Psychiatry

The Psychiatry Department has built a history of clinical care, education and training for more than a century. Physicians serve the complete continuum of psychological conditions, including anxiety and depression, catering treatments to the severity of each patient’s illness. Faculty provides personalized care in a wide variety of specialized outpatient programs and clinics. Department research has launched significant initiatives, including through the Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, which aims to reduce the burden of late- and mid-life mood disorders. Students can take advantage of a variety of education and training programs, from a child and adolescent fellowship to a general psychiatry residency.  

News

Reverse Engineering Ketamine’s Effects May Lead to New Antidepressants

May 1, 2026

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have “reverse engineered” ketamine’s antidepressant effects to identify potential new strategies for treating depression.
Grant Supports Studies to Improve and Personalize Bipolar Care

October 28, 2025

A three-year, $4.5 million grant from BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder to Weill Cornell Medicine investigators, in collaboration with Stanford...
NIH Grant Will Fund Autism Research Replication, Validation, and Reproducibility Center

October 1, 2025

Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell’s Ithaca campus have received a $5.1 million, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Autism Data Science...