Peter L. Franzen, Ph.D.
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2016 Independent Investigator Grant
Peter L. Franzen, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh
BBRF Awards & Recognition
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Peter L. Franzen, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, will investigate the potential of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a psychosocial treatment, in reducing suicides among adolescents with bipolar disorder. Dr. Franzen’s team will focus on DBT’s therapeutic value in reducing sleep disturbances, both a risk factor and symptom of bipolar. They will compare the effects of DBT, which targets emotion regulation processes, by looking at brain imaging and measures of sleep quality in adolescents both with and without bipolar disorder.
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