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.
- Centers, Clinics & ProgramsOur research specialty clinics are organized 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
- June 18, 2025
Scientists Find Cellular Brain Changes Tied to PTSD
- June 16, 2025
Yale Announces New Biomedical Imaging Institute
- June 16, 2025Source: Psychology Today
Women With Alcohol Use Disorder Have a Different Disease
- June 13, 2025
NeuroEXPLORER Paper wins Journal of Nuclear Medicine's Editors' Choice Award as the best clinical article
- June 13, 2025
Thomas Chosen to Receive YCCI Scholar Award
- June 12, 2025
Alcohol Use Disorder Harms the Brain’s Immune System Earlier in Women
- June 12, 2025
Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids Announces Skosnik Travel Award Recipients
- June 11, 2025Source: NEJM Catalyst
An Experiential Curriculum and Clinical Care Pathway to Advance Equity for Patients Hospitalized while under Correctional Control
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
Everyone Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP
Yale Only Tara Mohr '00In times of uncertainty and change, how do we continue leading from the wisest and most generative part of ourselves? During this inspiring and practical session, you will learn to use a guiding framework to help access your resiliency and creativity in challenging times and explore powerful practices to use every day to support yourself and the capacity of your team members.
Everyone Javier Ponce Terashima
Everyone Sarah Riley, MD
Everyone Christina Cipriano, PhD, MEd - Linda Mayes, MD
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