Holly Swartz, MD, Recognized by the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Congratulations to Holly Swartz, MD (Professor of Psychiatry), who received the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (ISIPT) Klerman and Weissman Award for Excellence in Outreach, Teaching, and Dissemination. The award is presented biennially to a senior investigator in recognition of their cumulative body of research and training activities.
Dr. Swartz is an internationally recognized expert in optimizing psychosocial and pharmacologic treatments for mood disorders. She is known for her work in evaluating Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) as treatments for depression and bipolar disorder. Her research focuses on the role of IPSRT and pharmacotherapy in the management of bipolar II depression and IPT in the management of maternal depression, both in the perinatal period and in the context of high-risk families with psychiatrically ill offspring.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Swartz!