Department of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah is proud to be an integral part of University of Utah Health. Every day we dedicate ourselves to academic excellence, relevant collaborative research, and compassionate behavioral and mental health care.

We are teachers, researchers, and clinicians. We train future psychiatrists, explore new ideas, map genomes, develop innovative therapies, create new drugs, study spectacular brain images, and pioneer new treatments all with the goal of advancing mental health care to give our patients healthier minds and better lives.

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Aug 25, 2020

Vice President’s Clinical and Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholars Program

The Vice President’s Clinical and Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholars Program has published and opened their 2021 VPCAT Cohort Competition Space application. Junior faculty committed to careers in clinical or translational research can find details and instructions on our website and in the attached flyer. All applications are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, September 25, 2020. No late applications will be accepted.... Read More

Psychiatry

Aug 20, 2020

Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic Receives Competitive AARP Grant

psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, geriatrics

The Department of Psychiatry's Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic has been named a grantee in AARP's highly competitive 2020 Community Challenge. ... Read More

Psychiatry

Aug 13, 2020

VA Honor for Professor Matthew Samore, MD

Wellness and Integrative Health, Psychiatry, , veterans health care

Matthew Samore, MD, an H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Professor of Medicine has received the highest honor for a Department of Veterans Affairs health researcher: 2019 Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Samore has conducted infectious disease research to determine the true rate of COVID-19 infection in Utah. ... Read More

Psychiatry,Population Health Sciences,Family and Preventive Medicine,Biomedical Informatics

Jul 13, 2020

University of Utah Health Names Two Faculty as Benning Scholars

Huntsman Cancer Institute, , research news, cancer

University of Utah Health has named Michael Deininger, MD, PhD, and Hilary Coon, PhD, as the H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chairs. ... Read More

Internal Medicine,Psychiatry

Jul 10, 2020

Mental Health Care in a Pandemic

Wellness and Integrative Health, Psychiatry, , mental health, wellness

We are living through a period of increased emotional strain and mental health disruptions. Providers note an increase in reports of stress, anxiety, fear, and suicidal thoughts even among people with no prior psychiatric history. Kristin Francis, MD, provides wellness tips and behavioral techniques for actively building resilience. ... Read More

Psychiatry

May 01, 2020

Psychiatry Research Notice of Awards (Jan-April 20200

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the funding department researchers received in January to April this year. ... Read More

Psychiatry

Mar 18, 2020

DeseretNews: Did COVID-19 and an earthquake raise your anxiety? You’re not alone

psychiatry, anxiety, stress, trauma, covid-19, earthquake

Brooks Keeshin, MD, child psychiatrist and pediatrician specializing in trauma, advises ways to cope with the amplified stress and anxiety that can come from repeated exposure to trauma. ... Read More

Psychiatry

Mar 10, 2020

2020 Match Day Results

psychiatry, education, residency, fellowship, match day

The Department of Psychiatry is excited to announce our incoming students from the 2020 Match Day. ... Read More

Psychiatry

Feb 28, 2020

Supporting Utah’s Startup Tech Culture

More than 25,000 attendees tapped into all University of Utah has to offer at the 2020 Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. ... Read More

Psychiatry,Population Health Sciences