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On Friday, October 4, 2019, scientists, students, art lovers and others interested in the intersection of art and science gathered at Imagebox in Pittsburgh for the third annual Mindscapes exhibition. Mindscapes PGH promotes community awareness of mental illness and fundraises for local organizations that provide mental health care. The event gives artists and scientists the opportunity to display art pertaining to...

The Psychiatry Research Pathway (PRP) Symposium provides UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital residents engaged in research the opportunity to deliver formal presentations to an audience of fellow residents, faculty mentors and directors of T32 postdoctoral research programs. The program comprised a 20-minute talk from each resident on their current research, followed by insightful feedback and energetic discussion...

“It’s not like I don’t have problems anymore, but it’s manageable with my support system. There will be setbacks, but you have to trust the process.” A young adult living with bipolar disorder opened the third Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum Services (CABS) Conference, speaking to a diverse group of behavioral health professionals, as well as patients and their families, assembled to learn about early...

Skilled and compassionate clinicians and researchers at the Pitt Department of Psychiatry have developed innovative models of care in geriatric psychiatry, as well as training programs that prepare behavioral health care providers to deliver treatment tailored to the specific needs of older adults. Two essential components of effective geriatric psychiatry treatment—access and trust—are key concepts that guide our...

The Department of Psychiatry and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) are pleased to welcome the newest members of the highly competitive Clinical Psychology Internship program, which consistently attracts gifted students. Tina Goldstein, PhD, and Michele Levine, PhD, co-direct the American Psychological Association-accredited program. The one-year internship adheres to a clinical science model of training and...

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Lim, who was selected by The Pittsburgh Foundation to receive a Claire B. Morrison Fund scholarship award. Dr. Lim is in her second year of general psychiatry residency training at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. The Morrison Fund award recognizes residents who demonstrate compassion, altruism and high commitment to excellence in caring for patients. “Dr. Lim is an exemplary resident...