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Congratulations to Thomas Karikari, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science), and Rebecca Thurston, PhD (Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Women's Health and Dementia and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, Epidemiology and Psychology), whose high-impact research has been recognized by the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences. Dr...

Adolescent suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and deaths by suicide have increased substantially in the past 15 years, yet the drivers behind this increase are unknown. While much has been written about the potential role of social media on adolescent suicidal behavior, there is another potential contributor hiding in plain sight—the rise in parental deaths of despair that parallels in the increase in adolescent...

Congratulations to Angela Ianni, MD, DPhil (postdoctoral scholar), who has been selected as a recipient of the Member in Training Award by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP). The award recognizes a promising member-in-training who has participated in an ongoing research program and continues to be involved in research training outside the scope of clinical training. Dr. Ianni joined Pitt...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded Pitt Psychiatry a Center of Excellence (P50) grant renewal for the Center for Adolescent Reward, Rhythms and Sleep (CARRS), led by Colleen McClung, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science), and Daniel Buysse, MD (UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, and...