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“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...

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...