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Psychiatry Advances, the Department of Psychiatry podcast launched earlier this year, presents innovative research and patient-centered programs at the cutting edge of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences. The host of Psychiatry Advances is Loren Roth, MD, MPH, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry. If you aren’t caught up with the latest, below are the episodes currently available to stream from the...

The 36th annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference presented advances in schizophrenia research for an audience of nearly 300 psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and researchers, as well as patients and their families. K.N. Roy Chengappa, MD (Professor of Psychiatry)—who studies the use of natural substances for bipolar depression and as potential cognition enhancing agents in people with...

“Many programs are Dialectic Behavioral Therapy-informed,” explained Jatinder Babbar, MD, “but it is challenging to implement a full-fidelity DBT program.” Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice originally designed for individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. However, DBT is often used more broadly for people who require a higher level of care for multiple, often...

Department of Psychiatry faculty and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) residents attended the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), disseminating their expertise through 26 workshops, posters and presentations on numerous topics in the field, as well as on well-being for physicians and career development for medical students and residents. The annual conference...

We are pleased to announce that Loren Sobel, MD, MS has won a Candidates’ Council Psychoanalytic Paper Prize, a prestigious national award given by the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA). Dr. Sobel is a UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) resident graduate, as well as a graduate of the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center training program in psychoanalysis. He is a member of the volunteer faculty at WPH...

On October 10, 2019, Pitt Psychiatry clinician-educator faculty and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) trainees and staff filled the WPH meeting rooms, classrooms and auditorium for the Clinician Educator Showcase. The Showcase, now in its eighth year, is an annual opportunity to learn in-depth about promising clinical innovations and the latest quality improvement initiatives. The day also provides ample time...