Abraham Palmer, PhD, and Sandra Sanchez-Roige, PhD

U.S. substance abuse helpline largely unknown
1/14/2019
Reuters

​Features John Ayers, PhD

Dr. Lewis L. Judd, 88, Dies; Oversaw ‘Decade of the Brain’
1/14/2019
New York Times

​Features Patricia Judd, PhD

Human Bacteria Research at UCSD Lends Insight Into Mental Health, Nutrition, Cancer
1/14/2019
San Diego 7

​Features Center for Microbiome Innovation at UC San Diego

Large Study Identifies Genetic Variants Linked to Risk Tolerance and Risky Behaviors
1/14/2019
An international group that includes researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has identified 124 genetic variants associated with a person’s willingness to take risks, as r ...
Serious Loneliness Spans the Adult Lifespan but there is a Silver Lining
12/18/2018
Moderate to severe loneliness can persist across adult lifespans, but UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers found it is particularly acute in three age periods: late-20s, mid-50s and late-80s. W ...
Targeted Cognitive Training Benefits Patients with Severe Schizophrenia
12/6/2018
Researchers find that patients with severe, refractory schizophrenia benefit from targeted cognitive therapy, improving auditory and verbal outcomes and the way they process information.
UC San Diego Health Among First in Nation to Receive CHQI Telemedicine Accreditation
11/16/2018
UC San Diego Health is proud to announce it has earned ClearHealth Quality Institute (CHQI) accreditation for telemedicine. CHQI is an independent health care accrediting body that offers the only tel ...
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Recent Announcements & Recognitions

Dr. Lew Judd
From Igor Grant, MD, Department Chair: With great sadness I want to share that Lew Judd, our Chair from 1977 to 2013, passed away on December 16, 2018. We will celebrate his incredible contributions, not just to our Department, School, and University, but the field of Mental Health internationally in the new year. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to one of the following: The Department of Psychiatry Lewis L. Judd Recognition Fund or the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Here are links to the NAMI national office and the NAMI San Diego chapter. Please join me in wishing our sincere condolences to Professor Patricia Judd and family.
Read the New York Times obituary.
Read the Union Tribune obituary.
Read the Washington Post obituary.

Lisa Eyler, Ph.D.Congratulations to Lisa Eyler, Ph.D. on being selected for a UCSD 2018 Inclusive Excellence Award!




Greg Light, Ph.D.Congratulations to Greg Light, Ph.D. and his team on being listed among Brain and Behavior Research Foundation's "Greatest Research Achievement of 2018" for their improvements working with schizophrenia patients using a computerized cognitive training method called TCT! See article here.

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