Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program

精神障碍是世界上造成残疾的主要原因之一， 减轻他们的负担是必要的。精神疾病的流行病学研究现在不包括 不仅对流行率和发病率进行了重要的量化，而且还对 表型、高通量组学分析、病因学调查和广泛的预防干预。 神经科学，通过在大量研究中收集的越来越容易获得的成像方式， 参与者，才刚刚开始通知公共卫生。同时，心理健康的长期影响 包括自杀在内的疾病的患病率继续上升，尽管已经尽了最大的努力， 预防和缓解。精神病学流行病学培训（PET）计划的目标是在 约翰霍普金斯布隆伯格公共卫生学院正在培养下一代精神病学 流行病学家可以通过开展研究来满足这些需求， 了解精神障碍的原因和后果，并制定， 实施和评估合理设计的干预措施，以预防和/或控制这些 紊乱它将通过严格的课程计划，研究学徒制， 和综合活动，为学员提供一个坚实的基础，在核心专业， 精神病学，同时让他们有机会在一个 两个集中：精神障碍的病因学和精神障碍的干预。的 该计划将包括6名博士前研究员，他们由24名核心成员组成的经验丰富的团队提供支持 和12个附属学院谁是与两个浓度之一对齐。PET计划学员 将准备承担领导职务，在心理健康研究作为教师的学校， 公共卫生或医学，在政府职位制定研究优先事项和心理 卫生政策，在私营企业进行应用研究，或在非营利精神卫生 机构或非政府组织倡导的精神障碍。宠物 40多年来，该项目成功地培训了精神病学流行病学家。沃尔克博士和 赞迪将继续领导该计划，并在上一个周期的成功基础上， 精神病学的下一代领导者他们准备继续在 该计划的丰富传统，并导致它在新的方向，将产生精神病学的领导者 流行病学谁将推进该领域，并推动研究，重点是病因机制 有针对性的干预。

Mental disorders are among the leading causes of disability in the world, and improved strategies to reduce their burden are needed. Epidemiologic studies of psychiatric disorders now include not only important quantification of prevalence and incidence, but also sophisticated measures of phenotype, high-throughput -omics assays, etiologic inquiry, and broad prevention interventions. Neuroscience, via increasingly accessible imaging modalities collected in large numbers of study participants, has only begun to inform public health. In tandem, long-term health impacts of mental disorders, including suicide, have continued to increase in prevalence despite best efforts at prevention and mitigation. The goal of the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training (PET) program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is to produce the next generation of psychiatric epidemiologists who can address these needs by conducting research that will advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of mental disorders, and developing, implementing, and evaluating rationally designed interventions to prevent and/or control these disorders. It will achieve this through a rigorous program of coursework, research apprenticeships, and integrative activities that provide trainees with a solid foundation in the core proficiencies of psychiatric epidemiology while giving them the opportunity to pursue specialized training in one of two Concentrations: Etiology of Mental Disorders and Interventions in Mental Disorders. The program will include 6 predoctoral fellows who are supported by an experienced group of 24 Core and 12 Affiliate Faculty who are aligned with one of the two Concentrations. PET program trainees will be prepared to assume leadership positions in mental health research as faculty in Schools of Public Health or Medicine, in government positions formulating research priorities and mental health policy, in private industry conducting applied research, or in non-profit mental health agencies or non-governmental organizations advocating for those with mental disorders. The PET program has successfully trained psychiatric epidemiologists for over 4 decades. Drs. Volk and Zandi will continue to lead the program and build on the successes of the last cycle to train the next generation of leaders in psychiatric epidemiology. They are poised to continue building on the rich tradition of the program and lead it in new directions that will produce leaders in psychiatric epidemiology who will advance the field and drive research that focuses on etiologic mechanisms and targeted interventions.