{"id":5,"date":"2023-08-30T07:20:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T07:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:38:12","slug":"psychiatry-the-behavioral-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychiatry &amp; the Behavioral Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/10\/USC_Lobby-768x432.jpg\"\n          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USC<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n      <h1>Psychiatry &amp; the Behavioral Sciences<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link eyebrow-link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/services\/psychiatry-and-behavioral-sciences\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n        Are you a patient?\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n      \n              <div class=\"horizontal-nav\">\n                      <div class=\"horizontal-menu-container\">\n              <button class=\"expand-menu\">\n                                  In This Section\n                                <svg class=\"menu\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\"\n                  y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 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href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/faculty\/\">faculty<\/a>, a transformation that reflects our commitment to behavioral, neurological, and psychiatric health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"large\">We launched the nation&#8217;s premier campus psychiatric practice and now serve 49,000 USC <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/patient-care\/student-mental-health\/\">students<\/a> with greater than 55,000 mental health visits a year and access to our landmark adaptive screening <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/mymentalhealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Mental Health initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"large\">Our two ACGME-accredited general psychiatry <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/residency-programs-landing\/\">residency programs<\/a> train across USC Arcadia Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, and Keck Hospital and LAGMC. We also offer <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/training-education\/fellowship-programs\/\">fellowships<\/a> in child and adolescent psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Research\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our eminent scientists and emerging investigators move at the forefront of psychiatric research, tackling the challenges of the brain and mind that affect people the most. Areas of excellence include Alzheimer\u2019s disease, early childhood development, eating disorders, OCD, psychosis\u00a0 and substance use disorders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/research\/\"\n    >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Learn about our Psychiatry Research\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-Psychiatry_2021-Research-modified-enhance-4x-faceai-e1696292867441-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-Psychiatry_2021-Research-modified-enhance-4x-faceai-e1696292867441-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-Psychiatry_2021-Research-modified-enhance-4x-faceai-e1696292867441-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Keck School faculty and student conferring on an image\"\n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Student Mental Health\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our department is a beacon for student mental health, providing comprehensive services for 49,000 Trojans. We launched the nation\u2019s first campus psychiatric practice, and pursue science to define the future of mental health for college-aged youth, including the My Mental Health screening initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/training-education\/student-mental-health\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Student Mental Health\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/10\/Student-Mental-Health-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/10\/Student-Mental-Health-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/10\/Student-Mental-Health-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Keck students setting up a volunteer table\"\n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"videos-container\">\n                    <div class=\"video-container\">\n\n                      <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          My Mental Health: Transforming Student Mental Health at USC\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">My Mental Health (MMH) is a university-wide mental health screening initiative designed to identify students in distress and connect them with timely support. Developed by the USC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in partnership with USC Student Health, MMH ensures students receive the right care at the right time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the resources below, please watch the overview video (right or below).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"f--field f--link\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/mymentalhealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Read more about Learn More about My Mental Health Initiative\">Learn more about My Mental Health Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"f--field f--link\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/redcapsurveys.med.usc.edu\/surveys\/?s=P73TJ49CKNMAXFJY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Read more about To collaborate with our My Mental Health program please submit an official data request by completing the MMH Collaboration &amp;amp; Data Use Request Form\">To collaborate with our My Mental Health program, please submit an official data request by completing the MMH Collaboration &amp; Data Use Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n                      <div class=\"image-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-iStock-1282344505-768x512-modified-enhance-4x-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-iStock-1282344505-768x512-modified-enhance-4x-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-iStock-1282344505-768x512-modified-enhance-4x-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-iStock-1282344505-768x512-modified-enhance-4x-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Circle of people holding hands\"\n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                              <a onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tRxNs_N4LYo\" data-lity aria-label=\"My Mental Health: Transforming Student Mental Health at USC, Play video in lightbox\" class=\"play-video\">\n                  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n\t viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n<rect fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#990000\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"\/>\n<polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" points=\"32,25 22,32 22,18 \"\/>\n<\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      \n    \n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Training &amp; Education\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-large\">\n\n    \n  <p>We are committed to training the next generation of clinicians, teachers, researchers, and leaders in the field. Our training programs \u2014 in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and psychosomatic psychiatry \u2014 are fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/training-education\/\"\n    >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Learn about our Training Programs\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/training-education\/residency-program\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Residency<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Our psychiatry residency connects you with expert mentors as you gain experience treating and researching complex conditions in diverse communities, including underserved patients and college students.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/training-education\/fellowship-programs\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Clinical Fellowships<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Prepare yourself to shine at the interface of psychiatry and behavioral health. Choose from Child &amp; Adolescent, Forensic or Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, as well as Student Mental Health or Sport Psychology.\r\n<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/training-education\/clerkship-programs\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Clerkship Program<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Our department offers the strong foundation that you need to prepare for postgraduate training in psychiatry<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/training-education\/undergraduate-graduate-students\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Undergraduate &amp; Graduate Courses<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Open up a view at the intersection of psychology and medicine. You\u2019ll learn practical, real-world strategies for improving your life, and the lives of those around you.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Patient Care\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We serve the Los Angeles community at L.A. General Medical Center, CHLA, and Keck Medicine of USC. Our services have uncommon breadth, including specialty care for treatment-resistant depression, OCD, eating disorders and addiction. Whatever you face, our caring experts are here to help.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/patient-care\/\"\n    >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Patient Care\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-PatientCare_2021-Marquee-modified-enhance-4x-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-PatientCare_2021-Marquee-modified-enhance-4x-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-PatientCare_2021-Marquee-modified-enhance-4x-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Keck doctor consulting with patient\"\n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Message from the Chair\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Improving lives is our goal in all that we do \u2014 comprehensive care across public, private and campus clinics; mentoring outstanding, service-driven trainees; and the work of our dedicated researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Professor Steven Siegel, MD, PhD\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/faculty\/\"\n    >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Meet the Faculty\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-Siegel-Steven-big-headshot-modified-enhance-4x-faceai-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/08\/Z-Siegel-Steven-big-headshot-modified-enhance-4x-faceai-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"head shot of Steven Siegel, Department Chair\"\n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-articles light-gray\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-articles\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Psychiatry News\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/tag\/department-of-psychiatry-and-the-behavioral-sciences\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    More Department News\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"flex-container \">\n                  <div class=\"featured-card\">\n                                  \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/adhd-medication-misuse-declines-among-u-s-adults-study-finds\/\"\n      target=\"_blank\"          >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/07\/iStock-1436233203-768x432.jpg\"\n                              class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"ADHD medication on a counter. The pills are coming out of the bottle.\"\n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Press Release<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/adhd-medication-misuse-declines-among-u-s-adults-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\">ADHD medication misuse declines among U.S. adults, study finds<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>July 09, 2026<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n        <\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"cards-list\">\n                                                          <div class=\"article-card first-card\">\n                                                    \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/researchers-receive-funding-to-launch-uscs-first-clinical-study-of-psilocybin-for-mental-health\/\"\n      target=\"_blank\"          >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/06\/iStock-1402545562-768x432.jpg\"\n                              class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Abstract colorful mushrooms in middle, brain in background. Magic mushrooms, psychedelic drug, treatment and discussion in research, treatment depression. 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