Under the direction of the Chairman and Chief Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, a center for the advancement of psychiatric practice, research and education, has three goals:

• To advance the understanding of the etiologies of psychiatric or sleep disorders and to lay the foundation for new treatment development.
• To develop innovative treatments and to deliver comprehensive services on a continuum of care to patients in a high quality efficient and compassionate manner.
• To train medical students, residents and clinical and research fellows in the science and practice of psychiatry and sleep medicine.