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Brain health for all, for life
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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.
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Department of Psychiatry News
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Mind the Brain: Resilience Building in Uncertain Times
Dec 16, 2020Resilience – it’s what we are all searching for during this season of unprecedented uncertainty. In this week’s episode, Dr. Neill Epperson speaks with Dr. Anne Dondapati Allen to gain her insight on connecting with our inner resilience.Full story -
Laura Anthony, PhD, Featured on CBS4 (Denver)Opens in a new window
Nov 16, 2020Laura Anthony, PhD, Pediatric Mental Health Institute, says we should expect kids to feel more stress, sadness and grief about the things they’re missing and to watch for signs of distress.Opens in a new window Full story -
Dr. Sharon Hunter Featured on News4Jax: "Pregnant During COVID? Protect Yourself and Your Baby"Opens in a new window
Dec 10, 2020Sharon Hunter, a developmental psychologist at CU Anschutz Medical Campus [and associate professor of psychiatry at CU School of Medicine], said choline is “an important, neurotransmitter-like substance that’s really critical for appropriate fetal brain development.”Opens in a new window Full story -
Dr. Steven Berkowitz Featured on CU Anschutz 360 Podcast | "Fallout from Mental Health Crisis Spawned by COVID-19 Disruption Will Likely Continue for Years"Opens in a new window
Dec 7, 2020Dr. Steven Berkowitz is a psychiatrist specializing in trauma in children and adolescents. He says the pandemic has taken a mental health toll on all of us, especially Generation Z, the young people who lived through 9/11, natural disasters and a rapidly changing climate. The impacts, he says, will far outlast the pandemic.Opens in a new window Full story -
Scripps National News: Jenna Glover, PhD, Explains How the Pandemic is Changing the Holidays for KidsOpens in a new window
Nov 15, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has ensured that holiday gatherings will look a lot different for many this year, and for some parents, it might be difficult to explain why to their children.Opens in a new window Full story