Massachusetts General Hospital | Psychiatry

The MGH Department of Psychiatry’s wide-ranging research portfolio spans clinical and basic research on virtually every major psychiatric disorder. These research initiatives typically began from clinical trials conducted in clinical units, and expanded to observational and mechanistic studies with notable expansions in genetics, neuroimaging, and basic neuroscience.

Over the years, there has been an enormous expansion in the overall volume of research in the Department and associated research funding - with more than $35 million in research programs last year alone -- as well as a gradual shift in funding from pharmaceutical sponsorship to federal and foundation funding.

The model of integrating clinical work and research is evident even in the name of the department’s major programs—the “Depression Clinical and Research Program,” the “Bipolar Clinic and Research Program,” the “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic and Research Unit,” and so on. This model of crosstalk between clinical care and science has consistently borne fruit in the form of research advances.