UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry

We are delighted to welcome Michael Godwin, our new Vice Chair of Administration, to the Department of Psychiatry!

Congrats to the #NEATLabs UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry team led by Dhakshin Raminathan and bioengineering grad Jason Nan with important contributions from Gillian Grennan, Satish Jaiswal, Vojislav Maric, Pragathi Priyadharsini B and others on our newest pub: https://lnkd.in/g9JcgyTw ?? We study attention to breathing as a marker for interoceptive attention. ?? We show consistency of breath monitoring is an important ability that relates to performance on an exteroceptive response inhibition task. ?? Simultaneous EEG recordings and source imaging show that posterior DMN activity is most sensitive to tracking low consistency responding during breath attention. ?? pDMN activity also scales with task difficulty, and is associated with low subjective mindfulness. ?? We are excited to find an objective and scalable neural marker that relates to mindfulness and that can be targeted by mindfulness interventions.

Congratulations again, Dr. James McDonald!

Americans show growing interest in microdosing psychedelics: Study Kevin Yang Nora Satybaldiyeva Eric Leas UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science UC San Diego School of Medicine Qualcomm Institute - UC San Diego Division of Calit2 UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute https://lnkd.in/eiMVdcCQ

A study based on online Google searches suggests surging U.S. interest in microdosing psychedelics, such as psilocybin, as rules around the use of such drugs begin to relax. But the safety of these drugs isn't entirely clear, said study lead author and UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry resident physician Kevin Yang, M.D. "As public interest in using psychedelics and cannabis for health grows, it’s crucial that the medical community conducts studies to establish a strong evidence base for their safety and efficacy," said Yang. Read more ?? https://lnkd.in/gwFWbdUZ

UCSD Psychiatry has recently opened a faculty search with a specialization in neuromodulation research. We are looking for a fantastic clinician/scientist to join our team. Please help us spread the word! The job posting can be found here ... https://lnkd.in/gt62MhVN You can find out more about our interventional program here ... https://lnkd.in/gfcgkSc4 Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions. Greg

Benefit Case Manager opportunities throughout California’s Prison System ? The UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry is contracted to provide Transitional Case Management Program (TCMP) services for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (CDCR). TCMP services are provided for eligible inmates and parolees under the jurisdiction of CDCR and the State Department of Mental Health. Current openings exist in Chowchilla, Ione, San Quentin, Soledad, Susanville, and Vacaville. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gjyrdese

A study based on online Google searches suggests surging U.S. interest in microdosing psychedelics, such as psilocybin, as rules around the use of such drugs begin to relax. But the safety of these drugs isn't entirely clear, said study lead author Dr. Kevin Yang. "As public interest in using psychedelics and cannabis for health grows, it’s crucial that the medical community conducts studies to establish a strong evidence base for their safety and efficacy," said Yang, a psychiatry resident physician at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. According to a UC San Diego news release, people who microdose take "'sub-perceptual' doses of psychedelics, often over prolonged periods, with users claiming it improves cognition, mood and overall health without causing the intense hallucinogenic effects of higher doses."?

Congratulations to our faculty with newly funded grants!

On July 1, the University of California will welcome a group of students who are among the early participants in a program that’s growing California’s mental health workforce. The first-of-its-kind initiative in California, the UC Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate program draws upon the expertise of the four UC nursing schools to expand the mental health provider workforce and increase access to psychiatric and behavioral health care.