
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821, scarr@unm.edu
March 7, 2006
Noted Psychologist, Founder of Depression Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital, to Present Lecture at UNM
Richard F. Munoz, professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco (UCSF) and chief psychologist at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), will present a lecture titled, “Using Psychology to Reduce Health Disparities Worldwide: The USCF/SFGH Internet World Health Research Center.” The lecture will be held Wednesday, March 15, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in rm. 203 in the Basic Medical Sciences Building located on UNM's North Campus at the Health Sciences Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Munoz has long been a proponent of "giving psychology away" to people who need it. Much is known, for example, about how to effectively prevent and treat depression, but this information has not been widely available to the general public.
In his lecture, he'll discuss how the Internet is an obvious way to reach people who may not have good access to evidence-based health care. Psychology has much to offer that is useful in self-care and the Internet can provide open access to this information.
Munoz founded the Depression Clinic at SFGH in 1985 and has been the recipient of many awards, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award from UCSF and the George Sarlo Award for Excellence in Teaching from the UCSF National Institute of Mental Health.
Event sponsors include: Masters in Public Health Program, Institute for Public Health, Southwest Addictions Research Group (SARG), New Mexico Public Health Association, New Mexico Department of Health, Mental Health Mentorship and Education Program, Institute for Ethics, Center for Native American Health (CNAH), CASAA, Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Psychiatry, Division of Epidemiology, Medicine, Peace Studies, Anti-Racism Training Institute of the Southwest, University of New Mexico Office of Diversity.
The University of New Mexico is the state's largest university, serving more than 32,000 students. UNM is home to the state's only schools of law, medicine, pharmacy and architecture and operates New Mexico's only academic health center. UNM is noted for comprehensive undergraduate programs and research that benefits the state and the nation.
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