Department of Psychiatry

The Yale Department of Psychiatry is a world leader in patient care, research, and education. Our Department prides itself on its diverse and talented faculty, including a cadre of compassionate clinicians, inter-disciplinary teams of talented investigators, and numerous committed and dedicated teachers, as well as a network of able alumni that remain vital to our missions. As a Department, we not only provide the highest quality of patient care, but also lead the nation in discoveries that are transforming our understanding and treatment of mental illness. Through this web site, we hope you will explore the remarkable breadth and depth of our Department and allow us to assist you in taking full advantage of all that we have to offer.

Yale Ranked #1

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Yale's Drug and Alcohol Abuse program #1 in the country. See rankings on U.S. News & World Report website.

Using Technology to Connect Veterans with Mental Health Care

05/03/2012: Linda Godleski, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Yale, speaks with Stone Phillips about the promise of Telemental Health. Watch the video report.

Genetic Mutations at Conception Linked to Many Cases of Autism

04/04/2012: About 15 percent of autism cases in families with a single autistic child are associated with spontaneous mutations, Yale researchers report in the journal Nature. Matthew State, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry, is senior author. Yale news release / New York Times article

Delphin-Rittmon Appointed Senior Advisor in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

03/26/2012: Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, has accepted a political appointment in the Administration of President Barack Obama as Senior Advisor to the Administrator in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation. SAMHSA is an Agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Department Announces 2012 Match Results

03/26/2012: On Friday, March 16th, medical students from as near as Yale and as far as South Africa learned they had matched to Yale's psychiatry residency program.

Surgeon General Releases New Report on Youth Smoking

03/08/2012: Yale's Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is a contributing author of the Surgeon General's latest report on tobacco use among youth. Released today, the report details the scope, health consequences and influences that lead to youth tobacco use and strategies that prevent its use. View the report

Krystal to Speak on Alcoholism Research at APA

02/27/2012: John H. Krystal, MD, chair of the Yale Department of Psychiatry, will present the Frontiers of Science Lecture titled "Glutamate, Dopamine, and Alcoholism: From Vulnerability to Treatment" as part of a special NIAAA-organized track at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Details

Yale Study: Even in the Healthy, Stress Causes Brain to Shrink

01/09/2012: Experiencing stressful life events can reduce gray matter in critical regions of the brain that regulate emotion and important physiological functions — even in healthy individuals, Yale researchers report in a study published online the week of Jan. 9 in the journal Biological Psychiatry. Read more.

Tuning Out: How Brains Benefit From Meditation

11/21/2011: New brain imaging research suggests meditation can switch off areas of the brain associated with psychiatric disorders. Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, is the lead author of the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read the article