Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 July 2009
In 1985 a Mood Disorders Unit (MDU) was established at Prince Henry Hospital in Sydney as a clinical research module, linked with the psychiatric department of the University of New South Wales. There were three general objectives: first, to provide a specialized state-wide clinical service for the assessment and management of those with affective disorders, particularly treatment-resistant depression; secondly, to make a research contribution; and thirdly, to serve as an academic centre for teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines.