The program reflects a balanced emphasis on developmental psychopathology, psychodynamic psychiatry and neurobiology. Specialized inpatient units are programmatically connected to subspecialty outpatient clinics for severely disturbed children. Established in 1969, the child psychiatry residency program provides extensive training in inpatient and outpatient psychiatry during the first year. Elective experience is offered in biological or psychosocial research or mental retardation. During the second year there is increasesd emphasis on the outpatient clinic.
Residents have the opportunity to follow outpatients throughout their two years of training.
An array of seminars and research activities invite participation at all levels of the adult and child and adolescent residencies.