This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will learn to identify and connect how mental health and wellness start with structural (economic/polit

Psychedelic Research Psilocybin Therapy and Mental Illness

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 24m

Eastern View of the Mind: Comparing Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Philosophy

Oct 6th, 2023 1h 15m

Join Dr. Anisha Durve for an enlightening exploration of two ancient healing systems—Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Philosophy. Drawing from years of experience and research, Dr. Durve delves into the foundational principles of thes

Growing Health from the Soil Up: The Links Between Farms Food and Wellbeing

Sep 23rd, 2023 58m 55s

What Do We Know About How to Foster Mental Wellbeing as We Age?

Sep 22nd, 2023 51m 46s

Explore aging's impact on well-being with Barton Palmer, Ph.D. Learn how resilience, optimism, and social connections shape happiness in later life. Discover practical interventions like mindfulness and value-driven actions. Understand the role

Everything Everywhere All at Once: Integrative Approaches to Working with Teens with Anxiety Depression and Chronic Pain

Sep 16th, 2023 1h 14m

A Deep Look Inside Our Minds: Adapting to Change and Stress

Jun 21st, 2023 57m 46s

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of how we interact and function in society. Our brains and behaviors experienced unprecedented upheavals, forcing us to adapt to new ways of living. In recent years, science has made bold advances in u

Physical Activity and Brain Health in Aging

Jun 3rd, 2023 51m 58s

Engaging in everyday physical activity can influence brain and cognitive health. Zvinka Z. Zlatar, Ph.D., shares how physical activity can potentially reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive issues. She reviews the current excer

Why We Are Failing - Historical Perspective on California's Homeless

Apr 17th, 2023 48m 46s

Since the mid 1970s, California policy makers have attempted to address the ever-growing problem of homelessness and incarceration of people with serious mental illness. Despite these efforts, the numbers of people who are homeless and incarcer

Virtuous Violence: Rethinking the Relationship Between Morality and Aggression - Exploring Ethics

Apr 9th, 2023 54m 40s

Tage S. Rai is a psychologist who studies ethics, culture, and violence. Drawing on both qualitative and experimental methods, he examines the social-relational nature of morality, its origins, and its consequences. In recent work, he has found

A Deep Look into Mental Health: On Campus In Our Community and Around the World

Dec 31st, 2022 1h 16m

Join UC San Diego’s School of Biological Sciences for the next event in our Deep Look public speaker series. As we move into the holidays and the winter season, society continues to grapple with challenges to our mental health and wellbeing, fr

Mental Health and the Pandemic: Promoting Healthy Coping Strategies

Aug 18th, 2022 36m 38s

In this program, Yvette Flores, professor of psychology at UC Davis, discusses how to cope during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, especially social stress and the impact of it on disadvantaged and marginalized groups. Series: "Critically H

Be Your Own Best Friend: Self-Compassion for Stress Reduction

Feb 25th, 2022 5m 3s

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 rec

Feeling Extreme Emotions? Try a Survival TIPP

Feb 21st, 2022 5m 15s

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: t

Food Food Everywhere: Managing the Constant Urge to Eat

Feb 11th, 2022 6m 15s

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., UC San Francisco psychia

Mindful Breathing for Anxiety

Jan 17th, 2022 4m

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. Walk through a simple breathing exercise with

Deep Breathing - A Fundamental Part of Stress Reduction

Jan 17th, 2022 7m 10s

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 thre

Measuring More Than Exposure: Does Appraisal Matter for Black-White Differences in Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults with Lauren Brown

Dec 7th, 2021 23m 31s

Lauren Brown, PhD, discusses the unique stress experience of black older adults. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37605]

How Older Black Adults Experience Stress and Anxiety

Dec 7th, 2021 23m 31s

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 peo

Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Treatment Resistant Depression with Jeff Daskalakis

Dec 7th, 2021 19m 57s

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 Agi

Evaluating Risk and Benefit for Electronic Psychotherapies/Cognitive Remediation with John Torous

Dec 5th, 2021 19m 18s

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]

Technology for Older Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI) with Eric Granholm

Nov 28th, 2021 22m 38s

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. Seri

Neuroscience and Brain Stimulation with Dhakshin Ramanathan

Nov 26th, 2021 21m 12s

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: "St

Neuroscience and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Brain Stimulation with Dhakshin Ramanathan

Nov 26th, 2021 21m 12s

Sleep Better Feel Better: How Sleep Affects Our Mental and Physical Health with Ellen Lee

Nov 23rd, 2021 16m 31s

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]