The mission of our department is threefold. First and foremost is our dedication to providing the very best in patient care in a timely and cost-effective way. In support of this goal our department actively encourages and supports research that is both innovative and clinically relevant as well as educational activities designed to inform the lay community at large as well as support and train the next generation of mental health professionals. In this regard, we have committed to a culturally sensitive approach that prizes teamwork and accountability in an environment where respect, compassion and ethical treatment are valued. We are now making significant advances in our understanding and treatment of some of the most severe and debilitating of mental disorders. Advances in biomedical engineering has given us the tools to see or image the brain’s activity in real time, and new tools from molecular biology and genetics are showing us how these disorders arise and how to correct them through medications and perhaps one day even genetic interventions. The chief of our department and department staff have played key roles in some this pioneering work.

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Division of Medical Illness and Mental Health Program

Medical & Surgical Psychiatry - A hospital -based program that treats mood and anxiety disorders in patients recovering from other physical illnesses such as hypertension, stroke, kidney or liver disease

Psychosocial Oncology & Palliative Care - we treat mood and anxiety disorders in patients being treated for or recovering from cancer. This treatment extends to family members and other caregivers

Neuropsychiatry - we treat mood and anxiety disorders in patients with sleep disorders, acquired brain injury and Tourette's disease

Division of General and Special Population Psychiatry

Eating Disorders - we treat anorexia, bulimia and other illnesses related to food intake

General Psychiatry & Addictions - we treat psychosis, major depression bipolar disorder and other specific mood and anxiety disorders. We also treat alcoholism and drug addiction

Geriatric Psychiatry - we treat mood, anxiety, and memory disorders that occur later in life

Women's Mental Health - we treat mood and anxiety disorders in women with an eye to their special needs.

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