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Mood Disorders
Mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, are characterized by extreme mood states that are not controllable and which interfere with daily living. Depressed persons may feel sad, distressed, and hopeless even though there is no reason for them to feel that way. People with bipolar disorder may experience abnormally high energy and an elevated sense of mood and self that interferes with their ability to make reasonable choices. Mood disorders are common and treatable medical illnesses.
PENN Behavioral Health Clinical Programs
- Center for Cognitive Therapy
Outpatient treatment for psychological and psychiatric disorders including mood disorders; treatment is based on cognitive behavioral therapy model.
- Mood Disorders Comprehensive Consultation Service
Outpatient consultation service that provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art assessments and second opinions for individuals with mood and anxiety disorders, including: bipolar disorder, major depression, dysthymia, mood disorders secondary to medical conditions and anxiety disorders.
- Outpatient Psychiatry Center (OPC)
Offers comprehensive psychiatric services, including diagnostic evaluations, psychotherapy service, medication management, group and couples therapy for the spectrum of psychiatric disorders. The OPC offers specialized treatment of depression (including treatment resistant depression) and bipolar disorder.
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment Program
Novel, non-invasive, outpatient-based form of brain stimulation therapy for mood disorders, including major depression, bipolar depression, and a number of other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Academic Research Treatment Programs
All of the clinical care offered at PENN Behavioral Health is informed by cutting edge research. Please review the links below to learn more about clinical research in mood disorders. Treatment is frequently offered at no cost in exchange for research participation.
- Bipolar Research Program
Offers low-cost outpatient treatment for eligible individuals ages 18 and older suffering from bipolar disorders. The program is part of the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD), a national treatment monitoring study designed to improve understanding of how various medications and combinations of medication work in real life settings.
- Depression Research Unit
The DRU studies depression and bipolar disorder from many different perspectives in order to better understand and treat these illnesses. Various treatment options are available to research participants at no cost. Please call (215) 662-3462 for more information about this program.
- Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Program
The research group specializes in studying causes and treatments of depression and anxiety disorders across the lifespan. Eligible research participants are offered treatment at no cost.
- Psychotherapy Research Center
The Center for Psychotherapy Research offers free psychotherapeutic treatment and/or medication in exchange for participation in studies of depression.
- rTMS for Depression in Pregnancy Study