The Black Dog Institute is an educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility offering specialist expertise in mood disorders - a range of disorders that include depression and bipolar disorder (formerly called 'manic depression'). The Institute is attached to the Prince of Wales Hospital and affiliated with the University of New South Wales.
The Institute was formally launched in February 2002. The Institute builds on the work of its predecessor, the Mood Disorders Unit, established 17 years earlier as a state-wide clinical research facility. Read more about the Institute's history [PDF, 30KB].
The Institute's mission is to advance the understanding, diagnosis and management of the mood disorders by continuously raising clinical, research, education and training standards. In so doing, the Institute aims to improve the lives of those affected - and in turn - the lives of their families and friends.
Download a copy of the Institute brochure [PDF, 173KB]
Read about the Black Dog Institute's policy on relations with pharmaceutical companies [PDF, 38KB]
The Black Dog Institute logo may be used by organisations and individuals only with the permission and approval of the Institute management team.
Page last updated: 4-Sep-2009
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