DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Research
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty are at the forefront of research into the causes and treatments of mental illness, from the investigation of basic biological mechanisms to the development of new treatment methods.
Research - 713-500-2525
- Affective Disorders Research Center - 713-500-2600
- Analytical Neurochemistry - 713-500-2729
- Center for Human Development Research - 713-500-2580
- Human Behavioral Pharmacology - 713-500-2729
- Neurosignal Analysis Laboratory
- Substance Abuse Research Center - 713-500-2872
Current and ongoing research projects include those in the areas of:
- Affective disorders
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Anxiety/phobias
- Attention-deficit disorders
- Autism
- Behavioral therapies
- Conduct Disorder
- Community mental health
- Cross-cultural psychiatry
- Developmental disabilities
- Human aggression
- Mental retardation
- Neuroendocrinology
- Neuroimaging
- Neurophysiology
- Neuropsychology
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Relapse prevention
- Schizophrenia
- Signal analysis
- Substance abuse
- Suicide
These areas of research and expertise have brought national and international recognition to many faculty members. As a result, they have received meritorious research awards.
Continued emphasis on research at all levels plays a vital role in the education of
professionals that keeps them abreast of current development in all aspects of mental
health care.
Department of Psychiatry &
Behavioral Sciences Main Page
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