Causes and treatment of depression; psychobiology of depression
Richard Shelton, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology; Chief of Adult Psychiatric Division, Department of Psychiatry; Director of Adult Outpatient Clinic, Department of Psychiatry
Child depression and adolescent suicide
David A. Cole, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Human Development
Child psychotherapy
Bahr Weiss, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Center for Psychotherapy Research, Vanderbilt Institute of Public Policy Studies
Depression in adults; cognitive and pharmacological therapy
Steven Hollon, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Depression and vocal communication between mothers and infants
Jo-Anne Bachorowski, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology
Family dysfunction among offspring of depressed parents, and preventive interventions for children and adolescents
Judy Garber, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
Molecular genetics of mental illness
Randy Blakely, PhD, Allan D. Bass Chair in Pharmacology and Professor of Pharmacology, and Director of Center for Molecular Neuroscience
See also Behavioral Disorders Clinic