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Research Clinics
In addition to its clinical services, the Columbia Department of Psychiatry runs over a dozen Research Clinics. Most of the Research Clinics are located in the New York State Psychiatric Institute, but others are located at various hospital and community sites. These clinics provide treatment for a wide range of psychiatric disorders in adults, children, and the elderly in the context of specialized research projects. These may include comprehensive evaluations, psychotherapy, and medication treatment, as well as various investigational treatments such as light therapy or magnetic stimulation. In general, for people eligible to participate in our studies, treatment is provided at no cost.
Adult Late-Life Depression Clinic
The clinic offers free and confidential outpatient treatment in clinical research studies using medications for people over 45 from all walks of life who suffer from depression.
CONTACT: 646-774-6728
Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Founded in 1982, the Anxiety Disorders Clinic was the first in the nation devoted to research and treatment of anxiety problems.
CONTACT: 646-774-7000
Brain Behavior Clinic
The Brain-Behavior Clinic (BBC) recognizes the challenges of providing safe and effective treatment for mood disorders and is dedicated to the study and provision of innovative treatments for adults with depression and bipolar illness.
CONTACT: 646-774-8077
Center for the study of Trauma and Resilience
The Trauma and PTSD Program in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the Department of Psychiatry and The New York State Psychiatric Institute specializing in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Prolonged Grief Disorder.
CONTACT: 646-774-8104
Child & Adolescent Research Programs
The Child & Adolescent division's research clinics and programs are focused on developing a better understanding of, and treating, the underlying mechanism of child & adolescent psychiatric disorders.
CONTACT: 212-305-0924
Clinic for Innovations in Treatment Resistant Depression
The Clinic for Innovations in Treatment Resistant Depression is an outpatient research clinic that conducts free and confidential evaluations of patients with depression and bipolar depression that has been difficult to treat by standard medication and psychotherapy approaches.
CONTACT: 646-774-5413
Depression Evaluation Service
The Depression Evaluation Service (DES) is an outpatient research and treatment clinic that conducts studies of the cause and treatment of depression.
CONTACT: 646-774-8000
Eating Disorders Clinic
The purpose of the clinic is to study Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder in an effort to find more effective treatments for each.
CONTACT: 646-774-8066
El Programa Hispano de Tratamiento Para Trastornos de Ansiedad
The Anxiety Disorders Clinic provides a unique resource for the Hispanic community through the development a program that offers treatment by Spanish speaking staff.
CONTACTO: 646-774-7000
Hoarding Disorder Research Program
The Hoarding Disorder Research Program is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals suffering from Hoarding Disorder by developing more effective treatments.
CONTACT: 646-774-8128
Huntington's Disease Center
Columbia University's HDSA Center of Excellence provides comprehensive services for individuals at risk or exhibiting signs of Huntington's Disease and their families.
CONTACT: 212-305-9172
Lieber Schizophrenia Research Clinic
The Lieber Schizophrenia Research Clinic (LSRC) is located at the New York State Psychiatric Institute on the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Campus.
CONTACT: 646-774-8726
Memory Disorders Center
In the Memory Disorders Center, which is an outpatient facility, the physicians, mainly neurologists and psychiatrists, conduct evaluations for patients experiencing changes in memory and other cognitive abilities.
CONTACT: 646-774-8665
Mood Disorders Research Program
The Mood Disorders Research Program (MDRP) has performed numerous important studies of Dysthymic Disorder and other types of Depression.
CONTACT: 212-316-2364
MIND Clinic for Mood and Personality Disorders
Our clinic is dedicated to research on mood disorders (major depression and bipolar disorder), borderline personality disorder, and prevention of suicide and self-injury. No cost treatment is offered in most of our research studies.
CONTACT: 646-774-7560
Pediatric and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Research Clinic
PAMRC is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents suffering from anxiety and mood disorders. Our research and treatment programs focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety or worry, social anxiety, separation anxiety, depression, and bi-polar disorder.
CONTACT: 646-774-5793
Prodromal Clinic
The Center of Prevention & Evaluation (COPE) is an outpatient research program for teenagers and young adults experiencing changes in thoughts and feelings that have led to problems in relationships, school or work.
CONTACT: 646-774-5232
Psychoanalytic Clinic
Since its establishment in 1945, the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research has provided low fee psychoanalytic treatment to people in the greater metropolitan area.
CONTACT: 646-774-8625
Substance Treatment and Research Service
STARS is committed to providing treatment of alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana addiction to communities in the Metropolitan New York area. Treatment is confidential and costs nothing.
CONTACT: 212-923-3031
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Our mission is to improve the lives of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders by conducting cutting edge research and offering free treatment.
CONTACT: 646-774-8062