The Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute holds a strong commitment to clinical research training and fostering a wealth of clinical experience by developing cooperation between psychiatry, neurosurgery, internal medicine and pediatrics. The plan for the development of a psychiatric institute in San Francisco was underway as early as 1913, but construction was prevented by Governor Johnson since there was not enough funding. However, this did not discourage the idea, and in 1916 another bill was proposed, yet this was curbed by America’s entry into World War I. It wasn’t until nearly 30 years later that the cornerstone was first placed on April 5, 1941. The institute was named after the dean of the Medical School, Langley Porter, in order to honor his dedication to the planning and foundation of the neuropsychiatric institute. Founders included Drs. Robert Langley Porter, Aaron J. Rosanoff and Walter L. Treadway. They conceived of an institute that focused on the prevention, teaching and research of mental disease. During the summer of 1941 Dr. Carl Bowman was offered the position of Director and Superintendent of Langley Porter Clinic, as well as Professor and Chairman of the newly established Division of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine. Former Chairs and Directors of Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute include Drs. Karl M. Bowman, Alexander Simon, Leon J. Epstein, Robert S. Wallerstein, Samuel H. Barondes, Craig Van Dyke, Renée L. Binder, Lowell Tong and Matthew W. State. The Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics are comprised of a 22-bed acute adult inpatient unit, a Consultation and Brief Intervention Service, Partial Hospitalization Program and an array of specialty clinics (Depression, Hormone and Mood Assessment, Early Psychosis, Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, Psychopharmacology Assessment). The Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics also has Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services which is a predominantly outpatient unit that provides assessments of behavioral disorders with a special focus on autism, ADHD, pervasive development disorder, Tourette’s syndrome and psychopharmacological assessments. In addition, a Women’s Care Mental Health Clinic provides gender specific outpatient mental health services to women.