Adult Psychiatry
Care for the whole patient is the heart of our clinical mission. Our expertise in more than a dozen specialties draws on a century of experience as well as cutting-edge research.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
This birthplace of child psychiatry continues to advance the field with expert treatment and innovative research to improve the futures of children and teens.
Substance Use Disorder
Our clinical expertise in treating a range of substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions is based on decades of commitment and pioneering research.
Low-Carb ‘Keto’ Diet (‘Atkins-Style’) May Modestly Improve Cognition in Older Adults
Released: June 27, 2019. In a pilot study of 14 older adults with mild cognitive problems suggestive of early Alzheimer’s disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may improve brain function and memory.
The short-term results, published in the April issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, are far from proof that the modified Atkins diet has the potential to stave off progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. However, they are promising enough, the researchers say, to warrant larger, longer-term studies of dietary impact on brain function.
Seeking Knowledge to Cure and Prevent
Our clinical research programs range from efficacy and treatment-response studies to clinical trials and epidemiology. Our basic research encompasses bioinformatics, genetics, neuroscience, neuroimaging, and molecular biology - all in an effort to unlock the causal pathways to the major psychiatric conditions and to use this knowledge to develop practical means to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Professional Education
The depth of our clinical expertise and the breadth of our research programs allow us to train the next generation of psychiatrists and scientists to be clinical and research leaders. Our educational programs include medical student education, a general psychiatry residency, a child and adolescent psychiatry residency, and post-doctoral fellowship and research training opportunities.
Training Programs
