Clinical research in an academic psychiatry department: some general principles and case studies

Abstract

Objective:

This paper gives guidance for developing collaborative clinical research within an academic psychiatry department.

Methods:

We describe the experience at the Australian National University Medical School, and present three case studies.

Results:

The results reveal that general principles include, but are not limited to, intellectual curiosity, mentorship, collaboration and protected time.

Conclusions:

We conclude that a particular strength of a new research department at a medical school may be close collaborative research within clinical settings.