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RESEARCH
The Department of Psychiatry values research as the foundation
for improving the quality of clinical care. Research is essential
for determining the efficacy of methods of care and for disseminating
these methods to the larger professional community. The Department
has developed a center for research initiatives in clinical psychiatry,
including health services, clinical trials, quality improvement,
and multicultural research. Residents are encouraged to join in
ongoing research in any of these areas or to develop their own projects.
Residents may choose to pursue research intensively in their final
year of training. Recent examples of our Residents' research projects
include mother-infant attachment studies, forensic research at the
Maudsley Hospital in London, neuroimaging in patients with addictions,
clinical drug trials, and a NIH funded naturalistic study of treatment
outcomes in patients with bipolar disorder. Residents have also
participated in studies of the treatment of obesity, metabolic effects
of antipsychotic medications, and outcome studies for the treatment
of victims of violence. Residents receive a yearly educational stipend
to help defray the cost of attending conferences and other educational
activities.
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