Congratulations to 12 of our own Department of Psychiatry doctors who were named to the 2009 list of Best Doctors! Nationally, less than 5% of U.S. doctors are named to the list. Find out who from our department made this prestigious list…

 Dr. Douglas Ziedonis and his UMass Psychiatry team credited for training DMH in its Tobacco Free Campus Initiative. Read more…

 Feeling sad, low, or “down in the dumps” is part of the normal human experience and something we all feel at times. In contrast to the normal emotions of sadness, loss, or passing mood states, clinical depression is a persistent medical illness, which can significantly interfere with an individual’s ability to function. The UMass Depression Specialty Clinic will open soon and will provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric consultations individually tailored to address questions that arise during treatment.

Department of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is a national leader in public sector psychiatry. Our mission is to provide excellent state-of-the-art and recovery-informed patient care, research, training, and community engagement in an effort to enhance the mental health of all citizens in Massachusetts and beyond. We are the largest provider of psychiatric service in Central Massachusetts, with a team of over 300 faculty and 2000 staff. We take pride in our outstanding clinical services, innovative educational and training programs, research advances, and workplace of choice. We are working to become the best integrated department of psychiatry in the nation.