Penn Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania provides the highest level of care to patients, conducts innovative research and educates the future leaders in the field.

Psychiatric and behavioral health disorders range from potentially life-threatening disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression, as well as less debilitating but common conditions, such as anxiety and less severe mood disorders. These conditions take a toll not only on sufferers themselves, but also on families, caregivers and society as a whole. 

The Department of Psychiatry and Penn Behavioral Health strive to provide the highest level of clinical care to all patients, create new knowledge and translate these discoveries from bench to bedside, and educate the future generations who will carry on this work.

Penn Psychiatry offers a wide variety of treatments for psychiatric and behavioral disorders.

Penn's Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy (CAMP) is committed to advance Penn Medicine as a leader in addiction medicine education and substance use treatment and research. Visit our website to learn more about what we do to serve our community.

Outpatient Services

Disorder or Treatment:

• Addiction (Alcohol, Nicotine, and Drug Dependence)
• Anxiety and Panic Disorders
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Brain Lesions and Trauma
• Chronic Pain
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Community Mental Health
• Memory and Aging
• Mental Retardation
• Mood Disorders (Bipolar Disorder, Depression)
• Neurobehavioral Medicine
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Psychosis
• Relationship Difficulties
• Schizophrenia
• Social Learning Disorder
• Sleep Disorders
• Weight and Eating Disorders
• Women's Mental Health

Center or Program Name:

• Adult Autism Spectrum Program
• Adult Developmental Disorders Program
• Albert J. Stunkard Weight Management Program
• Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program
• Brain Injury and Behavior Center
• Charles O’Brien Center for Addiction Treatment
• Child & Adolescent OCD, Tic, Trich & Anxiety Group
• Center for Cognitive Therapy
• Center for Couples and Adult Families
• Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction
• Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
• Comprehensive Neuropsychiatry Evaluation Service
• Geriatric Psychiatry Section
• Hall Mercer Community Behavioral Health Center
• Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment and Research Program
• Mood Disorders Treatment Center
• Outpatient Psychiatry Center
• Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness
• Penn Center for Youth and Family Trauma Response & Recovery
• Penn Psychosis Evaluation and Recovery Center
• Penn Memory Center Cognitive Fitness Program
• Penn Pain Medicine Center
• Pennsylvania Hospital's Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic
• Recovery at Penn Medicine
• Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment Program

Inpatient and Assessment Services

Inpatient Services:

• 4 Spruce at Pennsylvania Hospital
  A 24-bed secure inpatient unit at Pennsylvania Hospital providing comprehensive, acute, short-term assessment and treatment for adult patients with a wide variety of psychiatric symptoms and conditions. The service works closely with many mental health and social service agencies and private providers to meet the medical and social support needs of patients returning to the community.
• 6 Spruce at Pennsylvania Hospital
  An 18 bed secure inpatient unit at Pennsylvania Hospital that provides comprehensive psychiatric treatment for adult patients with mood and anxiety disorders and geriatric patients 60 years and older with all types of psychiatric illnesses. The unit also specializes in treating patients whose psychiatric illnesses are complicated by active medical problems.
• Wright 4 at Presbyterian Medical Center
  An 18-bed inpatient detoxification unit for adult patients with a primary diagnosis of addiction who require medically monitored treatment. The unit, which is staffed by a psychiatrist, registered nursing staff, mental health technicians, addiction counselors and social workers, offers both detoxification and rehabilitation services.
• Wright 5 at Presbyterian Medical Center
  A 22-bed inpatient adult short-term psychiatric unit, which accepts all levels of diagnosis. We specialize in the treatment of patients with a co-occurring addiction problem secondary to the primary psychiatric problem. The unit is staffed by a physician, registered nurses, mental health technicians, addiction counselors and social workers. Call 215-662-2121 to coordinate an admission.

Emergency Assessment Services:

• Hall-Mercer Crisis Response Center at Pennsylvania Hospital
  A 24-hour emergency center providing triage and evaluations, acute treatment of mental health and substance abuse conditions, provision of acute social services, and intervention for psychosocial problems. We also provide linkage with a wide range of clinical and social service providers. We are able to make referrals quickly and efficiently within the Penn Health System to dual diagnosis, geriatric psychiatry, general psychiatry and substance abuse services. Please call 215-829-5433 for additional information or assistance.