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Congratulations to David Brent, MD (Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science and Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies), who has received the American College of Psychiatrists 2026 Award for Leadership in Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Psychiatry. The Award recognizes an individual who has made sustained and substantial contributions to child, adolescent...

Early adolescence is associated with major changes in sleep-circadian processes, which, combined with biopsychosocial factors, contribute to a decline in sleep duration. Insufficient sleep in childhood and adolescence is associated with future adverse cognitive and mental health outcomes including depression and anxiety. As part of a Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grant, scientists from...

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce results of the 2025 Residency Match for the General Psychiatry, Child, Triple Board, and Family Medicine/Psychiatry tracks. Please welcome the new class of 2025 PGY1 psychiatry residents: GENERAL PSYCHIATRY • Osasumwen Benjamin (Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University) • Sahar Delavari (Tehran University of Medical Sciences) • Sayna Matinrazm...

We are now accepting poster presentation abstracts for our Annual Research Day, which will take place on June 12, 2025 at Soldiers & Sailors Hall in Oakland. The Department’s 2024 Research Day featured 173 poster presentations! Department of Psychiatry faculty, trainees, and staff are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration for the poster session. Each trainee and staff poster presenter will be visited...