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Vision
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University is committed to improving mental health across the life span through the advancement and integration of innovative clinical care, education, and research.
Mission
- To promote psychiatry as an integral part of medicine in which there is a dynamic relationship between mind, brain, and body
- To respond with compassion, dignity and respect to the needs of our diverse community, with particular attention to vulnerable, underserved populations
- To develop and evaluate innovative treatments that focus both on early intervention and recovery
- To contribute to a better understanding of the causes of mental illness through the generation and integration of knowledge across disciplines
- To ensure that evidence-based knowledge translation and dissemination informs practitioners and policy makers
- To create a culture that is inspiring, collaborative, and supportive for faculty, staff and trainees
- To provide a vibrant educational environment in which to train future generations of mental health experts and scientists
