CDI for Psychiatry
David J. Kupfer

David J. Kupfer, M.D.

Dr. Kupfer's research has focused primarily on the conceptualization, diagnosis, and treatment of mood disorders. He has promoted widespread collaborations between clinical investigators in psychiatry and basic neurosciences, and the resulting studies encompass virtually every psychiatric disorder in every age group. Past research studies have focused on sleep disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, depression and insomnia. In 2006, he was chosen to chair the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Positions

  • Director of Research and Research Training, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Thomas Detre Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
  • Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

 

Education

  • M.D., 1965, Yale University, Medicine

 

Relevant Publications

  • Chmura Kraemer H, Kiernan M, Essex M, Kupfer DJ. How and why criteria defining moderators and mediators differ between the Baron & Kenny and MacArthur approaches. Health Psychol. 2008 Mar;27(2 Suppl):S101-8.
  • Ladouceur CD, Almeida JR, Birmaher B, Axelson DA, Nau S, Kalas C, Monk K, Kupfer DJ, Phillips ML. Subcortical gray matter volume abnormalities in healthy bipolar offspring: potential neuroanatomical risk marker for bipolar disorder? J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 May;47(5):532-9.
  • Keshavan MS, Prasad KM, Montrose DM, Miewald JM, Kupfer DJ. Sleep quality and architecture in quetiapine, risperidone, or never-treated schizophrenia patients. J of Clin Psychopharmacol. 2007;27(6):703-705.
  • Fagiolini A, Frank E, Rucci P, Cassano GB, Turkin S, Kupfer DJ. Mood and anxiety spectrum as a means to identify clinically relevant subtypes of bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2007;9(5):462-467.
  • Reynolds CF, Pilkonis PA, Kupfer DJ, Dunn L, Pincus HA. Training future generations of mental health researchers: devising strategies for tough times. Acad Psychiatry. 2007;31(2):152-159.