The Department of Psychiatry of King Saud University is one of the most prominent healthcare and educational institution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In specific, it is particularly known for its facilities, human resources, education, research and services. It is comprised of a roster of skilled medical practitioners and staff whose primary goal is to ensure that every possible effort is directed to fulfill its role in providing the highest quality of safe tertiary healthcare while ensuring efficacy and proper utilization of resources.
The Department offers 24-hour psychiatric health services and is responsible for the treatment of a broad range of psychiatric disorders in a supportive environment that respects the safety, dignity and confidentiality of every patient in accordance with the Saudi Law. All patients are properly assessed by duly qualified health care professionals.
It is equipped with the most modern and advanced therapeutic tools and medical equipment in the country, and is capable in providing special and expert services to a broad range of psychiatric cases.
Because education is one of the top priority of the department, it is actively involved in both undergraduate and post graduate training and teaching to hone the future leaders in the field of Psychiatry for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, the Department of Psychiatry is also geared towards educating resident doctors and medical students engaged in scholarly activity and clinical research, and expanding mental health services for children, adults and families all over the country.
The Department of Psychiatry currently has both academic and non-academic staff. Academic staff are full professors, associate professors, assistant professors, lecturers and demonstrators. Non- academic staff are consultants, associate consultants and assistant consultants (senior registrars). Moreover, we are supported by a multidisciplinary team that include psychologists, social workers, special education specialist and learning and disability specialist as well as research assistants. In addition to our permanent staff, we have trainees from all levels, including fellows of the psychosomatic medicine fellowship program, fellows of the child and adolescent’s psychiatry fellowship program, KSUMC psychiatry residents from the KSUMC psychiatry program, rotating residents from other centers of the Saudi Board Psychiatry Residency Program, non-psychiatry residents from other specialties like neurology, family medicine, interns and clinical psychologists trainees. Our faculty members are actively involved in teaching our own fellows, residents, interns, King Saud medical students as well as clinical psychologists trainees.
Another focus of the department is to be involved in both national and international researchers and to have high quality publications, specifically in respected international journals in addition to regular participations in international scientific meetings through oral presentations or posters.