Holly A Swartz, MD

Professor of Psychiatry

Current Appointments

  • Director, Center for Advanced Psychotherapy
  • Medical Director, Depression and Manic Depression Prevention Program

Areas of Expertise

  • Mood Disorders
  • Women & Reproductive Health
Holly A Swartz, MD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Bipolar disorder; Maternal depression; Psychotherapy research

Clinical Interests

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Education Interests

Resident psychotherapy training; Resident pharmacology education; Psychology internship pharmacology education

Selected Publications

  1. Swartz HA, Suppes T. Bipolar II disorder: Understudied and underdiagnosed. Focus 2023; 21:354-362; doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20230015; PMID: 38694998; PMCID: PMC11058947.
  2. Swartz HA, Bylsma LM, Fournier JC, Girard JM, Spotts C, Cohn JF, Morency LP. Randomized trial of brief interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for depression delivered both in-person and by telehealth. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023; 333 (15 July): 543-552; PMID: 37121279; PMCID: PMC10228570
  3. Swartz HA, Rollman BL, Mohr DC, Sadow S, Frank E. A randomized pilot study of Rhythms And You (RAY): An internet-based program for bipolar disorder administered with and without clinical helper support in primary care. J Affect Disord 2021, 295:183-191. PMCID: PMC8551063
  4. Swartz HA, Rucci P, Thase ME, Wallace M, Carretta E, Celedonia KL, Frank E. Psychotherapy alone and combined with medication as treatments for bipolar II depression: A randomized controlled trial. J Clin Psychiatry; 2018; 79 (2): 7-15. PMCID: PMC5823786
  5. Swartz HA, Cyranowski JM, Cheng Y, Zuckoff A, Brent DA, Markowitz JC, Martin S, Amole MC, Ritchey F, Frank E. Brief psychotherapy for maternal depression: Impact on mothers and children. J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiatry 2016; 55 (6):495-503 (PMCID: PMC4886238)
  6. Singh B, Swartz HA, Cuellar-Barboza AB, Schaffer A, Kato T, Dols A, Sperry SH, Vassilev AB, Burdick KE, Frye MA. Bipolar disorders. Lancet, in press
  7. Swartz HA. The Social Rhythm Therapy Workbook for Bipolar Disorder. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2024.
  8. Ravitz P, Flores L, Novick D, Watson, P Swartz HA. Psychotherapies at-a-glance: Consensus guideline-recommended evidence-based psychotherapies for adults with psychiatric disorders. Am J Psychotherapy; 2024; Jun 15;77(2):79-87. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20230004. PMID: 38487817.
  9. Swartz HA, Suppes T., eds. Bipolar II Disorder: Recognition, Understanding and Treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2019.
  10. Swartz HA Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for depressed adults: Indications, theoretical foundations, general concepts, and efficacy. In: Roy-Byrne PP, Solomon D, eds., UpToDate; Waltham, MA: 2010-2025. www.uptodate.com
  11. Swartz HA Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for depressed adults: Specific interventions and techniques. In: Roy-Byrne PP, Solomon D, eds., UpToDate; Waltham, MA: 2010-2025. www.uptodate.com

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Residency
Psychiatry, New York Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic
Postdoctoral
Readers Digest Research Fellowship, Cornell University Medical Center

Professional Affiliations

  • President, International Society for Bipolar Disorders
  • Treasurer, American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Psychotherapy
  • Past President, International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Gerald L. Klerman Senior Investigator Award, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
  • Exemplary Teaching Award for Adult Faculty, Western Psychiatric Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Top 10 Advancements & Breakthroughs, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
  • Klerman Interpersonal Psychotherapy Award, International Society for Interpersonal Psychotherapy

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