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Brain health for all, for life

Photography by Jared Perry

About Us

The Department of Psychiatry is a diverse community of staff and faculty dedicated to our mission: brain health for all, for life. It is comprised of five divisions:

  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Adult Psychiatry
  • Substance Abuse and Dependence
  • Neuroscience
  • Community Psychiatry

 

With over 300 regular, affiliate, and volunteer clinical faculty, our team works to improve mental healthcare at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, UCHealth/University of Colorado Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, the Veterans Administration Medical Center, the Department of Corrections, and the Colorado Mental Health Institutes at Pueblo and Fort Logan. The department is dedicated to valuing all people and is committed to diversity and inclusion in our clinical, research, treatment, and educational activities.

Chair Neill in purple jacket

Meet the Chair

C. Neill Epperson, MD Professor and Chair

Upcoming Events

Schlechten Lectureship #2

Feb 26, 2020 | 12:00 AM - 01:00 AM
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
 Aurora, CO

Department Meeting

Mar 4, 2020 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
 Aurora, CO

Emde Lectureship

Mar 11, 2020 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
 Aurora, CO

Grand Rounds - Martin Teicher, MD, PhD Lecture

Mar 18, 2020 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
 Aurora, CO

In the News

  • Joel Stoddard

    Lungs, Heart, Brain: The Health Risks Of Vaping That Doctors Know – And The Ones They Don’t

    Feb 18, 2020 by Department of Psychiatry
    Child psychiatrist Joel Stoddard said that, at least in research on young animals, “there are permanent changes in neural pathways for attention and memory.” “And it makes you more prone to goosing that reward system,” said Stoddard [assistant professor of psychiatry at CU School of Medicine]. CPR News, Feb. 12, 2020
    Full story
  • Jay Shore

    Telepsychiatry an ‘effective tool’ for perinatal integrated care

    Feb 18, 2020 by Department of Psychiatry
    “Early identification and treatment of perinatal depression can improve outcomes for mothers and children by promoting both parenting success and early childhood development,” Jay H. Shore, of CU School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. Healio, Feb. 10, 2020
    Full story
  • Robin Gabriels

    MMC Research Institute awarded grant to study benefits of therapeutic horseback riding for children with autism

    Feb 18, 2020 by Department of Psychiatry
    The Maine Medical Research Institute will partner with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to study why therapeutic horseback riding benefits children with autism and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses. Both organizations have been awarded $2.5 million for their research….A previous study by Colorado Anschutz researcher Robin Gabriels showed that a 10-week horseback riding session reduced irritability and hyperactivity while improving social communication skills. The new research will look at why. News Center Maine (Portland, Maine), Feb. 10, 2020
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  • ChristopherSchneck

    CU Anschutz turns in high-profile research on children, bipolar disorder

    Jan 24, 2020 by Department of Psychiatry
    Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora brought notable attention to the work there this month as they explore help for children and teens vulnerable to bipolar disorder. Researchers found two treatments were more effective at delaying new and recurring bipolar symptoms: 12 sessions of teaching families better communication skills or six sessions of traditional psychoeducation to help patients understand and cope with their symptoms.
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  • Davis_Ojemann

    Inside A Risky, Rare Brain Surgery For OCD

    Jan 31, 2020 by Department of Psychiatry
    “For someone to be a candidate for deep brain stimulation, we want them to have tried all the standard therapies and to have had those not work,” explains Rachel Davis, a psychiatrist at UCHealth and director of the OCD Clinic at CU Anschutz [and assistant professor of psychiatry at CU School of Medicine]. “There is a small but not trivial risk of a serious complication from surgery. We know that putting these electrodes in is safe for the vast majority of patients. But some, you can you run a risk of a stroke, of bleeding in the brain, of infection, of hardware-related complications. And so that’s not to be taken lightly,” Steven Ojemann, neurosurgeon at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and associate professor of neurosurgery at CU School of Medicine], told Newsy. Newsy, Jan. 23, 2020
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