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Texas A&M University (TAMU)

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The TAMU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is committed to providing state-of-the-art, evidence-based psychiatric and psychological care, education, and research. The Department’s mental health clinicians and trainees work to uncover and address the biological, psychological, and socio-environmental causes of mental illnesses and brain disorders.

By focusing on rural communities, the Department seeks to bridge mental health care gaps. The Department is expanding care through the Brazos Valley and central Texas with collaborations with My Health My Resources (MHMR) and the use of telemedicine.

John Hettema, MD, PhD

John Hettema, MD, PhD

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John ("Jack") Hettema, MD, PhD, is a Professor and clinician in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Texas A&M University. Dr. Hettema previously directed the Virginia Commonwealth University Anxiety Disorders Specialty Clinic for 19 years.

Dr. Hettema’s research focuses on the epidemiology, genetics, and biology of anxiety and related internalizing disorders. He is a founding co-chair of the Anxiety Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium leading an international effort to discover genetic risk factors for the development of anxiety disorders.

Node Team
Alexandra Tobar-Flores
Angelina Nguyen
Gustavo Tafet
Jessica Christian
Jessica Sanchez
Kristen Marrero-Choe
Noemi Prado
Shaunna Clark
Sofie De Wandel