The UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences is the home within the David Geffen School of Medicine for faculty who are expert in the origins of and treatments for disorders of complex human behavior.

The Department is also an integral part of The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA which is a world leading, interdisciplinary research and education institute devoted to the understanding of complex human behavior and the causes and consequences of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Contact Information

(310) 825-9989 Information and referral (800-825-9989 from outside 310)

Child and Adolescent Services

The purpose of the outpatient programs offered within the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences is to provide state of the art services for children and adolescents suffering from a range of conditions related to Psychiatry. The division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides clinical services in several of its programs, including:

  • Eating Disorders Program
  • ABC Child Partial Program
  • Adolescent Partial Hospital Program
  • Child OCD Intensive Treatment Program (CAAP)
  • Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (ECPHP)
  • Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program
  • Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program Clinic
  • Children’s Friendship Program
  • Clinical Service: Educational Testing
  • General Child Outpatient Service (GCOC)
  • Infant and Preschool Service (IPS)
  • Medical Psychology Assessment Clinic
  • Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Clinic
  • Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)
  • UCLA ADHD Program
  • UCLA Child and Adult Neurodevelopmental (CAN) Clinic
  • UCLA EMPWR Program
  • UCLA Family Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Clinic
  • UCLA Parenting Program
  • UCLA Parents of Early-Adolescents Conflict Education (PEACE)
  • Youth Stress & Mood Program (YSAM)
  • Secret Agent Society (SAS) program
  • thinkSMART program
  • UCLA Child Anxiety Resilience Education and Support (CARES) Center
  • UCLA Child Forensic Services

Adult Outpatient Clinics

  • Addiction Psychiatry Clinic
  • Adult Anxiety Disorders Clinic
  • General Outpatient Clinic
  • Adult Mood Disorders Clinic
  • Psychosis Clinic
  • Spanish-Speaking Clinic
  • Women’s Life Clinic
  • Insomnia Clinic

Geriatric Services