The U-M Department of Psychiatry

is part of the University of Michigan Health System, one of the nation's leading health care facilities, and is home to the nation's first comprehensive Depression Center and the Molecular and Behavioral Neurosciences Institute.

We provide patients with state-of-the-art treatment and care of psychiatric disorders, much of it based on the innovative research done by our faculty. Our psychiatric care facility is one of the best in the country, and was one of the very first to provide modern diagnosis and research on mental disorders.

On this site you will find information about our physicians and caregivers, clinical specialities and programs, research programs, and educational opportunities.

For Psychiatric Emergency Services, call:(734) 936-5900
To make an appointment, call: (734) 936-4400

Highlights

Depression diversity: Brain studies reveal big differences among individuals

Depressed people may have far fewer of the receptors for some of the brain’s “feel good” stress-response chemicals than non-depressed people, new University of Michigan Depression Center research shows.
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High anxiety? U-M research looks to brain & genes to improve treatment

Right now, about half of all people who take medicine for an anxiety disorder don’t get much help from it. And doctors have no definitive way to predict who will, and who won’t, benefit from each prescription they write. But U-M researchers may bring more certainty to how doctors and patients choose anxiety treatments, by probing the connection between brain activity, genetics and medication.
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