This course examines psychological health through the lifespan, focusing on the concerns of older adults.
Course Chair: Stuart Eisendrath, MD, director of clinical services, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, and UCSF professor of clinical psychiatry.
Jan. 21: Belonging and Individuality: The Role of Attachment in Mental Health, Alicia Lieberman, PhD, UCSF professor of psychiatry and director of the Child Trauma Research Project. Lieberman has conducted groundbreaking research in issues related to childhood development.
Jan. 28: Flirting With Disaster: The Adolescent Roller Coaster, Susan Smiga, MD, associate clinical professor and associate director of the Children’s Center in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF.
Feb. 4: Am I Depressed or Just Tired? Depression in Women Across the Lifespan, Ellen Haller, MD, UCSF adjunct professor and director of adult psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute and founder of the WomenCare Mental Health Clinic.
Feb. 11: Coping with Depression: New Understandings and New Treatments, Stuart Eisendrath, MD, director of clinical services, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, and UCSF professor of clinical psychiatry.
Feb. 18: Late-Life Depression: New Findings for Older Folks, Craig Nelson, MD, professor and the Leon Epstein Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at UCSF.
Feb. 25: Integrative Psychiatry: Holistic Healing for the Mind, Sudha Prathikanti, MD, UCSF assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and on the staff of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.
