Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
About Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior
From discovery to implementation, our faculty and trainees are deploying cutting-edge technologies to shape the future of mental health treatment for all.
Our leadership is committed to measurable policies and practices that foster diversity, equity, and inclusion and promote anti-racism within the department's education, research, and clinical care settings and the community at large.
About Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior
From discovery to implementation, our faculty and trainees are deploying cutting-edge technologies to shape the future of mental health treatment for all.
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Leading the field in mental health education, research, and clinical care.
Mission
Our mission is to improve the understanding and treatment of mental illness by providing the highest values of excellence in research, education, clinical care, community service, and patient advocacy.
Our education, research, and clinical care missions are helmed by leading experts in psychiatry and psychology.
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior is the academic home for the field's leading psychiatrists and psychologists.
Our world-renowned faculty, known for their collaborative spirit and dedication to mentorship, are training the next leaders in mental health care and research.
Research Infrastructure
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior has more than $60 million in external funding for its innovative research programs, which are integral to the department’s mission to further understanding on the etiology and treatment of psychiatric illnesses.
Recent Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior News
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The Washington Post
7 Things to Add or Subtract for Happiness, According to Science
Asst. Prof. Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D., distills the science of happiness into seven practical tips-for-living in this column for The Washington Post.
Medicine@Brown
Bloom Where You are Planted
Former DPHB Chair Steven Rasmussen, M.D., a professor of psychiatry and human behavior, first put down roots at Brown more than 50 years ago, but he sustains a sense of curiosity and wonder.
Brown Alumni Magazine
Sleep Secrets
Pioneering sleep scientist Prof. Mary Carskadon, Ph.D., continues making discoveries in pediatric sleep research.
Our leadership is committed to measurable policies and practices that foster diversity, equity, and inclusion and promote anti-racism within the department's education, research, and clinical care settings and the community at large.