PHYSICIANS SAY TIME AND MONEY CONSTRAINTS, OTHER BARRIERS HINDER CARE FOR DEMENTIA
October 11, 2007 —  Built-in limitations of the health-care system in the United States, such as time and reimbursement constraints, inhibit the ability of primary care doctors to best meet the needs of dementia patients and their families, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis Health System.

UC DAVIS RESEARCHER AWARDED GRANT TO DEFINE PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES OF FRAGILE X CARRIERS
August 8, 2007 —  UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute researcher David Hessl has received a five-year $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study men who are carriers of the gene that causes fragile X syndrome, a common cause of mental impairment. Hessl's study will identify whether or not psychiatric problems affect carriers of the gene mutation.

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BENOIT MURDER-SUICIDE INCREASES INTEREST IN FRAGILE X SYNDROME
June 29, 2007 —  The relationship between family stresses and having a child with developmental disabilities has been highlighted in the wake of the Benoit family murder-suicide.

UC DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM RECEIVES $2 MILLION GRANT TO JOIN NEW NATIONAL PROGRAM AIMED AT PREVENTING PSYCHOTIC ILLNESS IN YOUTH
April 10, 2007 —  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is providing UC Davis with approximately $2 million over next four years to launch a community-wide research initiative aimed at identifying young people who show early signs of psychosis and preventing the onset and consequences of serious mental illness.

VIRTUAL PSYCHOSIS ENVIRONMENT HELPS UNDERSTANDING OF SCHIZOPHRENIC HALLUCINATIONS
March 22, 2007 —  A major cause of frustration and alienation among people with schizophrenia is the inability of their therapists, family members and caregivers to fully understand their experiences, especially the auditory and visual hallucinations that often are symptoms of the disease.

UC DAVIS PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT AWARDED FOR CREATIVITY AND DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION
January 31, 2007 —  In recognition of its efforts to improve psychiatric care for minority patients, the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has been selected to receive the American College of Psychiatrists' 2007 Award for Creativity in Psychiatric Education.

STUDY FINDS SEX OFFENDERS FOUND NOT GUILTY DUE TO INSANITY MAY HAVE BEEN MISDIAGNOSED
November 2, 2006 —  Sex offenders are often thought of as sick, but they're not usually considered crazy.

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRISTS WILL ADDRESS LIMITATIONS REGARDING FBI PROFILES OF SERIAL KILLERS
October 27, 2006 —  Dennis Rader, the notorious BTK murderer who eluded capture for more than 30 years until his arrest in 2005, did not fit precisely into the FBI's method for profiling serial killers on the basis of crime scenes.

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PROLIFERATES DUE TO INTERNET BUT LINK TO ABUSE OF CHILDREN UNCLEAR
October 27, 2006 —  If someone downloads child pornography onto their computer, is that an indication they're a pedophile, or might become one in the future?

SERIAL KILLERS, INTERNET AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, SEX OFFENDERS AND INSANITY TO BE DISCUSSED AT AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE LAW
October 24, 2006 —  Journalists are invited to cover the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Oct. 26-29 at the Chicago Marriott.

STEREOTYPES CONTRIBUTE TO OLDER MEN SEEKING, RECEIVING DEPRESSION CARE LESS FREQUENTLY
September 27, 2006 —  A man's stereotypical self-image as the “strong, silent type” and the stigma of depression are major reasons why older men are less likely than women to be referred to studies of depression, to seek treatment for depression, and to recognize and express symptoms of depression, according to clinicians and recruiters interviewed for a new study from the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

UC DAVIS PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
September 14, 2006 —  The UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will receive an award for outstanding community service from Asian Pacific Community Counseling at its annual dinner on Friday, Sept. 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the King Palace restaurant, 5829 Stockton Blvd.

UC DAVIS PROFESSOR NAMED EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
September 5, 2006 —  Robert E. Hales, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is being recognized as Educator of the Year for 2006 by the Association for Academic Psychiatry, a professional organization whose members include psychiatry representatives from medical schools and residency training programs in the United States.

PATIENTS NEEDED FOR STUDY OF PANIC DISORDER
May 16, 2006 —  Patients are needed for a UC Davis study that seeks to advance the understanding of the physiological causes of panic disorder.