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Message from the departmental chair:

 

Educational Programs:

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences actively participates in the following educational programs: 

  1. Psychiatry Residency Training Program (ACGME-approved)
  2. Pre-doctoral Clinical Psychology Internship Program (APA-approved)
  3. Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (APA-accredited consortium program jointly sponsored by EVMS in collaboration with Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University)
  4. Master's degree in Art Therapy & Counseling program (AATA-approved)
  5. EVMS Undergraduate Medical Education courses
 
Clinical Services and Patient Care:
 
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers a full continuum of specialized programs and services representing the latest research and clinical knowledge in psychiatry to meet the mental health needs of Hampton Roads residents and the referral needs of clinicians from around the Commonwealth and the mid-Atlantic region.
 
The department addresses a full range of psychiatric disorders and subspecialties, including the following:
 
* Pharmacological management/Pharmacotherapy
* Psychological/Neuropsychological testing
* Consultative/Liaison services
* Chemical Dependency
* Personality Assessment
* Psychotherapy for all age groups, as well as individual, family, and group modalities
 
The department is also actively involved with the following clinical trials/patient participation:
 
To request information concerning existing services or to schedule an appointment, please call 757-446-5888.
 
You may also download the appropriate clinical intake form below and return the completed form to the department via instructions within the form itself.
 
Research:

Faculty within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are engaged in ongoing funded and unfunded research that generates many publications annually in the areas of sleep disorders, personality assessment, neuropsychology, psychopharmacology, cognitive therapy, and specific areas of psychopathology that may particularly include depression, eating disorders, and ADHD.

Several faculty are regularly asked to serve as journal reviewers and editorial board members. Our students are also routinely engaged in their own research. All of our doctoral dissertations (for the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology) and master's theses (for the Art Therapy Program) are available in the Brickell Medical Library at EVMS.

The department is also actively involved with the following clinical trials/patient participation:

 

Mission Statement:

The EVMS Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has as its goal the provision of a cutting edge educational experience for a culturally diverse group of future physicians and allied health professionals accomplished by incorporating evidence-based clinical care with departmental research endeavors.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:34