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Congratulations to Darcy Moschenross, MD, PhD, a PGY III Psychiatry Resident, on her selection by the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation for its 2014 Honors Scholarship program. Dr. Moschenross is one of only 27 residents chosen nationwide for these prestigious scholarships. Each of the Honors Scholarships was provided through the generous donation of an American Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) member and...

Altered Parvalbumin Basket Cell Inputs in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex of Schizophrenia Subjects Glausier JR, Fish KN, and Lewis DA Although psychosis is the most striking feature of schizophrenia, cognitive dysfunction is now recognized as a core feature of the illness. Indeed, cognitive ability in this patient population is the best predictor of employment, social integration, and even relapse. However...

Drs. David Brent and William Klunk Elected to the School of Medicine Executive Committee of the Faculty David Brent, MD The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce that two of its faculty members have been elected as representatives to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Executive Committee of the Faculty. David Brent, MD, Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies and Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics...

Reward Signals, Attempted Suicide, and Impulsivity in Late-Life Depression Dombrovski AY, Szanto K, Clark L, Reynolds CF, and Siegle GJ Suicidal behavior is heterogeneous and we know little about the many pathways that lead to it. In a recent article appearing in JAMA Psychiatry, Alex Dombrovski and his colleagues investigated changes in brain signals that may contribute to bad decisions in older suicidal patients...

Phenomenology of Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified in Youth: A Comparison of Clinical Characteristics across the Spectrum of Manic Symptoms Hafeman D, Axelson D, Demeter C, Findling RL, Fristad MA, Kowatch RA, Youngstrom EA, Horwitz SM, Arnold LE, Frazier TW, Ryan N, Gill MK, Hauser-Harrington JC, Depew J, Rowles BM, Birmaher B Bipolar Disorders, 2013, 15(3):240-252 In the field of child and adolescent...

Martica Hall, PhD Selected for Strategic Research Award by American Sleep Medicine Foundation The American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) has presented Martica Hall, PhD with their Strategic Research Award. This highly competitive program selects only three projects each year to support and is designed to support research aimed at improving quality of health care delivery in the field of sleep medicine. Through...