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Neuropsychiatry DivisionThe Neuropsychiatry Division has several clinical components.It is a multidisciplinary specialty division which offers the latestdiagnostic techniques for assessing psychiatric disorders andthe cognitive and behavioral problems that affect patients withdementia, epilepsy, brain tumors, and other neurologic disorders.Treatment of these patients includes methods to reducestress on family and significant others.The outpatient programconsists of medication management clinics, psycho-educationaland support groups, and comprehensive extensive diagnosticevaluations.The Neuropsychiatry consultation service offers neuropsychiatricassessment to neurology, neurosurgery, and physicalmedicine and rehabilitation services. The NeuropsychologyService offers comprehensive neuropsychological testing toadults and children. The Neuropsychiatry Inpatient service providestreatment for patients with developmental disabilities,traumatic brain injury, and other consequences of neurologicdisease.Moises Gaviria, MD, Chief of NeuropsychiatryResidents rotate for two months through Neuropsychiatry in theirPGY-1 or three months in PGY-2 / PG-3 year. Both inpatient andoutpatient experience occurs. Elective rotation for PGY-4 residents is available. The resident evaluates one to three newpatients per week on the service, develops comprehensive treatment plans with the collaboration of the treatment team,and acts as the primary physician in charge for the patient. During morning report medical, behavioral, psychiatric, andneurological problems of the patients are discussed. Team meetings encompass patient management and discussion ofthe treatment plan as well as informal teaching. Residents participate in the case conference on the unit.Fellowship in Women’s Mental HealthA one-year fellowship in Women’s Mental Health for physicians who have completed at least threeyears of psychiatry residency training is offerred. The fellowship takes place within the Women’sServices Division, winner of the American PsychiatricAssociation’s Gold Achievement Award for innovative mentalhealth services. The Women’s Services Division provides mentalhealth services for women with reproductive and gender-relatedproblems, such as premenstrual dysphoria, pregnancy-related illness,parenting problems, menopausal mood disorders, eatingdisorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The didactic experienceincludes formal case studies during the Women’s HealthTutorial, a Mental Health Forum in which fellows give one presentationto faculty and staff and various lectures and forums onwomen’s health issues in the medical center. Fellows are encouragedto participate in some research or scholarly activity relatedto women’s health. It can consist of a written case report, literaturereview, coauthoring a book chapter or journal article, assistingin an ongoing research project, or conducting an independentresearch project under supervision. Fellows anticipating a careerin academic psychiatry will be encouraged to submit a paper forpublication and/or presentation at a national conference.Ellen Astrachan Fletcher, PhD,(left) and Pamela Wiegartz, PhD(right), Women’s Division facultymembers11