Department of Psychiatry | Washington University School of Medicine

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We cover all areas of psychiatric care, specializing in three different areas.

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18

patent filings in the year 2019

$485

million in NIH funding

1.2

million in outpatient visits

#8

top medical school in the U.S.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Our shared mission is to bring new innovations to the prevention of psychiatric conditions of childhood as well as to deliver clinical psychiatric care and innovative treatment to children and adolescents.

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News & Research

In autism, genes drive early gaze abnormalities

Twin study reveals strong genetic influences on how infants visually explore.

New genetic clues to early-onset dementia

Culprit is lone error in one gene, but researchers find many potential targets.

Childhood depression alters brain development

Findings show why we have difficulty regulating moods and emotions.

AI helps identify networks that shape personality.

Personality genes are strongly linked to learning memory.

Perfectionism in young children may indicate OCD.

Study involving behavior, brain scans may help ID issues early in life.

In autism, genes drive early gaze abnormalities

Twin study reveals strong genetic influences on how infants visually explore.

New genetic clues to early-onset dementia

Culprit is lone error in one gene, but researchers find many potential targets.

Childhood depression alters brain development

Findings show why we have difficulty regulating moods and emotions.

AI helps identify networks that shape personality.

Personality genes are strongly linked to learning memory.

Perfectionism in young children may indicate OCD.

Study involving behavior, brain scans may help ID issues early in life.