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Massachusetts General Hospital’s Psychiatry Department is uniquely positioned to pioneer new models of care to remove barriers to treatment, end disparities in care and reduce the stigma of mental illness.

  • We have the largest clinical research program at the hospital and a long history of developing first-in-class technologies and scientific discoveries.
  • More than 60 specialty integrated clinical and research programs address nearly every aspect of psychiatric disorders and mental illness.
  • Recognizing the growing importance of “precision psychiatry,” we’re taking state-of-the-art, tailored approaches to patient care, informed by research at the forefront of genetics, molecular biology and neuroscience.

These strengths will support our ongoing efforts to discover and employ new techniques and tools to identify people at risk, improve treatments and prevent illness.

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Imagine a future where …

  • People in need have access to Mass General–quality mental health care regardless of their geographic location or socioeconomic status.  
  • Mental illnesses are prevented, identified and treated as early as possible.  
  • The pioneering use of new technologies expands access to treatments.  
  • Treatments are personalized, timely and accessible.  

The best way to predict the future is to create it. Now is the time, and Mass General is poised to lead the way. 

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Pediatric Psychiatry Programs Focus on Youth Mental Health

Mass General is making a concerted effort to address the increasing mental health needs of youth through unique, scalable, evidence-based programs that expand access to youth mental health care.

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Americans are living longer, and most of us want to age in place, at home, as long as we can. Unfortunately, our health care systems are not designed to accommodate this wish. That’s why two pioneering Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatrists and experts in older adult health, Olivia Okereke, MD, MS, Terry and Jean de Gunzburg MGH Research Scholar 2021-2026, and Anthony Weiner, MD, are leading Care for America’s Aging, a four-year project exploring a new way to provide high-quality, preventive care at home — while lowering costs, improving patient outcomes and quality of life and accelerating the career trajectories of home health professionals.

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