The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry combines compassionate medical care with state-of-the-art research to provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment for nearly every psychiatric disorder.
Our history began in 1934, when Stanley Cobb, MD, founded one of the first hospital-based departments of psychiatry in the country. In 2000, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD, became our seventh chief of psychiatry, ushering in a new era focusing on psychiatry, psychology and the neurosciences at Mass General.
Today, the cornerstone of our program is our clinicians' commitment to breaking new ground through clinical and scientific research. Our board-certified psychiatrists and psychologists focus on developing new therapies and treatments and applying them in clinical settings to improve our patients' health.
Consistently Ranked No. 1 in the Country
For 14 consecutive years, U.S. News and World Report has named our department the best in the United States in the field of psychiatry. Our staff features some of the most accomplished specialists in psychopharmacology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral medicine and dynamic therapies. These internationally recognized figures serve as a national and global resource for referring physicians whose patients suffer from complex disorders that are difficult to treat.
A premier academic medical center, Mass General provides treatment programs for nearly every psychiatric condition, including:
- Attention-deficit and hyperactive disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety disorders
- Autism
- Bipolar disorders
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Pediatric, adolescent and geriatric disorders
Improving Patient Care through Clinical Trials & Research
We offer a wide range of clinical trials for patients who have not responded to previous treatments. Our research budget approaches $50 million per year, and we employ over 70 clinical and research fellows. Researchers explore brain science, genetics and the biology of psychiatric disorders, helping to identify risk factors to prevent illnesses from developing and illness markers to improve patient outcomes.
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Educating the Next Generation of Leaders
Every year, we train more than 100 psychiatry interns, residents and fellows who demonstrate a passion for developing their medical skills and performing leading-edge research in a subspecialty of psychiatry.
Additionally, we run transnational and global continuing medical education and competency maintenance programs. Annually, we reach tens of thousands of health care professionals through our multimedia, interactive live symposia and web-based programs.
