Psychiatry Overview
Psychiatrists specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biologic, psychologic, and social components of illness, and therefore is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate, and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living.1
1 The American Board of Medical Specialties. Guide to Physician Specialties. Evanston, IL: American Board of Medical Specialties; February 2008.
Psychiatry Faculty Advisor
| Dr. Melissa Pereau | MPereau@llu.edu |
Psychiatry Interest Group 2022-2023
President: Serena Lin
Vice President: Nicholas Chun
PsychSIGN Coordinator: Gerald Cheng
Media Coordinator: Nicole Sy
ADAP Coordinator: Matthew Moran
SPERO Coordinator: Andrew Krause
Secretary/Fundraising Coordinator: Jasmine Haddad
Outreach/Community Involvement Coordinator: Karli Haugen
Social Events and Wellness Coordinator: Annalise Lang
MS2 Class Representative: Elisabeth Sewell
MS3 Class Representative: Matthew Hutchinson
MS4 Class Representative: Michael Mathis