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Current Studies

Brain, Biology and Mood Study
Collaborative Psychotherapy for the Elderly with Depression (COPE-D) Project
Community Academic Reach of Elders with Depression (CARE-D) (CHR# 10-00221)
Effect of Cognitive Impairment, Structural Brain Changes, and Depression on Disability in Individuals with Late Life Depression
Personalized Psychotherapy for Late Life Depression (CHR# 11-06634)
Practicing Alternative Techniques to Heal Depression (PATH-D) Study
Practicing Alternatives to Heal Depression (PATH-D) Study (CHR# 10-00455)
The UCSF Depression, Meditation and Neuroimaging Study (CHR# 11-07162)

Clinical Trials

What is it? A clinical trial is a research study to answer specific health questions using human volunteers. There are generally two types of clinical trials:

Experimental treatments to test whether specific therapies are safe and effective under controlled environments
Observational studies to assess health issues in large populations in a natural setting

More information can be found at the National Institutes of Medicine website. We invite you to learn about more clinical trials at UCSF and clinical trials and research projects at the Department of Psychiatry.