Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior - Psychosis

Aggression and the link to psychosis in patients with dementia

System Admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:45:40 +0000

Geriatric Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Aggression and the link to psychosis in patients with dementia

Presented by Denis Shub, M.D. Geriatric Psychiatry

Event detail

28 Feb 2011 - 12:00 - 13:00

300 Medical Plaza at UCLA

Marissa Leif Conference Room (Suite 3200)

300 Medical Plaza UCLA

Los Angeles, CA 90095

Phone: (310)825-4321

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Division of Geriatric Psychiatry

Prevention Trial of Family Focused Treatment in Youth at Risk for Psychosis

Pauline Jaturongpanich — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:40:46 +0000

Project summary

This project conducts a four-site randomized, controlled prevention study of family-focused treatment versus treatment as usual in youth who meet criteria for a prodromal risk syndrome.

Timescale:

09/30/2009 - 09/29/2011

http://www.cannonlab.psych.ucla.edu/

Investigators

Primary Investigator:

Tyrone Cannon

Staglin IMHRO Center for Cognitive Neuroscience

Is Schizophrenia on the Autism Spectrum?

System Admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:19:30 +0000

Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Richard Heyler Invited Lecture - 'Is Schizophrenia on the Autism Spectrum?'

Bryan King, M.D.

Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital

Educational Objectives:

To review the clinical intersection of autism and schizophrenia and to highlight areas of overlap
To make the case that these disorders may in some cases be manifestations of a shared diathesis

NEW--Podcast Preview available on the website, www.psychiatrygrandrounds.com

Event detail

11 May 2010 - 11:00 - 12:30

Semel Institute Auditorium C8-183

760 Westwood Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90024

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Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Blue/Orange Bonus: Schizophrenia with Dr. Carrie E. Bearden

System Admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.bigcontact.com/latw/blue-orange-bonus-schizophrenia-with-dr-carrie-e-...

Carrie Bearden, associate professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, discussed her research into brain-based traits that may provide clues to the underlying causes of psychosis and bipolar disorder in an April 30 segment of KPCC 89.3 FM’s “L.A. Theater Works.”

The Philip R.A. May, MD, Memorial Lecture: 'Schizophrenia and the hidden life of genes'

System Admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:39:02 +0000

Psychiatry Grand Rounds

The Philip R.A. May, MD, Memorial Lecture
Schizophrenia and the hidden life of genes
David L. Braff, M.D.
Professor,Department of Psychiatry
University of California, San Diego

NEW--Podcast Preview available on the website, www.psychiatrygrandrounds.com

Coffee will be served in the auditorium foyer beginning at 10:45 AM. As always, free continuing educational credits are available for Grand Rounds; please be sure that you have filled out the forms to receive credit for your attendance.

Event detail

23 Mar 2010 - 11:00 - 12:30

Semel Institute Auditorium C8-183

760 Westwood Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90024

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Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Why can't chimps speak? Study links evolution of single gene to human capacity for language

Semel Web Manager — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not?

Scientists suspect that part of the answer to the mystery lies in a gene called FOXP2. When mutated, FOXP2 can disrupt speech and language in humans. Now, a UCLA–Emory University study reveals major differences between how the human and chimp versions of FOXP2 work, perhaps explaining why language is unique to humans. Published Nov. 11 in the online edition of the journal Nature, the findings provide insight into the evolution of the human brain and may point to possible drug targets for human disorders characterized by speech disruption, such as autism and schizophrenia.

Author:

Elaine Schmidt

Section on Psychosis

Psychological Research on Schizophrenic Conditions (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)

System Admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:49:00 +0000

Overview

The Administration and Training Core of the UCLA Center for Neurocognition and Emotion in Schizophrenia serves the daily administrative needs of the Center. This Core involves Dr. Nuechterlein as Center PI, four other UCLA faculty members who as Center Co-PIs (Drs. Asarnow, Cannon, Green, and Yee-Bradbury), and a full-time administrative analyst (Fe Asuan). Dr. Nuechterlein is ultimately responsible for the direction, administration, and fiscal management of the Center. Drs. Asarnow, Cannon, Green, and Yee-Bradbury play key administrative roles in the Center, aiding Dr. Nuechterlein in overall coordination activities and the major administrative and management tasks that require faculty involvement.

These faculty members also coordinate the research career development activities of the Center, including aiding in the recruitment of appropriate trainees for an existing NIMH-supported Training Grant, "Psychological Research on Schizophrenic Conditions."

The pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees supported by these Training Grants (PI: K. Nuechterlein) are encouraged to pursue translational behavioral research through affiliation with this Center.

Director/Instructor(s):

Keith Nuechterlein

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Schizophrenia Clinic

Semel Web Manager — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:09:32 +0000

This program provides specialized avalutation and treatment for individuals with Schizophrenia and related disorders or sysptoms, such as psychotic behavior, auditory or visual hallucinations, incoherence, delusional, and paranoia. Visit the Section on Psychosis website for useful reference information.

Clinic (Outpatient service)

Booking

Availability:

Fridays 0900-1130

Contact our ACCESS Center at (800) 825-9989 or (310) 825-9989. Service available Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (PST).

Faculty and Staff

Director:

Stephen Marder

Division of Adult Psychiatry

UCLA collaboration identifies immune system link to schizophrenia

System Admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Disruptions also found in cellular pathways involved in memory and cognition

Schizophrenia is a devastating mental disease, thought to be caused by the interaction of both genetic and environmental factors. Because there is no biochemical test that can identify the disorder, physicians rely upon the recognition of its symptoms — which can include auditory hallucinations and paranoia — in order to make their diagnosis.

Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics

Alterations in brain's white matter key to schizophrenia

System Admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0000

White matter 'integrity' may be predictive of functional outcome

Schizophrenia, a chronic and debilitating disorder marked in part by auditory hallucinations and paranoia, can strike in late adolescence or early adulthood at a time when people are ready to stand on their own two feet as fully independent adults.

Now scienti

Staglin IMHRO Center for Cognitive Neuroscience

Section on Psychosis

Cat Wendt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:34:22 +0000

The goal of the Section on Psychosis is to improve the lives of people with psychotic illnesses (including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder) through a multi-disciplinary program that includes research, education, and clinical care. We are convinced that the care of individuals with these illnesses should be guided by the best evidence from research. Since psychotic illnesses are caused by disordered functioning of the brain, we also believe that research focused on the brain will lead to better treatments.

Clinical research programs in the Section on Psychosis are available for a broad range of individuals including patients who are at high risk for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and those with early signs, patients recently diagnosed with these illnesses, and patients who have lived with these illnesses for years.

Director:

Stephen Marder

Description: Improve the lives of people with psychotic illnesses through a multi-disciplinary program that includes research, education, and clinical care

New candidate genes for schizophrenia identified

System Admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disease characterized by disorganized behavior, delusions and hallucinations. Sadly, there is no clear understanding of its cause. Now, in a collaborative study, UCLA and Dutch researchers have identified three new candidate genes for schizophrenia that may contribute to a better understanding of how the disease evolves.

Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics

UCLA Scientist Awarded $3.8 Million Grant for International Study to Identify Genetic Links to Schizophrenia

System Admin — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:00:00 +0000

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded Roel A. Ophoff, Ph.D., assistant professor of human genetics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, a $3.8 million grant to lead a four-year genetic study of schizophrenia in collaboration with scientists from the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics