mental health

The chief medical officer of the National Alliance of Medical Illness shares expert guidance on diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from mental illness, with inspiring stories from over 130 people and their caregivers from his new book.

This story originally aired in December 7, 2016 and most recently aired in the November 2, 2022 episode of Crosscurrents. UCSF is conducting one of the…

From September 21, 2022YLR Host Jeff Hayden and tonight’s co-host, Dean Johnson, are joined tonight by Dr. George Bach-Y-Rita, a recently retired psychiatrist and published author of scholarly journals and articles, who was board certified in psychiatry and in neurology and practiced medicine for some 50 years.Homelessness has become one of the most visible and widely discussed issues not only in the bay area, but across the nation.Last week Governor Newsom signed the “CARE Act” -- touted as both a new paradigm for mental health treatment and at least part of the solution to the problem of homelessness -- into law, permitting family members, first responders and “others” to ask the courts to create and enforce treatment plans for people who are allegedly mentally ill.While the act has been touted as both a new paradigm for mental health treatment -- and at least part of the solution to the problem of homelessness -- civil rights groups and homeless advocates have suggested that the care act may mask a hidden agenda.

Start 2022 on the right foot with advice from our guests on how to de-stress and live a more balanced life.