The mission of the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders (CATSD) at MGH is to conduct state-of-the-art research aimed at improving the standard of care for people suffering from anxiety disorders.

The Center is investigating the efficacy of treatments for Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Complicated Grief, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, while seeking to learn more about the underlying causes and course of Anxiety Disorders. The CATSD is considered one of the leading centers for the study of Anxiety Disorders in the world.

The CATSD has trained many of outstanding clinical investigators in Anxiety Disorders Members of the CATSD and its faculty have published over 400 original articles in chapters, reviews and books and are currently conducting over 20 research projects.