Welcome to the Brown Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior website
The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (DPHB) is among the outstanding academic departments of psychiatry in the United States. The DPHB has a diverse and talented faculty who provide trainees and students with numerous educational opportunities in our three residencies, two fellowship programs, a psychology internship program, and seven postdoctoral training programs. The Department has over $50 million in externally sponsored research in innovative programs which are integral to the department’s mission to further understanding regarding the etiology and treatment of psychiatric illnesses. This commitment to education, translational research and clinical care is the foundation of the DPHB’s tradition of excellence.
Information for patients about clinical trials
The Brown DPHB conducts cutting edge research on new treatments for behavioral problems ranging from depression to Alzheimer's disease. Click here to see a listing of current clinical trials, and to determine if you might be eligible to participate.
Information for faculty about clinical trials
Faculty can also search the current listing to see clinical trials being offered by colleagues, or faculty can add new clinical trials to the database. You will be required to authenticate using your Brown web access username and password. Please enter information in all fields in order to make the listing as useful as possible.
Teaching Symposium for Mental Health Sciences
Wednesday, November , 2008
12:00 – 2:00pm Poster Session, Lunch, & Keynote Address
2:00 – 5:30pm Breakout Sessions
Ray Conference Center - Butler Hospital Campus
Richard Tiberius, PhD
Director, Educational Development Office
Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
“Moving Out—Teaching Past, Present and Future”
Click to access Registration Form and Poster Submission Form
For more information, call (401) 455-6430. This educational activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
Academic Grand Rounds
There will be no Grand Rounds in November due to the Teaching Symposium.
Unless specified, Grand Rounds are held the first Wednesday of every month on the Butler Hospital Campus. For more information please contact Kristen Schroeder at 401-455-6430.
News
October 4, 2008 - The Providence Journal
Drunken driver gets probation, $500 fine
October 1, 2008 - The Oregonian
Power of the mind keeps fit folks slim
September 30, 2008 - EurekAlert
Study finds young children can develop full-blown OCD
September 14, 2008 - The Chicago Tribune
The sweet smell of sex-cess
"In Progress," the DPHB Newsletter
Summer 2008