Department of Psychiatry

Welcome from the Chairman

Douglas M. Ziedonis, MD, MPH
Professor and Chairman

The UMMS Department of Psychiatry has a strong commitment to develop excellence in areas of clinical care, education and research on the etiology and treatment of mental disorders, and in behavioral sciences research, as well as to serve the mental health needs of the people of Massachusetts. The Adult Psychiatry Division, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, and Public Sector Psychiatry Division provide comprehensive mental health services to the central and western Massachusetts areas, in both urban and rural settings. Our faculty and staff in the Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Program in Comparative NeuroImaging, Center for Psychopharmacologic Research and Treatment, Center for Mental Health Services Research, Behavioral Sciences Research Core, Law and Psychiatry Program, and other research units have made substantial scholarly contributions to the fields of psychiatry and neuroscience.

We value diversity and flexibility in our faculty and staff, as well as in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Our graduates have entered careers in private practice, community public sector psychiatry, academic psychiatry, behavioral sciences research, and administrative psychiatry throughout the country.

If you are interested in learning more about our clinical services, research programs, and residency training program, please browse through our web site pages, or contact us via one of the methods on our contact page.