Mental Health and Illness: From Neuroscience to Clinical Care
There is no health without mental health. Mental well-being and mental illness are essential topics for 21st century health care systems and for society. With advances in neuroscience and changes to our health care delivery systems, understanding mental health and illness has never been as critical as it is today. This series, designed by professors in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry, will explore a variety of topics from defining mental health and illness, an integrative approach to mental illness, the neuroscience of mental disorders, current opportunities, challenges, and dilemmas in the field, and the public health implications of mental illness. (from uctv.tv)
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Sadness and the Cell: Is Depression All in Your Body, or is it All in Your Mind?
Is stress just in your head or can its impact be physical? Owen M. Wolkowitz, MD examines how stress and depression can affect the body on a cellular level and shares treatment and lifestyle interventions that can help.
Substance Use Disorders/Addictions - Clinical Overview
Psychiatry specialist Dr. Jeffrey DeVido gives an overview of addictive disorders.
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Cannabis: Health Implications of "Vaping" and "Dabbing"
Danielle Ramo examines the usage of marijuana and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) such as e-cigarettes, vape pens and discusses their long and short term health effects.
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Many Questions, Many Answers
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a developmental disorder that often interferes with a person's ability to communicate with and relate to others, affects about 1 in 68 school-age children.
The Genetics of Autism
The CDC estimates the rate of Autism to be 1/5%. This developmental neurological impairment has a dramatic impact on the life of the family.
Psychiatric Diagnosis: What's in a Name?
Dr. Descartes Li looks at how we understand mental disorders, cultural factors and the criteria used in the DSM-5.
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