Tuesday evenings, October 13 – November 17
7:00 to 8:45 p.m., 513 Parnassus Avenue
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Scientific understanding of the brain is increasing at a dramatic rate but how can we use this information to improve our psychological wellness? This course features outstanding speakers and researchers in the field of mental health and psychiatry. We will discuss how to reduce stress, improve mood, and decrease the risk of mental illness across the lifespan. You will also learn the latest innovations to improve your sleep as well as your ability to discern if someone is lying. Come gain insight into the biological basis of the brain and behavior and how recent scientific discoveries can help us to take better care of ourselves and our minds.
Course Chair Bio / Course Description / Why should you attend?
Course chair :
Descartes Li, MD, Associate Professor Psychiatry;
Director of UCSF Bipolar Disorder Program
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October 13
The Biology of Depression: How Stress
Affects the Brain and the Body
Owen Wolkowitz, MD, Professor of Psychiatry;
Director of the Psychopharmacology Assessment
Clinic
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October 20
Maintaining Mood in Late Life
Stephen E. Hall, MD
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October 27
Sleep: How Much Do You Really Need?
How to Get What You Really Need!
Allison Harvey, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology
Department, UC Berkeley
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November 3
What Emerging Antidepressant
Treatments Tell Us About the Brain
Descartes Li, MD, Associate Professor Psychiatry;
Director of UCSF Bipolar Disorder Program
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November 10
Reading Facial Expressions: the Science
Behind the Hit TV Show “Lie to Me”
Paul Ekman, PhD, Professor Emeritus
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November 17
Staying in the Now: Maintaining Mental
Health Through Mindfulness
Stuart Eisendrath, MD, Professor of Clinical
Psychiatry; Director, The UCSF Depression Center
