Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Welcome from Laura Roberts, MD, Chairman and Professor

It is an extraordinary time for our profession and in our world. Recent advances in psychiatry, neuroscience and genetics, cognitive science, and behavioral medicine are rapidly translating into real understanding and valuable treatments that promise to substantively improve the lives of people with mental illness. We are learning more each day about the causes and correlates of mental disorders, about psychological development and psychopathology, about the relationship between mental and physical health, about addiction, and about psychological well being more generally. Very importantly, the health professions, scientists, policy makers, and community leaders are coming together to address the true impact of mental illness in our lives. Through such efforts, we are beginning to change the stigma associated with mental illness and related disorders. This is a time in which we can make a difference.  More...