Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Expertise on Development and Disabilities

Mental Health Issues--Adults

Biology of major psychiatric disorders, especially schizophrenia
Sohee Park, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology

Biology of schizophrenia
Pat Levitt, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Director of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

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

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

See also Behavior Disorders