CU Anschutz Psychiatry

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Anschutz

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.

Upcoming Events

Grand Rounds - Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD - Ebaugh Lectureship

Oct 23, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
Aurora, CO

CL Case Conference - “A New Frame for Pre-Surgical Psychological Evaluation in Transplant”

Oct 30, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
Aurora, CO

Department Meeting

Nov 6, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
Aurora, CO

Case Conference

Nov 13, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 East 17th Avenue
Aurora, CO

In the News

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.
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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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UCHealth's Integrated Transgender Program is a 2019 One Colorado Ally Award recipient

Sep 23, 2019, 12:00 AM by One Colorado

Integrated care clinic enables transgender patients to see all of their providers in the same visit.
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Local Foundations Band Together to Expand Childhood Mental Health Workforce

Sep 12, 2019, 12:00 AM by CU Office of Advancement

Five Colorado-based philanthropic funders came together in a tremendous effort to address the state’s workforce shortage related to infant and early childhood mental health.
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UCHealth dedicates more than $100 million for behavioral health care

Sep 4, 2019, 12:00 PM by Office of the Chancellor

Earlier today, UCHealth announced a significant investment that will bolster behavioral health care for patients throughout our state.
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13001 East 17th Place

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