Psychological Medicine

The Department of Psychological Medicine of Renji Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, is a member institution of the Psychiatry Specialty Committee of the Chinese Medical Association, a deputy-chair institution of the Psychiatry Specialty Branch of the Shanghai Medical Association, a core institution of the Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental and Psychological Disorders, and a vice-president institution of the Shanghai Mental Health Service Industry Association. It integrates clinical care, research, teaching, and public health education, and is a department with professional diagnostic and treatment expertise in mental and psychological disorders. It provides whole-course management for patients with anxiety disorders, somatic symptom disorders, depressive disorders, sleep disorders, and other conditions. Its clinical diagnosis and treatment services mainly include psychological assessment, pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and psychological rehabilitation; it has independent physical rehabilitation treatment, psychological assessment, and psychotherapy rooms. The Department of Psychological Medicine of Renji Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, currently comprises two campuses, the East Campus and the West Campus, where outpatient services, physical rehabilitation treatment rooms, psychological assessment rooms, and psychotherapy rooms are available. It has 5 officially staffed physicians, 1 nurse, 1 psychological technician, and 1 medical secretary. The annual combined volume of outpatient and emergency visits exceeds 40,000, and the department operates a specialized outpatient clinic for anxiety, depression, and insomnia. By combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, it develops individualized intervention plans for patients. The department undertakes multiple national-, provincial-, and municipal-level projects, including the Regional Joint Key Project and the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as multiple multicenter clinical research projects, and conducts research on the pathogenesis of depression accompanied by sleep disorders, anxiety disorders, and chronic pain. The Renji Psychological Medicine team actively engages in public education on mental and psychological health and creates science-popularization works in various forms, including microfilms, animated films, stage plays, and science-popularization crosstalk. It has received dozens of national awards of various kinds and undertakes 1 First-Round Shanghai Health Science Popularization Talent Capacity Enhancement Special Project. In teaching, the department undertakes theoretical course teaching, internship supervision, and graduate training for Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. In terms of international cooperation, the Renji Psychological Medicine Department pioneered the introduction of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) into China and has conducted IPT training sessions many times, with trainees coming from all over the country. Director Luo Yanli currently serves as Vice Chair of the Chinese Branch of the International Association for Interpersonal Psychotherapy and is a certified supervisor of the International IPT Association. The Renji Psychological Medicine Department will continue to strengthen cooperation with hospitals and medical schools in China and abroad, exchange advanced concepts, expand treatment technologies, and provide patients with higher-quality medical services.