Schizophrenia PET Scan Research Study
The Yoon Lab is conducting a positron emission tomography (PET) neuroimaging study in individuals with schizophrenia and related disorders ages 18-55.
Schizophrenia fMRI Research Study
Stanford Yoon Lab study utilizing fMRI to discover the brain circuits responsible for schizophrenia and translating this knowledge into the clinic to improve how we diagnose and treat this condition.
Schizophrenia and the Immune System Research Study
Stanford University and Inspire Clinic are studying the immune system in the disease process of schizophrenia.
Neuroimaging of Trauma (NeT) Research Study
The Neuroimaging of Trauma (NeT) study uses neuroimaging to understand more about how exposure to traumatic experiences in early adulthood affects the brain. Participants will be asked to come to the San Francisco VA Medical Center for several research tests, including a psychological interview, blood tests, and an MRI of the brain on 4 separate days, over the course of two weeks to 1 month.
Are You Angy? Behavior and Mental Health Research Study
Our research group in the Psychology Department at UC Berkeley is conducting a study to examine how different thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are related to decision making and psychological symptoms. We are currently seeking folks who have thrown things, hit someone, yelled, or are recovering from prior substance abuse.
Moms on a Mission
By Moryt Milo (June 8 General Meeting) When Teresa Pasquini and Lauren Rettagliata released their “Housing That Heals” paper in May 2020, the study struck a nerve in the mental health community, and the women knew why. “There was so much truth in what we were saying,” Teresa said. A truth that advocated for local, state, and federal policymakers and community partners to think beyond the Housing First model and to…
Stanford Teen Mood Research Study
The Stanford Neurodevelopment, Affect, and Psychopathology (SNAP) Lab is looking at how mood affects the brain and body. More specifically, patterns between biomarkers (like markers of stress/inflammation in the brain and blood such as cortisol, cytokines and brain functioning) and depressive symptoms in adolescents.
Judge Manley Lauds Virtual Hearings, Effectiveness Increases
By Moryt Milo When the pandemic forced court hearings onto virtual platforms, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Stephen Manley took his Behavioral Health Court hearings to the “client”—the Judge doesn’t refer to individuals as defendants. The judge met his clients virtually in their environments — in residential treatment facilities, homes, apartments, treatment programs, riding…
Diversion Law Offers Alternative to Jail, But Supportive Services Funding Is Needed
By Moryt Milo Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Stephen Manley is a risk taker and like most risk takers he bucked the norm when he founded one of the country’s first drug treatment courts in 1994. His rationale was simple: “We took a different approach which was to utilize treatment instead of incarceration.” Four…