UM Division of Community Psychiatry

Research

The Division of Community Psychiatry is committed to remaining on the cutting edge of mental health assessment, diagnosis and treatment. One very important way of achieving this goal is to be very active in the world of research. Our very close relationships with the Division of Services Research (Director, Lisa Dixon, M.D.), the Division of Psychology at the Baltimore VA (Director, Alan S. Bellack, Ph.D. and the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (Director, William Carpenter, Jr., M.D.) allows us to be active collaborators with national and world renowned psychiatric research scientists.

Recent and current projects include the investigation of the following:

Smoking cessation strategies in persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
Social skills training for individuals with schizophrenia
Skills training for individuals with SMI to better communicate with their primary care doctor.
Substance abuse treatment for persons with SMI and drug/alcohol disorders
Identification of genetic factors leading to schizophrenia
Hepatitis B & C risk factors in persons with SMI
Identification of psychiatric disorders in teenage pregnant women
Employment Intervention Demonstration Project
Diabetes study in persons with SMI
How individuals with SMI use the Internet and media
Does ACT reduce homelessness?

Client participation in research projects is strictly voluntary. Eligible individuals will be given the opportunity to participate in paid studies. Access to treatment and other services in the division is NOT linked to participation in these research studies. Should a client decide to participate in a study, their personal health information is protected and highly confidential.

For more information about these studies, contact the following centers:

Division of Services Research (DSR)
Director: Lisa Dixon, M.D.
Division of Psychology at the Baltimore VA
Director: Alan S. Bellack Ph.D.
MPRC
Director: William Carpenter, Jr., M.D.

This page was last updated on: June 10, 2008.

For general information or inquiries regarding employment opportunities in the Division of Community Psychiatry, please call 410-328- 3414. For appointments or to access services, please call 410-328-6231.