Department of Psychiatry
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- EducationYale offers undergraduate and graduate medical education programs as well as training opportunities in psychology and research. Our residents, fellows, and faculty are committed to excellence and innovation in student education.
- Residency: Why Train at Yale?The training experiences, mentorship, and individualized education plan provided by Yale's residency program will build a solid foundation for the rest of your career.
- ResearchCollaboration is central to our success, with interdisciplinary and translational teams of basic and clinical scientists working together to rapidly bring breakthroughs from the lab to the clinic.
- Research: Programs by ConditionOur research specialty clinics are oganized around specific psychiatric conditions, allowing dedicated teams of clinicians and scientists to work together to meet patients’ unique needs and to translate the latest science into new breakthroughs.
- Patient CareThe range of clinical services spans all ages, from adolescent through geriatric populations, and all illnesses from the most severe and debilitating of psychoses and major affective disorders, to personality and addictive disorders.
- Faculty DirectoryLeaders in the field of psychiatry, our faculty conduct cutting-edge research, implement the latest advances in clinical care, and develop innovative and nationally recognized curricula.
Chair's Welcome
About the Department & Our Mission
Latest News
- December 23, 2024Source: WTNH-TV News 8
Health Headlines: Why December Impacts Mental Health More
- December 20, 2024
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Yields Greater Impact
- December 20, 2024
Will Ginsberg Retires from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
- December 20, 2024
Mentoring the Next Generation
- December 20, 2024
JAMA Internal Medicine: Viewpoint on the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research
- December 20, 2024Source: WebMD
Quitting Cannabis During Pregnancy: Your FAQs Answered
- December 19, 2024Source: YaleNews
Using Smartwatches to Better Understand Psychiatric Illness
- December 18, 2024
In Memoriam: Cheri Bragg, BA, MSW
The collaboration between Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital (YNHPH) has resulted in the translation of world-leading research to patient-centered care. Pioneers in the laboratories and in the clinics are transforming lives through the Interventional Psychiatric Services (IPS). IPS is the culmination of research and clinical practice to provide patients who have not been successful with more traditional treatments an opportunity for a better life. IPS includes comprehensive, specialty consultations, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), Ketamine Infusion Therapy (KIT) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Click on the Yale Psychiatry logo above to view a video about the service.
Parkinson disease not only affects a person's mobility, but also many other symptoms in a person with Parkinson disease life. Depression is a very common symptom caused by Parkinson disease, and adequate treatment is imperative for patients to feel their best. Through collaborations between Drs. Sophie E. Holmes and Gerard Sanacora of Psychiatry and the Movement Disorders group, researchers are conducting the first clinical trial of ketamine as an antidepressant in PD. Due to how it works in the brain – its ability to help form new synapses – they have strong reason to believe it will effectively treat depression, and possibly other symptoms, in PD. Using brain imaging before and after treatment will help to determine how it works in the brains of people with Parkinson’s for the first time. The trial is taking place at the Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. In this video, hear more about the trial from Drs. Holmes and Sanacora and from Brenda, who talks about her experience participating in this groundbreaking research.
Department of Psychiatry Upcoming Events
Yale Only Andreas Heinz
Everyone Andreas Heinz, MD
Yale Only Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD - Hilary Blumberg, MD - Jose Cortes-Briones - Deepak Cyril Dsouza, MBBS, MD - Zachary Harvanek, MD/PhD - Albert Powers, MD, PhD - Kelly Cosgrove, PhD - Adam Mecca, MD, PhD
Everyone Nancy J. Brown, MD
Everyone Yasmin Hurd, PhDThis webinar will be held via Zoom. Please click below to register.
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