The Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine is committed to understanding the symptoms and neurobiological basis of mental illness and advancing psychiatric treatments through extensive involvement in basic and clinical research and patient care. The department is also involved with educating and training future leaders of psychiatry and behavioral science.
Department of Psychiatry
Pioneering new approaches to neuroscience discovery
Education
The department offers a wide range of educational programs for various levels of learners including medical students, neuroscientists, psychiatry residents, psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows.
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Research
State-of-the-art technologies, including advanced brain imaging, genetic microarrays, stem cell preparations and animal knock out models, are used by the Department of Psychiatry to uncover the mechanisms of brain and behavioral disorders and introduce new treatments.
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Clinical Care
The faculty in this department specialize in psychiatric care of adults or of children and adolescents and practice in in-patient or out-patient settings. Psychiatry faculty provide integrated care within primary care clinics.
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Psychology Internship Tracks
Faculty Spotlight
The Department of Psychiatry recognizes the exemplary expertise of our distinguished faculty. R. Andrew Chambers' work in the Laboratory for Translational Neuroscience of Dual Diagnosis & Development focuses on exploring causal mechanisms in the brain responsible for extremely high rates of addictions co-morbidity in mental illness.
Amy Williams, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in pediatric psychology. She utilizes cognitive behavioral therapies to help children cope with and better manage medical conditions and symptoms while hospitalized at Riley Hospital.
Matthew C. Aalsma, PhD, MA, HSPP
Jonathan and Jennifer Simmons Professor of Pediatrics
Vasantha D. Aaron, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology & Imaging Sciences
Abdul Rahman Aasar, MD
Diagnostic Radiology, PGY 2
Indiana University School of Medicine
Abdul Rahman Aasar, MD
Diagnostic Radiology, PGY 2
Indiana University School of Medicine
Nadeem Abbasi, MD, MBA, BA
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Elnaz Abbasi Farid, PhD, MSC
Visiting Research Associate in Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Advancing Neuroscience
“The Department of Psychiatry at IU School of Medicine is focused on training the next generation of leaders in psychiatry, furthering neuroscience discovery, and pioneering new approaches to the translation of these discoveries to the treatment of neurobehavioral disorders.”
—Thomas McAllister, MD, Department of Psychiatry Chair
Graduate Medical Education Programs
The Department of Psychiatry offers residency programs and fellowship training in a wide range of subspecialty areas, including two accredited residency programs for individuals who have completed undergraduate medical education. Residencies include a Psychiatry categorical program as well as a Triple Board residency for those interested in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.