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    Introducing our students to the mental health challenges of underserved populations is part of our core mission.

  • Research

    We are dedicated to foundational and translational research, to conveying skills and clinical knowledge to trainees, and to bringing our expertise to bear where it benefits patients who ask for our help.

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    Our AZ Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line provides case consults for providers treating pregnant & perinatal women with mental health and/or substance use disorders.

  • CIPN

    Patients with difficult-to-treat depression can received specialized treatment, such as ECT, rTMS, and Esketamine, from our Center for Interventional Psychiatry and Neurotherapeutics.

  • EpiCenter

    The Early Psychosis Intervention Center (“EPICenter”) is the only five-year program in the nation for young people in the early stages of serious mental illness.

Message from Dr. Karp

Message from Dr. Karp

We are living in extraordinary times in which leaders in psychiatric medicine are needed more than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic, the imperative to fight racism and make our world more equitable, and for all to have access to personalized healthcare requires creative, well-trained psychiatrist leaders to help improve the world through clinical care, education, and research.

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The Department of Psychiatry leads efforts to comprehensively prevent and treat psychiatric disorders, conduct cutting-edge research, and prepare future clinicians through rigorous, experiential education. Our commitment to social justice and anti-racism focuses our dedication to serving Southern Arizona’s diverse patient populations.

Events

APAL Grand Rounds: Maternal and Pediatric Mental Health in Arizona
Friday, October 18, 2024 - 12:00pm

News

From left to right: Jordan Karp, MD, College of Medicine – Tucson, Ayman Fanous, MD, College of Medicine – Phoenix. Sept. 10, 2024.
Addressing the Growing Mental Health Workforce Crisis: U of A Psychiatry Chairs Advocate for Action

Drs. Karp (COM-T) and Fanous (COM-P) met with members of Congress and their staffers on Sept. 10, 2024, to discuss the profound current and upcoming disparities in mental health care and available providers. Their advocacy underscored the urgency of the situation and the need for immediate, substantial action to address this mental health care workforce crisis.
Michael Grandner, MD
Sleep-related anxiety and new-onset insomnia

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the U of A Sleep and Health Research Program Michael Grandner, PhD, was featured on this American Academy of Sleep Medicine Talking Sleep podcast.