Psychiatry | Featured Specialties | UC Davis Health

In a recent AMA STEPS Forward® webinar, Lorin Scher, M.D., and Reshma Gupta, M.D., MSHPM, detailed how embedding behavioral health clinicians across all 14 UC Davis primary care sites reduced psychiatry wait times from three months to just two to three weeks. Now, more than a third of new behavioral health referrals are managed within primary care.

A UC Davis Health study published in Psychological Medicine found that sleep quality was the strongest lifestyle factor associated with better grades and fewer social problems among youth ages 10-13, particularly those experiencing anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges.

Forty international experts contributed to a new Lancet series on evolving Alzheimer’s treatment strategies. UC Davis geriatric psychiatrist Helen Kales, M.D., served as the only U.S. psychiatrist in the group. The series emphasizes integrated care models and collaboration to improve outcomes for patients.