By focusing on research that is rooted in education and fostered by subject-matter experts, the Department of Psychiatry is pioneering the way toward new advances in brain injury, addiction psychiatry, autism and more. Through annual conferences, weekly Grand Rounds and a variety of clubs, learners engage with faculty and stay informed with new psychiatric research.
Psychiatry Events
The Department of Psychiatry offers events and programs throughout the year. Find details on the department calendar.
Arthur B. Richter Conference in Child Psychiatry
Held each year, the Richter Conference features an internationally prominent leader in child and adolescent psychiatry or psychology, covering a topic of significant interest to the field in a full-day, in-depth forum. The conference is sponsored by the IU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the Riley Hospital for Children, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic.
The Richter Conference was established in 1977 with a generous gift from Arthur B. Richter, a pioneer in the field of cardiology in Indiana and a strong supporter of research and treatment of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.
The 46th Annual Richter Conference was held on Friday, February 23, at the Ritz Charles in Carmel.
Power Hour and Weekly Journal Club
Power Hour is a one-hour lecture each Friday for all general and triple board psychiatry residents. Topics vary from money management for residents to the study of sleep disorders and human sexuality. Often taking place during weekly Power Hour, the Journal Club examines articles from periodical literature. All faculty members are welcome to attend.
Grand Rounds
A unique teaching tool, Grand Rounds present students and faculty with real-life medical problems presented each week at the IU Health Neuroscience Center. The approach of Grand Rounds enables residents and physicians to stay aware of current research.
Department News
$4.7 million award to help researchers prevent adolescent alcohol use
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers recently were awarded $4.7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to further the study of caregiver intervention in reducing adolescent alcohol use and other substance use disorders (SUDs).