Faculty

Adriane M Soehner, PhD

Adriane M Soehner, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Sleep and Affective Neuroscience Lab
University of Pittsburgh Sleep Medicine Institute
Assistant
Allison Caswell
caswella@upmc.edu

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Science, University of California, Berkeley
Clinical Psychology, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Clinical Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

Member, Sleep Research Society

Selected Honors & Awards

Rising Star Award, Association for Psychological Science
Invited Participant, American Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Research Forum
Invited Participant, National Institute of Mental Health Career Development Institute for Bipolar Disorder

Research Interests

Developmental affective neuroscience; Sleep; Mood disorders
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Soehner AM, Hayes R, Franzen PL, Goldstein TR, Hasler NP, Siegle GJ, Buysse DJ, Dahl RE, Forbes EE, Ladouceur CD, McMakin DL, Ryan ND, Silk JS, Jalbrzikowski M. Naturalistic sleep patterns are linked to global structural brain aging in adolescence. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Jan;72(1):96-104.
  2. Soehner AM, Wallace ML, Edmiston K, Chase H, Lockovich J, Aslam H, Stiffler R; Graur S, Skeba A, Bebko G; Benjamin OE, Wang Y, Phillips ML. Neurobehavioral reward and sleep-circadian profiles predict present and next-year mania/hypomania symptoms. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 2023 May 23:S2451-9022(23)00122-2.
  3. Soehner AM, Bertocci, MA, Manelis A, Bebko G, Ladouceur CD, Graur S, Monk K, Bonar LK, Hickey MB, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Preliminary investigation of the relationships between sleep duration, reward circuitry function, and mood dysregulation in youth offspring of parents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2016 Jul 1;205:144-153.
  4. Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML*, Birmaher B*. Longitudinal associations between sleep patterns and psychiatric symptom severity in high-risk and community comparison youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun;58(6):608-617. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.448. Epub 2019 Mar 6. PMID: 30851396; PMCID: PMC6733405.
  5. Harvey AG, Murray G, Chandler RA, Soehner A. Sleep disturbance as transdiagnostic: consideration of neurobiological mechanisms. Clin Psychol Rev. 2011 Mar;31(2):225-35.

Clinical Interests

Sleep medicine; Mood disorders; Cognitive behavioral therapy
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Blanger L, Harvey AG, Talbot L, Eidelman P, Beaulieu-Bonneau S, Fortier-Brochu , Ivers H, Lamy M, Hein K, Soehner AM, Mrette C, Morin CM. Impact of Comorbid Anxiety and Depressive Disorders on Treatment Response to Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2016 Aug; 84(8):659-67.
  2. Buysse DJ, Soehner A, Abbott S, Kapur VK, Mahowald MW, Parker KP, Redline S, Schenck CH, Zee PC. Psychiatry. 4th ed. Chichester( UK): John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2015. Chapter 66, Sleep and SleepWake Disorders; p.1264-1310.
  3. Harvey AG, Soehner AM, Kaplan KA, Hein K, Lee J, Kanady J, Li D, Rabe-Hesketh S, Ketter TA, Neylan TC, Buysse DJ. Treating insomnia improves mood state, sleep, and functioning in bipolar disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2015;83(3):564-77.
  4. Harvey AG, Kaplan KA, Soehner A. Interventions for sleep disturbance in bipolar disorder. Sleep Med Clin. 2015 Mar 1;10(1):101-105.
  5. Harvey AG, Blanger L, Talbot L, Eidelman P, Beaulieu-Bonneau S, Fortier-Brochu , Ivers H, Lamy M, Hein K, Soehner AM, Mrette C, Morin CM. Comparative efficacy of behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, and cognitive behavior therapy for chronic insomnia: a randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2014 Aug;82(4):670-83.

Education Interests

Research mentorship

Journal of Adolescent Health: The Impact of Insufficient Sleep on White Matter Development in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence

Journal of Adolescent Health

Early adolescence is associated with major changes in sleep-circadian processes, which, combined with biopsychosocial factors, contribute to a decline in sleep duration. Insufficient sleep in childhood and adolescence is associated with future adverse cognitive and mental health outcomes including depression and anxiety. As part of a Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grant, scientists from...

Pitt Psychiatry News from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting

ACNP

Many University of Pittsburgh Psychiatry faculty and trainees attended the recent American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annal meeting to learn about and present new research and to connect with colleagues. Below is a recap of Pitt Psychiatry News from the meeting: ACNP Council Susanne Ahmari, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), was elected to a three-year term on the ACNP Council. Dr. Ahmari...

Psychiatry Residents Present Robust Research at the 7th Annual Psychiatry Research Pathway Symposium

PRP Residents and Mentors

The Psychiatry Research Pathway (PRP) Symposium provides UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital residents engaged in research the opportunity to present their work to fellow residents, faculty mentors, T32 postdoctoral research program directors, and interested members of our academic community. This year, the PRP Symposium began with a panel discussion focused on interventional psychiatry, moderated by Katherine Lyman...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Adriane Soehner, PhD, to Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Adriane Soehner, PhD

We are pleased to announce that Adriane Soehner, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Soehner earned her PhD in clinical science from the University of California, Berkeley, having completed a clinical psychology internship at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. She then conducted postdoctoral research training in the Department’s...

Pitt Psychiatry Awarded $17.8M National Institute of Mental Health U01 Grant Focused on Sleep and Pediatric Mental Health

Dr. Wallace & Dr. Soehner

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded Pitt Psychiatry a multi-PI, multi-site U01 award focused on applying computational methods to identify sleep signatures predictive of mental health outcomes among youth engaged in pediatric primary care. The Pediatric Precision Sleep Network (PPSN) will be led by contact principal investigator Adriane Soehner, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), and multiple...