Established in 1957, the KNUH Department of Psychiatry has served patients for 60 years. In those years, it became the first psychiatric department in Korea to attempt dynamic research, conduct free-of-charge care and an awareness-raising movement in its consultation room, and contribute to raising public awareness of psychiatry. The department has laid the foundation for modernized psychiatry treatments and played a pivotal role in the advancement of psychiatry in Korea. It has also carried out treatment and research in drug therapy, mental/physical medicine, psychiatry for children and teenagers, and eating disorders. Currently, the department is encouraging its medical staff to receive training abroad to foster global talent and striving to meet diverse needs through active interaction with specialists in and outside Korea. The KNUH Department of Psychiatry will continue its duties as the hub for psychiatry in Korea and offer the best therapeutic environment in the country to better serve patients.