Department of Psychiatry

panther statue
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Four Pitt Teams Receive NIH BRAIN Grants
Pitt faculty member Margee Kerr
Friday, October 27, 2017

Researchers Examine the Fun of Fear
Some people love "scary-fun" experiences like haunted houses. Pitt researchers Margee Kerr and Greg Siegle are finding out why — and using their research to make local attractions even scarier.
Mike Schneider examines a model human spine
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

New Back Pain Study, Drug Take Back Efforts Could Lead to Decreased Opioid Use
More than 40 percent of low back pain patients are prescribed opioids at some point. Pitt Associate Professor Mike Schneider and colleagues want to bring that number down.
Herbert Needleman
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Pediatrician, Researcher Remembered for Landmark Studies on Lead Poisoning
Herbert L. Needleman, known for his pioneering efforts that linked environmental lead exposure — even at low doses — to cognitive deficits in children, died in Pittsburgh on July 18 at an assisted living center. He was 89.
Klunk in a dark suitcoat
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

William E. Klunk Receives 2017 Zaven Khachaturian Award from the Alzheimer’s Association
William E. Klunk has been honored by the Alzheimer’s Association with the 2017 Zaven Khachaturian Award. Klunk is a Distinguished...
Lisa Pan
Friday, June 23, 2017

Researchers Look Beyond the Brain for Answers About Intractable Depression
Someone once told Eve, a teen with severe depression, she just wasn't working hard enough in therapy. Then her doctor, Pitt's Lisa Pan, found that Eve can’t seem to make critical neurotransmitters.