CDI Faculty

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. He currently chairs the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Positions

  • Thomas Detre Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

 

Education

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

 

Relevant Publications

  • Kraemer HC, Frank E, Kupfer DJ. How to assess the clinical impact of treatments on patients, rather than the statistical impact of treatments on measures. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2011; 20(2):63-72.
  • Kupfer DJ, Regier DA. Neuroscience, clinical evidence, and the future of psychiatric classification in DSM-5. Am J Psychiatry. 2011; 168:672-674.
  • Soreca I, Frank E, Kupfer DJ. The phenomenology of bipolar disorder: what drives the high rate of medical burden and determines long-term prognosis? Depress Anxiety. 2009;26(1): 73-82.
  • Kupfer DJ, Schatzberg AF, Grochocinski VJ, Dunn LO, Kelley KA, O'Hara RM. The Career Development Institute for Psychiatry: An innovative longitudinal program for physician-scientists. Acad Psychiatry. 2009; 33:313-318.
  • Kupfer DJ. The increasing medical burden in bipolar disorder (Commentary). JAMA. 2005; 293:2528-2530.