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David A. Axelson, MDDr. Axelson's research interests include pediatric bipolar disorder, metabolism of psychiatric medications in the pediatric population, the neurobiological basis of mood disorders, and medication treatment of mood disorders in children and adolescents. He serves as co-PI on the Bipolar Offspring Study, funded through NIMH. |
Positions
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
- Director, Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
Education
- MD, 1992, Duke University School of Medicine
Relevant Publications
- Birmaher B., Goldstein B. I., Axelson D. A., Monk K., Hickey M. B., Fan J., Iyengar S., Ha W., Diler R. S., Goldstein T., Brent D., Ladouceur C. D., Sakolsky D., Kupfer D. J. (2013). Mood lability among offspring of parents with bipolar disorder and community controls. Bipolar Disord, 15(2). doi: 10.1111/bdi.12060. [Epub ahead of print]
- Hafeman D., Axelson D., Demeter C., Findling R. L., Fristad M. A., Kowatch R. A., Youngstrom E. A., Horwitz S. M., Arnold L. E., Frazier T. W., Ryan N., Gill M. K., Hauser-Harrington J. C., Depew J., Rowles B. M., Birmaher B. (2013). Phenomenology of bipolar disorder not otherwise specified in youth: a comparison of clinical characteristics across the spectrum of manic symptoms. Bipolar Disord, 15(2). doi: 10.1111/bdi.12054. [Epub ahead of print]
- Hunt J. I., Case B. G., Birmaher B., Stout R. L., Dickstein D. P., Yen S., Goldstein T. R., Goldstein B. I., Axelson D. A., Hower H., Strober M., Ryan N., Swenson L., Topor D. R., Gill M. K., Weinstock L. M., Keller M. B. (2013). Irritability and elation in a large bipolar youth sample: relative symptom severity and clinical outcomes over 4 years. J Clin Psychiatry, 74(1), e110-7. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m07874
- Axelson D. (2013). Taking disruptive mood dysregulation disorder out for a test drive. Am J Psychiatry, 170(2), 136-139. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12111434
- Diler R. S., Ladouceur C. D., Segreti A., Almeida J. R., Birmaher B., Axelson D. A., Phillips M. L., Pan L. A. (2013). Neural correlates of treatment response in depressed bipolar adolescents during emotion processing. Brain Imaging Behav. doi: 10.1007/s11682-012-9219-7 [Epub ahead of print]
Contributed Content
- A Combination of Funds
- Career Development Institute Interaction
- Challenges in Studying Children with Bipolar Disorder
- Combining Research and Clinical Careers
- Controversial Research
- Funding a Clinic
- How Family Dynamics Effect Research
- Keeping Families Involved
- Measurement Selection for Children
- Staying Connected
- The Challenge of Heritability in Bipolar Research
- These Children are Suffering
- Transitioning to Independence
- Usefulness of the Career Development Institute
- Why Go Into Bipolar Research?
