Department News:
Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: A Primer, is the second book in 18 months from Charles F. Zorumski, MD, the Samuel B. Guze Professor and Head of Psychiatry, and Eugene H. Rubin, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry. The book details what the growing understanding of neuroscience will mean to future diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illnesses.
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This set of articles highlighting the Department of Psychiatry appeared in the Winter 2010 issue of the Medical School’s Outlook magazine and in the February, 2011 online version. These articles depict the history of Psychiatry and the Department’s contributions to shaping the field of Psychiatry from both a historical and prospective viewpoint. Click here to view the articles.
Welcome to the Washington University, Department of Psychiatry’s website. The department has been at the forefront of psychiatric care for decades. Members of our faculty were among the first to champion the medical model of psychiatry and view psychiatric dysfunction as an interaction between genes and environment. The department and its faculty continue to be in the vanguard of both the study and treatment of mental illness. In order to prepare for the future, the department also devotes a significant amount of time and effort to the training of the next generation of clinicians and researchers. We provide training at the medical student, residency, fellowship, and pre-, and post-doctoral levels. We invite you to visit our site to learn more about our history, the faculty, and what we do to increase our understanding of nervous system function and improve the treatment of mental disorders.