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Research

Welcome! The Department of Psychiatry at the Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute has been a leader in research since its origins as the New York Pathological Institute in 1896. What makes the department unique is its comprehensive research portfolio ranging from Basic Neuroscience all the way to Services Policy & Law; its multiple inter-disciplinary research centers and programs that span the department, the medical school, the university and the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; and its affiliation with New York State Office of Mental Health. We have 12 research areas and have ranked in the top 3 for the past 10 years in the National Institutes of Health. We also have multiple research training opportunities at all levels. 

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Find a comprehensive list of studies in our department that are looking for participants.

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Research Areas

Research areas provide an administrative infrastructure to coordinate research and training across psychiatric specialties and investigative modalities.
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Research Centers & Interdisciplinary Programs

The function of Centers in the Department of Psychiatry is to foster research on a given disorder or population, utilizing any and all relevant expertise.
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Research Fellowships and Training Programs

At Columbia, training the psychiatric researchers of the future is our highest priority. Columbia is a national leader in psychiatric research, and our research training opportunities reflect that.
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Research Clinics

In addition to its clinical services, the Columbia Department of Psychiatry runs over a dozen Research Clinics. 

Explore Our Research Clinics