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University of Pittsburgh Participating in Nationwide, Comparative Effectiveness Study of Common Bipolar Medications The University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry Mood Disorders Treatment Research Program will serve as one of 10 sites participating in Bipolar CHOICE (Clinical Health Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness), a nationwide trial evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of quetiapine...

New Award from Autism Speaks Will Support Ongoing Autism Treatment Network Services Autism Speaks has awarded $460,000 to UPMC to continue its participation as an Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site. The three-year foundation grant supports comprehensive diagnosis and medical evaluation for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). ?We are extremely pleased that Autism Speaks has recognized the...

Study Shows Brief Individualized Counseling Program Can Improve Sleep in Older Adults A recent article in U.S. News & World Report featured the work of Daniel J. Buysse, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science and Co-Director of the University of Pittsburgh Sleep Medicine Institute. In this study, Dr. Buysse and his colleagues found that a brief individualized counseling program was...

Snoring and Insomnia linked to Risk of Metabolic Syndrome A study led by Wendy M. Troxel, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, linking snoring and insomnia to the risk of developing metabolic syndrome has been featured in several news publications including the Los Angeles Times. The results of the study demonstrate the importance of screening for common sleep disorders in routine clinical...

CONTACT: Megan Grote Quatrini PHONE: (412) 586-9769 E-MAIL: GroteME@upmc.edu CONTACT: Wendy Zellner PHONE: (412) 586-9777 EMAIL: ZellnerWL@upmc.edu Leading Experts in Schizophrenia to Meet at 27th Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference Dec. 10 Internationally renowned experts in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, researchers and clinicians, patients and their families and friends will gather in...

Children with Mania Do Not Always Have Bipolar Disorder Children with elevated symptoms of mania (ESM) are far more likely to meet criteria for disruptive behavior disorders than for bipolar spectrum disorder according to new data from the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) study. The multi-site project, led in Pittsburgh by Boris Birmaher, MD, also found that that kids that do have bipolar disorder...