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Department: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Established: 1994

Established as the Department of Neuropsychiatry in 1931 and changed to the Department of Psychiatry in 1951

Chairs:
Allen J. Frances, 1994 - 1998
Ranga R. Krishnan, 1998 - current

Divisions of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Behavioral Medicine, Established: 1991
Chiefs:
Redford B. Williams, 1991 - current
Biological Psychiatry, Established: 1974
Established as Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology in 1971
Chiefs:
William P. Wilson, 1974 - 1982
Bernard J. Carroll, (Interim), 1983 - 1989
Charles B. Nemeroff, 1989 - 1992
Ranga R. Krishnan, 1992 - 1998
No Division Chief, 1998 - 2001
Murali Doraiswamy, 2001 - current
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Established: 1971
Chiefs:
John A. Fowler, 1971 - 1985
John G. Looney, 1986 - 1991
No Division Chief, 1992 - 2003
John March, 2003 - current
Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Established: 1971
Name changed to Biological Psychiatry in 1974
Chiefs:
William P. Wilson, 1971 - 1974
General Psychiatry, Established: 1988
Chiefs:
Jesse O. Cavenar, 1988 - 2000
No Division Chief, 2000 - current
Geriatric Psychiatry, Established: 1972
Chiefs:
No Division Chief, 1972 - 1988
Dan G. Blazer, 1989 - 1993
John C. S. Breitner, 1993 - 1999
No Division Chief, 1999 - 2000
David Steffens, 2000 - current
Highland Hospital, Established: 1971
Division deleted after sale of Highland Hospital in 1979
Chiefs:
Charles W. Neville, Jr., 1971 - 1975
Jack W. Bonner, 1975 - 1979
Inpatient Services, Established: 1971
Chiefs:
Frederick R. Hine, 1971 - 1982
Bernard J. Carroll, 1983 - 1985
Fred T. Melges, 1986 - 1988
No Division Chief, 1989 - current
Medical Psychology, Established: 1971
Chiefs:
Carl Eisdorfer, 1971 - 1972
Doyle Gentry, 1972 - 1976
Robert J. Thompson, Jr., 1977 - 1996
Richard S. Surwit, 1997 - current
Medical Sociology, Established: 1971
Division is no longer active
Chiefs:
George L. Maddox, 1971 - 1975
Outpatient Psychiatry, Established: 1971
Chiefs:
Charles E. Llewellyn, Jr., 1971 - 1976
Jesse O. Cavenar, 1976 - 1988
Jonathan Davidson, 1989 - 1996
No Division Chief, 1996 - current
Psychiatric Social Work, Established: 1971
Chiefs:
Martha Wertz, 1971 - 1984
No Division Chief, 1985
Joanne Turnbull, 1986 - 1992
Muki Fairchild, 1992 - current
Psychosomatic Medicine, Established: 1971
Division no longer active
Chiefs:
John B. Reckless, 1971 - 1973
Marianne S. Breslin, 1973 - 1977
Jeffrey L. Houpt, 1978 - 1983
No Division Chief, 1984 - 1988
Social and Community Psychiatry, Established: 1976
Name changed to Community and Social Psychiatry in 1986 and to Social and Community Psychiatry in 1988
Chiefs:
Charles Llewelyn, Jr., (Interim), 1976 - 1980
Dan Blazer, 1980 - 1985
Charles E. Llewellyn, Jr., 1986 - 1988
Marvin Swartz, 1988 - current
Veterans Administration, Established: 1971
Division no longer active
Chiefs:
Robert L. Green, 1971 - 1974

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