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August 27, 2025

Community

Access the UPMC/Pitt Mental and Physical Health Resource Guide

The Department of Psychiatry Advocacy Workgroup has created a Mental and Physical Health Resource Guide for employees of the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. The guide provides information on how to find information and support on topics including but not limited to workplace accommodations and accessibility, leaves of absence, and short-term disability. Click here to view and print the Mental and Physical Health...

May 4, 2026

Faculty

Sarah Pedersen, PhD, Honored by Research Society on Alcohol and the University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Sarah Pedersen Presented with Awards

Congratulations to Sarah Pedersen, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, and Psychology), who has recently been recognized with both national and University honors. Dr. Pedersen was selected for the prestigious Research Society on Alcohol Dora Goldstein Distinguished in the Sciences Award. This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated excellence and creativity in...

April 28, 2026

Department

Symposium | Mental Health and Student-Athletes: Managing the Invisible Injury

A recent UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) symposium on mental health and student-athletes was attended by nearly 800 psychologists, coaches, athletic directors and trainers, sports nutritionists, administrators, school counselors, social workers, and teachers. Mental Health and Student-Athletes: Managing the Invisible Injury presented the latest research around the vulnerability of student-athletes to mental...

April 21, 2026

Faculty

Congratulations to UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES) Honoree Eric Golden, MD

Please join us in congratulating Eric Golden, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who has received a 2025 UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES). The prestigious award, received by less than 1% of UPMC staff annually, honors individuals who routinely go above and beyond. Dr. Golden is medical director of PsychCare+/Network Admissions, overseeing the referral of patients from network hospitals...

April 15, 2026

Publications

Advances in Perinatal Eating Disorders Research

Three papers published in Current Psychiatry Reports and Appetite by Christine Call, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and colleagues in the Perinatal Health and Behaviors (PHAB) Lab, highlight advances in our understanding of eating disorders in pregnancy and the perinatal period. Dr. Call’s research aims to equitably promote health during high-risk times for problematic eating and excess weight gain...

April 7, 2026

Faculty

Getting the Word Out About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Robert Hudak, MD, on OCD Treatment and Education

Robert Hudak, MD (Professor of Psychiatry), is an expert on the clinical treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a chronic, debilitating, and often misunderstood psychiatric disorder that is characterized by repetitive, compulsive behaviors, as well as obsessions. Dr. Hudak is the psychiatrist at the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) Center for Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Intensive...