The division's clinical and research programs include clinical trials of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, prevention of child and adolescent suicide, brain imaging, developmental neuropsychiatry, child-services research and screening, and epidemiology.  Below is a partial listing of our research clinics, labs and groups: 

• The Columbia University Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Research Clinic (PAMRC) studies and treats children and adolescents suffering from anxiety and mood disorders.  Current clinical studies are focused on treatment for anxiety disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and depression.  The clinic also runs the Children's Day Unit, an intensive outpatient care program for adolescents (ages 13–18), as well as the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Evaluation Service. 
• The Cognitive Development and Neuroimaging Laboratory, run by Rachel Marsh, Ph.D., focusing on understanding the neurodevelopmental trajectories of psychiatric disorders. Current clinical studies include an MRI study for healthy children and adolescents; a reading study investigating the neural circuits of children with attention, learning, and/or reading disorders; and Control and Reward Circuits in OCD (ages 18+). 
• The Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory, headed by Amir Levine, M.D., studying the epigenetic mechanisms that play a role in adolescent brain development. The lab's goal is to perform translational research that will lead to finding new therapeutics in psychiatry.  Current studies include Treatment of child, adolescent, and young adult anxiety disorders using biomarkers and sleep to predict treatment response. 
• The Veenstra-VanderWeele Lab, headed by Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D., studies the relationship between autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) risk factors and the resulting changes in brain and behavior. Clinical studies include: Study of Oxytocin in Autism to Improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors (SOARS-B) and Study of Visual-Sensory Processing in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• The Posner Lab, headed by Jonathan Posner, M.D., uses brain imaging to study the function and organization of neural circuits in a range of psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents. Current studies are focused on the assessment and treatment of ADHD in youth. 

For more information, visit the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.