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Psychiatry and Neurochemistry

We conduct education and internationally leading research on human behaviour, neuropsychiatric pathogenic processes as well as psychiatric treatment and diagnosis.

Our research

Our research is translational, covering cell and animal models, clinical studies and extensive epidemiological research. We conduct research on, for example, bipolar disorder, addiction disorders, ageing, neurochemistry and forensic psychiatry.

News – 17 October 2023

Smarter CT scans may approach the level of MRI

In certain cases, a new method can provide as much information from brain images taken with computed tomography (CT) as…

Research groups

Principal investigator – Research group

Blennow, Kaj – Neurochemical pathophysiology and diagnostics
Dahlin-Ivanoff, Synneve – Frail Elderly Support Research Group (FRESH)
Ericson, Mia – Addiction biology unit
Gillberg, Christopher – Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre
Gordh, Anna - Gambling addiction
Hanrieder, Jörg – Analytical Neurochemistry
Kern, Silke – H70 clinical studies
Kettunen, Petronella – Molecular cognition
Landén, Mikael – Affective disorders
Schöll, Michael – Molecular Neuroimaging
Skoog, Ingmar – Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology (EPINEP)
Smedler, Erik – Molecular psychiatry
Svedlund, Jan – Psychosomatic Medicine
Söderpalm, Bo – Addiction biology unit
Waern, Margda – Sahlgrenska Suicide Studies
Wallin, Anders – Cognitive medicine - focus on cerebrovascular disease
Wentz, Elisabet – Eating disorders
Zetterberg, Henrik – Neurochemical pathophysiology and diagnostics

Centers and networks

Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap)
Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health (CELAM)
Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre (GNC)
Sahlgrenska Psychiatric Research and Education Centre

All researchers at the department

News – 20 September 2023

Obesity notably tough in bipolar disorder

News – 26 April 2022

Towards improved diagnostics for several types of dementia

Twenty years of research have culminated in blood tests that can be used for clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease…

News – 12 October 2021

Brain damage from long stays in space

News – 13 January 2021

Major step towards earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's

The dream scenario is a blood test for early detection that can be used in healthcare.

News – 17 September 2020

Higher dementia risk in women with prolonged fertility

The study covers 1,364 women who were followed between 1968 and 2012.

News – 8 October 2020

Higher suicide risk among older immigrants with untreated depression

The results may be helpful for personalized, gender-specific strategies for suicide prevention.

Study here

The department teaches psychiatry in undergraduate education, mainly in the Programme in Medicine, and runs a graduate school in psychiatry. We teach Supplementary Education for physicians with a degree outside the EU/EEA and we also organize several METIS-courses (theoretical medical specialist training) and conduct Commissioned Education in neuroscience and psychiatry.

Study in Gothenburg

Courses conducted by the department are mainly in Swedish. Welcome to study at the University of Gothenburg, more…

Doctoral Studies

At the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology we conduct third-cycle education within the following PhD subjects: medical…

Contact information

Management and administration

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Department Office

Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry
SU/Sahlgrenska
Blå Stråket 15, vån 3
SE-413 45 Göteborg
Sweden

Phone: +46 (0)31 786 1000 (switchboard)

Visiting address
Blå Stråket 15, 3rd floor
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Map - Blå stråket 15

Last modified

17 October 2023