Johns Hopkins Medicine - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

CHAIRMAN

J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D.
Henry Phipps Professor and Director
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Psychiatrist-in-Chief, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

As a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry for the past 25 years, Dr. DePaulo has been an active clinician, teacher and researcher whose primary area of interest is bipolar depressive disorders.

Dr. DePaulo is one of the world's foremost investigators into the genetic bases of affective disorders, such as manic depression, depression and panic disorder. He has been the principal investigator of numerous research grants, including two current projects, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. His research has contributed to the understanding of depression and bipolar disorder as genetic disorders and has advanced their identification and treatment. Dr. DePaulo continues his public health efforts by promoting and serving on advisory boards of the National Association for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and other health voluntary organizations. He is a founding director of the Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to alleviate suffering arising from depression and manic depression through self-help groups and public educational programs. 

The author of more than 100 scientific publications, Dr. DePaulo has published his second book, Understanding Depression, which was written for the general public. Dr. DePaulo has received awards from the NIMH, the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association, and the SELO Prize for outstanding research in depression from NARSAD. 

Dr. DePaulo is a magna cum laude graduate of Xavier University in Cincinnati (B.S., 1968), graduate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (M.D., 1972) and an elected Alpha Omega Alpha member. He completed his internship in Medicine (1972-73) and his residency in Psychiatry (1973-77) at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.