The team is made up of highly trained and skilled psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nurses who work in a clinical environment enriched by academic teaching and research. All information obtainied during your diagnostic evaluation will be kept confidential. If your clinician feels that discussing your treatment with another health care provider would be beneficial, our staff will assist you in completing a Release of Medical Information Form. While sadness and happiness are normal emotions, these feelings may signal a problem when they are intense and long-lasting, and interfere with a person's life. Professionals call these problems mood disorders.
Mood disorders are among the most common and most treatable of all mental illnesses.
Common medical terms used to describe mood disorders include depression, mania, and bipolar disorder. All of these disorders seriously impair an individual's ability to relate to other people and perform routine tasks. Specialized, individual treatment programs for these disorders are available through the Department of Psychiatry. Depression affects nearly 7 percent of people at some time during their lives. Women are more likely to suffer from this illness.