Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) The Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR ), an NIMH funded center directed by Dr. Jeffrey Kelly, concentrates on the study of individuals belonging to groups at high risk for HIV infection (eg gay men, IV drug users, chronic mentally ill) and the development of behavioral interventions to decrease this behavior. Presently, CAIR consists of more than 30 full time faculty and staff and has an annual budget of more than $8 million. MCW is a world leader in the field of behavioral intervention research to prevent the spread of HIV infection.
Center for Clinical Trials Clinical Drug Trials
Clinical drug trials greatly contribute to the development of scientific knowledge in the field of psychiatry and are an important focus within our department. In the past two decades, departmental faculty members have initiated over 60 trials of new psychiatric medications. Our faculty have participated in the testing and development of most of the new atypical antipsychotic medications and have completed trials of new agents for major depression, seasonal affective disorder, ADHD, social phobia, OCD and generalized anxiety disorder.
Empirical Ethics Group (EEG) The Empirical Ethics Group (EEG) is a clinical ethics resource and research team which was established at the University of New Mexico in 1996. The main office for the EEG is now based at the Medical College of Wisconsin in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine. Clinical ethics is the branch of biomedical ethics that seeks to improve health care by refining clinical decisions, advancing scholarship and education, pursuing empirical inquiry, and shaping policy richly informed by clinical experience and science.
Functional Imaging Research Center The Medical College of Wisconsin is a recognized international leader in functional neuro-imaging, especially in the fields of SPECT and fMRI. Faculty in the department participate in an NIMH funded Program Project Grant examining sensory, language, motor and cognitive behavior in both normal and pathological human subjects. Numerous collaborative projects are currently underway with facultv in the departments of Neurology, Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Neuroradiology and Biophysics.