Research at Hospital and Community Services
Mental illnesses comprise a set of clinical syndromes
of bewildering complexity and suffering. The last
30 years have seen a significant improvement in
our ability to help persons with mental disorders,
through medications and psychological therapies.
Still, we know very little of how the brain can
produce crippling attacks of anxiety or tormenting
inner voices.
The Hospital Division in the Department of Psychiatry sponsors active research programs. Some of this research employs neuroimaging techniques such as positron emission tomography or magnetic resonance imaging; other research works directly with medications designed to better treat mental illness with less side-effects.
