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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Providence Business News
Five Questions with: Dr. Zobeida Diaz
Asst. Prof. Zobeida Diaz discusses the mental health challenges women face during pregnancy and postpartum.
US News & World Report
Discrimination Dramatically Increases Risk for Depression, Anxiety
Asst. Prof. Marie-Rachelle Narcisse, Ph.D., led a study that found that a majority of Americans report experiences of discrimination and these experiences are connected to anxiety and depression.
The Washington Post
Typecasting Others and Self as Villain or Victim Can Hurt Relationships
Clinical Asst. Prof. Yael Schonbrun, Ph.D., offers advice for people in relationships defined by moral typecasting.
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.