Patients & Families

What Is Psychiatry?

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (an M.D. or D.O.) who specializes in mental health, including substance use disorders. Learn more about psychiatry here.

Mental Health Topics

Learn about common mental disorders, including symptoms, risk factors and treatment options. Find answers to your questions written by leading psychiatrists, stories from people living with mental illness and links to additional resources.

• A
  • Addiction and Substance Use Disorders
  • • Opioid Use Disorder
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
• B
  • Bipolar Disorder
• D
  • Depression
  • • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders
• E
  • Eating Disorders
• G
  • Gambling Disorder
  • Gender Dysphoria
• H
  • Hoarding Disorder
• I
  • Intellectual Disability
• O
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• P
  • Personality Disorders
  • Peripartum (postpartum) Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• S
  • Schizophrenia
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Somatic Symptom Disorder
  • Specific Learning Disorder

Additional Topics