Pitt Psychiatry scientists have found that increased screen time in late childhood contributes to heightened depressive symptoms in early adolescence, with much of this effect mediated by shorter sleep duration and significant changes in brain white matter. bit.ly/4nJRBiv

Welcome to the faculty! Dr. Samaras provides care through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital's geriatric services; Dr. Scott investigates the role of biological rhythms in psychiatric illness; and Dr. Tessier is a psychiatrist with WPH’s outpatient addiction medicine services. bit.ly/4683lp5

Hello from Pitt Psychiatry! We are thrilled to welcome our newest class of clinical psychology interns, Nicolas Camacho, Victoria Guazzelli Williamson, Rowan Hunt, John (Kai) Kellerman, and Claire Klein! Meet them here: bit.ly/3K36eih