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Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to two new faculty members: Claire Becker, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) Dr. Becker earned her MD from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019, then completed her general psychiatry residency training at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) in the Academic Administrator Clinician Educator track. Following residency training, Dr. Becker undertook a clinical fellowship...

In treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is use of stimulant medication associated with subsequent use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, or other drugs? Investigators including Brooke Molina, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Pediatrics), and Traci Kennedy, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), from Pitt Psychiatry, conducted a cohort study of 579 children ages 7...

Sleep and rest-activity-rhythm abnormalities are commonly reported in schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients. However, an in-depth characterization of sleep and rest-activity-rhythm alterations in schizophrenia spectrum disorder, including patients in different treatment settings, and the relationship between these alterations and schizophrenia spectrum disorder clinical features, is lacking. Characterization of...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with substantial psychosocial impairment, increased risk for suicide, and morbidity. As a first-line treatment for MDD, many patients receive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), interventions that have been typically delivered face-to-face. Despite the ubiquity of telehealth following the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about...

Complex and coordinated brain development progresses rapidly within the first year of a baby’s life, and infant white matter development is associated with future cognitive processes and behavioral problems. Elucidating the neural basis of infant emotional behaviors can identify biomarkers of pathophysiological risk for subsequent behavioral and emotional problems. In Biological Psychiatry, investigators including...

We are proud to introduce our new class of PGY1 residents entering our General Psychiatry, General and Child, Family Medicine and Psychiatry, and Triple Board tracks. Please join us in welcoming this group of outstanding physicians as they embark on the next phase of their academic and clinical careers! In addition, the Office of Residency Training is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Chief Residents: Chief...