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Major depressive disorder is a heterogeneous disease with sex differences in prevalence, symptomology, and treatment response. For example, women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder compared to men, and often have more symptoms, more severe symptoms, and higher likelihood of experiencing treatment-resistant depression. These sex differences are likely driven in part by biologic causes...

Congratulations to David Lewis, MD (Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Thomas Detre Professor of Academic Psychiatry, and Chair, Department of Psychiatry), who has received the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) Ariëns Kapper Medal. The award recognizes exceptional contributions to the field of neuroscience and was presented by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences during...

Please join us in welcoming our new class of PGY1 residents in General Psychiatry, General and Child, Family Medicine and Psychiatry, and Triple Board tracks! In addition, the Office of Residency Training is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Chief Residents: Chief Resident for Inpatient Services – Sydney Garrett, MD Chief Resident for Ambulatory Services – Rachel Brown, MD Chief Resident for the Child Fellowship –...

We are pleased to announce that Konasale Prasad, MD, MBBS (MD), has received conferral of tenure at the rank of associate professor by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Prasad is an expert on the neurobiology of psychoses. He conducts advanced clinical-translational research to gain insights into the brain network characteristics associated with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, and risk for developing...