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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

PSYCHIATRIC JEOPARDY

Dec 18, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
 Aurora, CO

No Grand Rounds

Dec 25, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

No Grand Rounds

Jan 1, 2020 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
 Aurora, CO

In the News

  • D Tyler Coyle

    CU Anschutz Grant Will Train Students to Prescribe Drugs That Fight Opioid Addiction

    Nov 21, 2019, 12:00 AM by Department of Psychiatry
    As the nation struggles with a persistent epidemic of opioid addiction, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is taking a critical step that will allow its graduates to better treat patients and save lives.
    Full story
  • Jay Shore - Copy

    The doctor will Skype you now: Online counseling goes high tech

    Nov 18, 2019, 12:00 AM by Department of Psychiatry
    Jay Shore, director of telemedicine at the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, sees native Alaskan patients via video links…. Video consultations are also increasingly being used in emergency medicine. “Most emergency departments are challenged to deal with psychiatric emergencies,” explains Shore.
    Full story
  • Helen Coons, PhD

    Everything Women Need to Know About Depression During Pregnancy

    Nov 8, 2019, 12:00 AM by Department of Psychiatry
    The number one risk factor for becoming depressed during pregnancy is having a prior history of depression, Helen L. Coons, psychiatry professor at University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, tells Health.
    Full story
  • Neill Epperson

    Dr. Epperson Q & A: the relationship between women's brain health and dementia

    Sep 27, 2019, 12:00 AM by CU Anschutz Today
    As part of World Alzheimer’s Month in September, CU Anschutz Today interviewed Neill Epperson, MD, Chair of the CU Department of Psychiatry. In this interview, Dr. Epperson and Kristin O'Neill discuss the relationship between women’s brain health and dementia, in an effort to better understand why Alzheimer’s affects women more than men, and what, if any, preventative strategies women can use to protect themselves against the onset of dementia.
    Full story
  • Colorado Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology

    Call for Articles: Colorado Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology

    Sep 27, 2019, 12:00 AM by Department of Psychiatry
    The Colorado Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology is now seeking contributions for issues in 2020. Past issues have been topical but each future issue will include a variety of articles of general interest.
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