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Richard Shelton, M.D.
Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
Areas of expertise:
- Depression
- Suicide
- Bipolar disorder
- Mood disorders
- Experimental therapeutics
- Biomarker identification
As the Charles Byron Ireland Professor and Vice Chair for Research of Psychiatry, Shelton’s clinical specialization is with adult patients with mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. He can speak about causes and treatments of depression and bipolar disorder, as well as other mood disorders and issues such as suicide.