UCSF’s Joseph Pierre, MD, unveils why even bright minds embrace false information. His new book, "False," dissects cognitive biases and our digital world’s role, offering a powerful three-step approach to navigate the post-truth era and rediscover common ground.

Positive Psychiatry: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Dilip V. Jeste, MD • Director, Global Research Network on Social Determinants of Mental Health and Exposomics «» President-Elect • World Federation for Psychotherapy «» Former Senior Associate Dean for Health Aging and Senior Care • Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences • UC San Diego Learning objectives: Objectives are not yet available for this presentation, but will be shared prior to the lecture. ---------- In addition to the Pritzker Building, DPBS members can also watch this event live at Mount Zion (Room...

A UCSF-led study reveals combining genetic risk factors like APOE4 with cardiovascular risks such as high LDL, obesity, and hypertension can predict dementia likelihood. Lifestyle changes targeting modifiable risks may delay or prevent symptoms, offering hope for proactive dementia prevention strategies.

SZ showed degraded neural M100 responses in A1 during the listen condition which drove impaired suppression of M100 SIS during highly-predictable self-generated speech. Impaired SIS induced noisier auditory sensory predictions, making it more likely for SZ to misattribute the source of inner thought …

A Developmental Science Perspective on Anxiety, Depression, and Loneliness in Adolescence: Leveraging Windows of Opportunity for Positive Impact Ronald Dahl, PhD • Distinguished Professor • Founding Director, Center for the Developing Adolescent • UC Berkeley School of Public Health Learning objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Identify three developmental processes that occur in adolescence relevant to behavioral and emotional healthDescribe how these processes can contribute to risk for disorders are more likely to emerge in adolescenceIdentify...

Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) significantly contribute to the global disease burden, adversely affecting health, medical costs and economic productivity. The SMART-DAPPER project in western Kenya approached this challenge by ...