Steven Siegel, MD sitting at desk talking.
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences

Are you a patient?

Champions of Mental Health

Our mission is to care for and protect the mental health of our diverse communities, including USC students. This unwavering support is embodied in our extraordinary, comprehensive services. We pursue leading-edge research powered by collaboration and commitment to meeting patients’ needs. Trainees work closely with faculty experts preparing them to be future leaders.

Research

Our eminent scientists and emerging investigators move at the forefront of psychiatric research, tackling the challenges of the brain and mind that affect people the most. Areas of excellence include Alzheimer’s disease, early childhood development, eating disorders, OCD, psychosis  and substance use disorders.

Learn about our Psychiatry Research

Student Mental Health

Our department is a beacon for student mental health, providing comprehensive services for 49,000 Trojans. We launched the nation’s first campus psychiatric practice, and pursue science to define the future of mental health for college-aged youth, including the My Mental Health screening initiative.

Student Mental Health

My Mental Health Initiative

Our flagship program — My Mental Health  — is a landmark universal screening process to identify student’s mental health and wellness needs and provide customized care.

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Training & Education

We are committed to training the next generation of clinicians, teachers, researchers, and leaders in the field. Our training programs — in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and psychosomatic psychiatry — are fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Learn about our Template Training Programs

Residency

Our psychiatry residency connects you with expert mentors as you gain experience treating and researching complex conditions in diverse communities, including underserved patients and college students.

Clinical Fellowships

Prepare yourself to shine at the interface of psychiatry and behavioral health. Choose from Child & Adolescent, Forensic or Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, as well as Student Mental Health or Sport Psychology.

Medical Students

Our department offers the strong foundation that you need to prepare for postgraduate training in psychiatry

Undergraduate & Graduate Courses

Open up a view at the intersection of psychology and medicine. You’ll learn practical, real-world strategies for improving your life, and the lives of those around you.

Patient Care

We serve the Los Angeles community at L.A. General Medical Center, CHLA, and Keck Medicine of USC. Our services have uncommon breadth, including specialty care for treatment-resistant depression, OCD, eating disorders and addiction. Whatever you face, our caring experts are here to help.

Patient Care

Message from the Chair

“Improving lives is our goal in all that we do — comprehensive care across public, private and campus clinics; mentoring outstanding, service-driven trainees; and the work of our dedicated researchers.”

Professor Steven Siegel, MD, PhD
Meet the Faculty

Facts & Figures

98%

of residency alumni board-certified since 2016

300%

increase in faculty size since 2016

25,000

student mental health visits annually

Support Us

Your gift helps us take care of the people of L.A., now and in the decades to come. The partnership of donors advances our efforts to expand access to high-quality psychiatric care, support student mental health, cultivate future clinicians and develop new solutions for the disorders of the mind.

Learn about our giving opportunities