Welcome to the Department of Psychiatry
"In order to cure the human body, it is necessary to have knowledge of the whole of things."
- Hippocrates
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Downstate is among the largest and most diverse in the country. As the only public medical school Department of Psychiatry in New York City, and the only University Department of Psychiatry in Brooklyn, New York's most populous borough, we have a complex, multidimensional mission.
News & Announcements
Advancing Mental Health Equity
A new video that debuted at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2026 Annual Meeting in California highlights how Downstate’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is improving mental healthcare in Central Brooklyn while helping shape the future of behavioral health research, care, and education.
