The department has thirteen Centers in total, seven of which are NIH-funded. The function of Centers in the Department of Psychiatry is to foster research on a given disorder or population, utilizing any and all relevant expertise from the Academic Divisions, and drawing on resources from any of the Clinical Divisions and Research Cores.
The purpose of the Advanced Center for Intervention and Services Research (ACISR) is to improve community access to the most modern and effective ways of treating the emotional and behavioral disorders of children. >>> read more
The Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research is the psychoanalytic institute within the Department of Psychiatry. >>> read more
The Lieber Center for Schizophrenia Research and Treatment has some of the world’s best researchers collaborating to elucidate the cause(s) of schizophrenia and develop strategies for prevention and cure.
The NIMH Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders is dedicated to the investigation of clinical and neurobiological correlates of suicidal behavior across the life cycle. >>> read more
As part of Dr. Kleber’s Medications Development Center grant, the
Center has a mechanism for supporting pilot studies to promote research opportunities for Research Fellows and junior faculty in the Division of Substance Abuse. >>> read more
The Sackler Institute, supports
research on the
developmental origins of vulnerability to psychiatric illness. The endowment funds innovative projects and preliminary studies that provide the basis for long-term federal support for new research directions, such as the annual Sackler awards. >>> read more
