David Miklowitz, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Miklowitz is Professor of Psychiatry in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute, and a Senior Clinical Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford University. He completed his undergraduate work at Brandeis University and his doctoral (1979-1985) and postdoctoral (1985-1988) work at UCLA. His research focuses on family environmental factors and family psychoeducational treatments for adult-onset and childhood-onset bipolar disorder. Dr. Miklowitz received the Joseph Gengerelli Dissertation Award from UCLA (1986), Young Investigator Awards from the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (1987) and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD; 1987), a Faculty Research Award (1998) and a Faculty Teaching Award (2008) from the University of Colorado. He won a Distinguished Investigator Award from NARSAD (2001), the 2005 Mogens Schou Award for Research from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, the 2008 Clinical Researcher of the Year award from Emory University, and the 2008 Monica Fooks Lectureship from Oxford University. He also won the 2009 Gerald L. Klerman Senior Research Investigator Award from the Depressive and Bipolar Support Alliance. He was the 2011 awardee of the Bipolar Mood Disorder Research Award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, and the 2017 Distinguished Investigator awardee from the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology. Dr. Miklowitz has received multiple grants for his research from the National Institute of Mental Health, the MacArthur Foundation, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Robert Sutherland Foundation, the Attias Family Foundation, the Deutsch, Kayne, & Knapp Foundations, the Max Gray Foundation, AIM for Mental Health, and the Danny Alberts Foundation. Dr. Miklowitz has published over 300 research articles and 8 books. His book “Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach” (Guilford), won the 1998 Outstanding Research Publication Award from the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy. His book ““The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide”” is an international best seller in its third edition, with over 275,000 copies in print. His most recent book is co-authored with Michael Gitlin, ““ Clinician’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder: Integrating Pharmacology and Psychotherapy”” (New York: Guilford Press).

Garrett Amy S, Miklowitz David J, Howe Meghan E, Singh Manpreet K, Acquaye Tenah K, Hawkey Christopher G, Glover Gary H, Reiss Allan L, Chang Kiki D   Changes in brain activation following psychotherapy for youth with mood dysregulation at familial risk for bipolar disorder Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2015; 56(1): 215-20.

O’Brien Mary P, Miklowitz David J, Cannon Tyrone D   Decreases in Perceived Maternal Criticism Predict Improvement in Subthreshold Psychotic Symptoms in a Randomized Trial of Family-Focused Therapy for Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2015; .

Miklowitz David J   Intervening early in children with bipolar disorder: is there a pot at the end of the Rainbow? Evidence-based mental health, 2015; 172(7): .

Peris Tara S, Miklowitz David J   Parental Expressed Emotion and Youth Psychopathology: New Directions for an Old Construct Child psychiatry and human development, 2015; 56(1): .

Fredman Steffany J, Baucom Donald H, Boeding Sara E, Miklowitz David J   Relatives’ emotional involvement moderates the effects of family therapy for bipolar disorder Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2015; 83(1): 81-91.

Miklowitz David J   The Long and Winding Road to Bipolar Disorder The American journal of psychiatry, 2015; 172(7): 599-600.

O’Brien Mary P, Miklowitz David J, Candan Kristin A, Marshall Catherine, Domingues Isabel, Walsh Barbara C, Zinberg Jamie L, De Silva Sandra D, Woodberry Kristen A, Cannon Tyrone D   A randomized trial of family focused therapy with populations at clinical high risk for psychosis: effects on interactional behavior Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2014; 82(1): 90-101.

Miklowitz David J   Delinquency, depression, and psychosis among adolescents in foster care: what holds three heads together? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2014; 53(12): 1251-3.

Weintraub Marc J, Youngstrom Eric A, Marvin Sarah E, Podell Jennifer L, Walshaw Patricia D, Kim Eunice Y, Suddath Robert L, Forgey-Borlick Marcy J, Matkevich Brittany N, Miklowitz David J   Diagnostic profiles and clinical characteristics of youth referred to a pediatric mood disorders clinic Journal of psychiatric practice, 2014; 20(2): 154-62.

Deckersbach Thilo, Peters Amy T, Sylvia Louisa, Urdahl Anna, Magalhães Pedro V S, Otto Michael W, Frank Ellen, Miklowitz David J, Berk Michael, Kinrys Gustavo, Nierenberg Andrew   Do comorbid anxiety disorders moderate the effects of psychotherapy for bipolar disorder? Results from STEP-BD The American journal of psychiatry, 2014; 171(2): 178-86.

Stange Jonathan P, Sylvia Louisa G, da Silva Magalhães Pedro Vieira, Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W, Frank Ellen, Berk Michael, Hansen Natasha S, Dougherty Darin D, Nierenberg Andrew A, Deckersbach Thilo   Extreme attributions predict suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in bipolar disorder: prospective data from STEP-BD World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 2014; 13(1): 95-6.

Marvin Sarah E, Miklowitz David J, O’Brien Mary P, Cannon Tyrone D   Family-focused therapy for individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis: treatment fidelity within a multisite randomized trial Early intervention in psychiatry, 2014; 20(3): .

Miklowitz David J, O’Brien Mary P, Schlosser Danielle A, Addington Jean, Candan Kristin A, Marshall Catherine, Domingues Isabel, Walsh Barbara C, Zinberg Jamie L, De Silva Sandra D, Friedman-Yakoobian Michelle, Cannon Tyrone D   Family-focused treatment for adolescents and young adults at high risk for psychosis: results of a randomized trial Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2014; 53(8): 848-58.

Chung Bowen, Mikesell Lisa, Miklowitz David   Flexibility and structure may enhance implementation of family-focused therapy in community mental health settings Community mental health journal, 2014; 50(7): 787-91.

Reddy L Felice, Lee Junghee, Davis Michael C, Altshuler Lori, Glahn David C, Miklowitz David J, Green Michael F   Impulsivity and risk taking in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2014; 39(2): 456-63.

Ellis Alissa J, Portnoff Larissa C, Axelson David A, Kowatch Robert A, Walshaw Patricia, Miklowitz David J   Parental expressed emotion and suicidal ideation in adolescents with bipolar disorder Psychiatry research, 2014; 216(2): 213-6.

Miklowitz David J, Schneck Christopher D, George Elizabeth L, Taylor Dawn O, Sugar Catherine A, Birmaher Boris, Kowatch Robert A, DelBello Melissa P, Axelson David A   Pharmacotherapy and family-focused treatment for adolescents with bipolar I and II disorders: a 2-year randomized trial The American journal of psychiatry, 2014; 171(6): 658-67.

Gitlin Michael J, Miklowitz David J   Psychiatric diagnosis in ICD-11: lessons learned (or not) from the mood disorders section in DSM-5 The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 2014; 48(1): 89-90.

Miklowitz David J, O’Brien Mary P, Cannon Tyrone D   Reply to “Adolescents are like adults (sort of)” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2014; 53(12): 1338.

Miklowitz David J, Schneck Christopher D, Birmaher Boris, Delbello Melissa P, Axelson David A   Response to Parikh The American journal of psychiatry, 2014; 171(12): 1335-6.

Goldstein Benjamin I, Goldstein Tina R, Collinger Katelyn A, Axelson David A, Bukstein Oscar G, Birmaher Boris, Miklowitz David J   Treatment development and feasibility study of family-focused treatment for adolescents with bipolar disorder and comorbid substance use disorders Journal of psychiatric practice, 2014; 20(3): 237-48.

Sylvia Louisa G, Hay Aleena, Ostacher Michael J, Miklowitz David J, Nierenberg Andrew A, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S, Deckersbach Thilo, Perlis Roy H   Association between therapeutic alliance, care satisfaction, and pharmacological adherence in bipolar disorder Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2013; 33(3): 343-50.

Miklowitz David J, Schneck Christopher D, Singh Manpreet K, Taylor Dawn O, George Elizabeth L, Cosgrove Victoria E, Howe Meghan E, Dickinson L Miriam, Garber Judy, Chang Kiki D   Early intervention for symptomatic youth at risk for bipolar disorder: a randomized trial of family-focused therapy Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013; 52(2): 121-31.

Stange Jonathan P, Sylvia Louisa G, da Silva Magalhães Pedro Vieira, Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W, Frank Ellen, Berk Michael, Nierenberg Andrew A, Deckersbach Thilo   Extreme attributions predict the course of bipolar depression: results from the STEP-BD randomized controlled trial of psychosocial treatment The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2013; 74(3): 249-55.

Stange Jonathan P, Sylvia Louisa G, Magalhães Pedro Vieira da Silva, Frank Ellen, Otto Michael W, Miklowitz David J, Berk Michael, Nierenberg Andrew A, Deckersbach Thilo   Extreme attributions predict transition from depression to mania or hypomania in bipolar disorder Journal of psychiatric research, 2013; 47(10): 1329-36.

Lee Junghee, Altshuler Lori, Glahn David C, Miklowitz David J, Ochsner Kevin, Green Michael F   Social and nonsocial cognition in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: relative levels of impairment The American journal of psychiatry, 2013; 170(3): 334-41.

Chen Cory K, Waters Harriet Salatas, Hartman Marilyn, Zimmerman Sheryl, Miklowitz David J, Waters Everett   The secure base script and the task of caring for elderly parents: implications for attachment theory and clinical practice Attachment & human development, 2013; 15(3): 332-48.

Geddes John R, Miklowitz David J   Treatment of bipolar disorder Lancet (London, England), 2013; 381(9878): 1672-82.

Cosgrove Victoria E, Miklowitz David J, Rhee Soo Hyun, Hawkey Christopher, Corley Robin, Haberstick Brett, Smolen Andrew   Association between 5HTT, DAT1, and DRD4 and bipolar disorder in youth Psychiatric genetics, 2012; .

Chambless Dianne L, Miklowitz David J, Shoham Varda   Beyond the patient: couple and family therapy for individual problems Journal of clinical psychology, 2012; 68(5): 487-9.

Miklowitz David J   Borderline behavior in adolescence: an adjective in search of a treatment Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012; 51(12): 1238-40.

Miklowitz David J, Price Jonathan, Holmes Emily A, Rendell Jennifer, Bell Sarah, Budge Katie, Christensen Jean, Wallace Joshua, Simon Judit, Armstrong Neil M, McPeake Lily, Goodwin Guy M, Geddes John R   Facilitated Integrated Mood Management for adults with bipolar disorder Bipolar disorders, 2012; 14(2): 185-97.

Sullivan Aimee E, Judd Charles M, Axelson David A, Miklowitz David J   Family functioning and the course of adolescent bipolar disorder Behavior therapy, 2012; 43(4): 837-47.

Keenan-Miller Danielle, Peris Tara, Axelson David, Kowatch Robert A, Miklowitz David J   Family functioning, social impairment, and symptoms among adolescents with bipolar disorder Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012; 51(10): 1085-94.

Miklowitz David J   Family treatment for bipolar disorder and substance abuse in late adolescence Journal of clinical psychology, 2012; 68(5): 502-13.

Miklowitz David J   Family-focused treatment for children and adolescents with bipolar disorder The Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences, 2012; 49(2): 95-101.

Perlick, D. A., Gonzalez, J., Huth, M., Culver, J., Michael, L., Kaczynski, R., Calabrese, J., & Miklowitz, D. J.   Rumination, gender and depressive symptoms associated with caregiving strain in bipolar disorder, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavaca, 2012; 126(5): 356-362.

Lunsford-Avery Jessica R, Judd Charles M, Axelson David A, Miklowitz David J   Sleep impairment, mood symptoms, and psychosocial functioning in adolescent bipolar disorder Psychiatry research, 2012; 200(2-3): 265-71.

Schlosser Danielle A, Miklowitz David J, O’Brien Mary P, De Silva Sandra D, Zinberg Jamie L, Cannon Tyrone D   A randomized trial of family focused treatment for adolescents and young adults at risk for psychosis: study rationale, design and methods Early intervention in psychiatry, 2011; 49(2): .

Miklowitz David J, Chang Kiki D, Taylor Dawn O, George Elizabeth L, Singh Manpreet K, Schneck Christopher D, Dickinson L Miriam, Howe Meghan E, Garber Judy   Early psychosocial intervention for youth at risk for bipolar I or II disorder: a one-year treatment development trial Bipolar disorders, 2011; 13(1): 67-75.

Miklowitz David J   Functional impairment, stress, and psychosocial intervention in bipolar disorder Current psychiatry reports, 2011; 13(6): 504-12.

Brooks John O, Goldberg Joseph F, Ketter Terence A, Miklowitz David J, Calabrese Joseph R, Bowden Charles L, Thase Michael E   Safety and tolerability associated with second-generation antipsychotic polytherapy in bipolar disorder: findings from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2011; 72(2): 240-7.

Gruber June, Miklowitz David J, Harvey Allison G, Frank Ellen, Kupfer David, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S, Ketter Terence A   Sleep matters: sleep functioning and course of illness in bipolar disorder Journal of affective disorders, 2011; 134(1-3): 416-20.

Perlis Roy H, Ostacher Michael J, Miklowitz David J, Smoller Jordan W, Dennehy Ellen B, Cowperthwait Colleen, Nierenberg Andrew A, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S   Benzodiazepine use and risk of recurrence in bipolar disorder: a STEP-BD report The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2010; 71(2): 194-200.

Kilbourne Amy M, Goodrich David, Miklowitz David J, Austin Karen, Post Edward P, Bauer Mark S   Characteristics of patients with bipolar disorder managed in VA primary care or specialty mental health care settings Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2010; 61(5): 500-7.

Perlis Roy H, Ostacher Michael J, Miklowitz David J, Hay Aleena, Nierenberg Andrew A, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S   Clinical features associated with poor pharmacologic adherence in bipolar disorder: results from the STEP-BD study The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2010; 71(3): 296-303.

Sullivan Aimee E, Miklowitz David J   Family functioning among adolescents with bipolar disorder Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2010; 24(1): 60-7.

Perlick Deborah A, Miklowitz David J, Lopez Norma, Chou James, Kalvin Carla, Adzhiashvili Victoria, Aronson Andrew   Family-focused treatment for caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder Bipolar disorders, 2010; 12(6): 627-37.

Fan Jinbo, Ionita-Laza Iuliana, McQueen Matthew B, Devlin Bernie, Purcell Shaun, Faraone Stephen V, Allen Michael H, Bowden Charles L, Calabrese Joseph R, Fossey Mark D, Friedman Edward S, Gyulai Laszlo, Hauser Peter, Ketter Terence B, Marangell Lauren B, Miklowitz David J, Nierenberg Andrew A, Patel Jayendra K, Sachs Gary S, Thase Michael E, Molay Francine B, Escamilla Michael A, Nimgaonkar Vishwajit L, Sklar Pamela, Laird Nan M, Smoller Jordan W   Linkage disequilibrium mapping of the chromosome 6q21-22.31 bipolar I disorder susceptibility locus American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, 2010; 153B(1): 29-37.

Gonzalez Jodi M, Bowden Charles L, Berman Nancy, Frank Ellen, Bauer Mark S, Kogan Jane N, Alegría Margarita, Miklowitz David J   One-year treatment outcomes of African-American and Hispanic patients with bipolar I or II disorder in STEP-BD Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2010; 61(2): 164-72.

Bopp Jedediah M, Miklowitz David J, Goodwin Guy M, Stevens Will, Rendell Jennifer M, Geddes John R   The longitudinal course of bipolar disorder as revealed through weekly text messaging: a feasibility study Bipolar disorders, 2010; 12(3): 327-34.

Miklowitz David J, Alatiq Yousra, Geddes John R, Goodwin Guy M, Williams J Mark G   Thought suppression in patients with bipolar disorder Journal of abnormal psychology, 2010; 119(2): 355-65.

Perlis Roy H, Ostacher Michael J, Goldberg Joseph F, Miklowitz David J, Friedman Edward, Calabrese Joseph, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S   Transition to mania during treatment of bipolar depression Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2010; 35(13): 2545-52.

Mansour Hader A, Talkowski Michael E, Wood Joel, Chowdari Kodavali V, McClain Lora, Prasad Konasale, Montrose Debra, Fagiolini Andrea, Friedman Edward S, Allen Michael H, Bowden Charles L, Calabrese Joseph, El-Mallakh Rif S, Escamilla Michael, Faraone Stephen V, Fossey Mark D, Gyulai Laszlo, Loftis Jennifer M, Hauser Peter, Ketter Terence A, Marangell Lauren B, Miklowitz David J, Nierenberg Andrew A, Patel Jayendra, Sachs Gary S, Sklar Pamela, Smoller Jordan W, Laird Nan, Keshavan Matcheri, Thase Michael E, Axelson David, Birmaher Boris, Lewis David, Monk Tim, Frank Ellen, Kupfer David J, Devlin Bernie, Nimgaonkar Vishwajit L   Association study of 21 circadian genes with bipolar I disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia Bipolar disorders, 2009; 11(7): 701-10.

Goldberg Joseph F, Brooks John O, Kurita Keiko, Hoblyn Jennifer C, Ghaemi S Nassir, Perlis Roy H, Miklowitz David J, Ketter Terence A, Sachs Gary S, Thase Michael E   Depressive illness burden associated with complex polypharmacy in patients with bipolar disorder: findings from the STEP-BD The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2009; 70(2): 155-62.

Miklowitz David J, Axelson David A, George Elizabeth L, Taylor Dawn O, Schneck Christopher D, Sullivan Aimee E, Dickinson L Miriam, Birmaher Boris   Expressed emotion moderates the effects of family-focused treatment for bipolar adolescents Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009; 48(6): 643-51.

Dausch Barbara M, Miklowitz David J, Nagamoto Herbert T, Adler Lawrence E, Shore Jay H   Family-focused therapy via videoconferencing Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 2009; 15(4): 211-4.

Miklowitz David J   Group psychoeducation increases time to recurrence in stabilised bipolar disorders Evidence-based mental health, 2009; 12(4): 110.

Kogan Jane N, Bauer Mark S, Dennehy Ellen B, Miklowitz David J, Gonzalez Jodi M, Thompson Peter M, Sachs Gary S   Increasing minority research participation through collaboration with community outpatient clinics: the STEP-BD Community Partners Experience Clinical trials (London, England), 2009; 6(4): 344-54.

Goldberg Joseph F, Perlis Roy H, Bowden Charles L, Thase Michael E, Miklowitz David J, Marangell Lauren B, Calabrese Joseph R, Nierenberg Andrew A, Sachs Gary S   Manic symptoms during depressive episodes in 1,380 patients with bipolar disorder: findings from the STEP-BD The American journal of psychiatry, 2009; 166(2): 173-81.

Miklowitz David J, Johnson Sheri L   On the Role of Goal Dysregulation in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, 2009; 16(4): 470-475.

Miklowitz David J, Scott Jan   Psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder: cost-effectiveness, mediating mechanisms, and future directions Bipolar disorders, 2009; 11 Suppl 2(4): 110-22.

Perlis Roy H, Dennehy Ellen B, Miklowitz David J, Delbello Melissa P, Ostacher Michael, Calabrese Joseph R, Ametrano Rebecca M, Wisniewski Stephen R, Bowden Charles L, Thase Michael E, Nierenberg Andrew A, Sachs Gary   Retrospective age at onset of bipolar disorder and outcome during two-year follow-up: results from the STEP-BD study Bipolar disorders, 2009; 11(4): 391-400.

Miklowitz David J, Johnson Sheri L   Social and Familial Factors in the Course of Bipolar Disorder: Basic Processes and Relevant Interventions Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, 2009; 16(2): 281-296.

Chessick Cheryl A, Perlick Deborah A, Miklowitz David J, Dickinson L Miriam, Allen Michael H, Morris Chad D, Gonzalez Jodi M, Marangell Lauren B, Cosgrove Victoria, Ostacher Michael, Ostacher Michael   Suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms among bipolar patients as predictors of the health and well-being of caregivers Bipolar disorders, 2009; 11(8): 876-84.

Miklowitz David J   Adjunctive psychotherapy for bipolar disorder: state of the evidence The American journal of psychiatry, 2008; 165(11): 1408-19.

Perlick Deborah A, Rosenheck Robert A, Miklowitz David J, Kaczynski Richard, Link Bruce, Ketter Terence, Wisniewski Stephen, Wolff Nancy, Sachs Gary, Sachs Gary   Caregiver burden and health in bipolar disorder: a cluster analytic approach The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 2008; 196(6): 484-91.

Miklowitz David J, Goodwin Guy M, Bauer Mark S, Geddes John R   Common and specific elements of psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder: a survey of clinicians participating in randomized trials Journal of psychiatric practice, 2008; 14(2): 77-85.

Gyulai Laszlo, Bauer Mark S, Marangell Lauren B, Dennehy Ellen B, Thase Michael E, Otto Michael W, Zhang Hongwei, Wisniewski Stephen R, Miklowitz David J, Rapaport Mark H, Baldassano Claudia F, Sachs Gary S, Sachs Gary S   Correlates of functioning in bipolar disorder Psychopharmacology bulletin, 2008; 41(4): 51-64.

Coville Allison L, Miklowitz David J, Taylor Dawn O, Low Kathryn G   Correlates of high expressed emotion attitudes among parents of bipolar adolescents Journal of clinical psychology, 2008; 64(4): 438-49.

Miklowitz David J, Axelson David A, Birmaher Boris, George Elizabeth L, Taylor Dawn O, Schneck Christopher D, Beresford Carol A, Dickinson L Miriam, Craighead W Edward, Brent David A   Family-focused treatment for adolescents with bipolar disorder: results of a 2-year randomized trial Archives of general psychiatry, 2008; 65(9): 1053-61.

Fredman Steffany J, Baucom Donald H, Miklowitz David J, Stanton Susan E   Observed emotional involvement and overinvolvement in families of patients with bipolar disorder Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2008; 22(1): 71-9.

Miklowitz David J, Chang Kiki D   Prevention of bipolar disorder in at-risk children: theoretical assumptions and empirical foundations Development and psychopathology, 2008; 20(3): 881-97.

Schneck Christopher D, Miklowitz David J, Miyahara Sachiko, Araga Mako, Wisniewski Stephen, Gyulai Laszlo, Allen Michael H, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S   The prospective course of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder: findings from the STEP-BD The American journal of psychiatry, 2008; 165(3): 370-7; quiz 410.

Goldberg Joseph F, Perlis Roy H, Ghaemi S Nassir, Calabrese Joseph R, Bowden Charles L, Wisniewski Stephen, Miklowitz David J, Sachs Gary S, Thase Michael E   Adjunctive antidepressant use and symptomatic recovery among bipolar depressed patients with concomitant manic symptoms: findings from the STEP-BD The American journal of psychiatry, 2007; 164(9): 1348-55.

Biuckians Adrine, Miklowitz David J, Kim Eunice Y   Behavioral activation, inhibition and mood symptoms in early-onset bipolar disorder Journal of affective disorders, 2007; 97(1-3): 71-6.

Chessick Cheryl A, Perlick Deborah A, Miklowitz David J, Kaczynski Richard, Allen Michael H, Morris Chad D, Marangell Lauren B, Marangell Lauren B   Current suicide ideation and prior suicide attempts of bipolar patients as influences on caregiver burden Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 2007; 37(4): 482-91.

Sachs Gary S, Nierenberg Andrew A, Calabrese Joseph R, Marangell Lauren B, Wisniewski Stephen R, Gyulai Laszlo, Friedman Edward S, Bowden Charles L, Fossey Mark D, Ostacher Michael J, Ketter Terence A, Patel Jayendra, Hauser Peter, Rapport Daniel, Martinez James M, Allen Michael H, Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W, Dennehy Ellen B, Thase Michael E   Effectiveness of adjunctive antidepressant treatment for bipolar depression The New England journal of medicine, 2007; 356(17): 1711-22.

Gonzalez Jodi M, Perlick Deborah A, Miklowitz David J, Kaczynski Richard, Hernandez Melissa, Rosenheck Robert A, Culver Jenifer L, Ostacher Michael J, Bowden Charles L, Bowden Charles L   Factors associated with stigma among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder in the STEP-BD study Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2007; 58(1): 41-8.

Morris Chad D, Miklowitz David J, Waxmonsky Jeanette A   Family-focused treatment for bipolar disorder in adults and youth Journal of clinical psychology, 2007; 63(5): 433-45.

Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W, Frank Ellen, Reilly-Harrington Noreen A, Kogan Jane N, Sachs Gary S, Thase Michael E, Calabrese Joseph R, Marangell Lauren B, Ostacher Michael J, Patel Jayendra, Thomas Marshall R, Araga Mako, Gonzalez Jodi M, Wisniewski Stephen R   Intensive psychosocial intervention enhances functioning in patients with bipolar depression: results from a 9-month randomized controlled trial The American journal of psychiatry, 2007; 164(9): 1340-7.

Kim Eunice Y, Miklowitz David J, Biuckians Adrine, Mullen Kimberley   Life stress and the course of early-onset bipolar disorder Journal of affective disorders, 2007; 99(1-3): 37-44.

Perlick Deborah A, Miklowitz David J, Link Bruce G, Struening Elmer, Kaczynski Richard, Gonzalez Jodi, Manning Lauren N, Wolff Nancy, Rosenheck Robert A   Perceived stigma and depression among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 2007; 190(4): 535-6.

Perlick Deborah A, Rosenheck Robert A, Miklowitz David J, Chessick Cheryl, Wolff Nancy, Kaczynski Richard, Ostacher Michael, Patel Jayendra, Desai Rani, Desai Rani   Prevalence and correlates of burden among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder enrolled in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorders, 2007; 9(3): 262-73.

Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W   Psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder: a review of literature and introduction of the systematic treatment enhancement program Psychopharmacology bulletin, 2007; 40(4): 116-31.

Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W, Frank Ellen, Reilly-Harrington Noreen A, Wisniewski Stephen R, Kogan Jane N, Nierenberg Andrew A, Calabrese Joseph R, Marangell Lauren B, Gyulai Laszlo, Araga Mako, Gonzalez Jodi M, Shirley Edwin R, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S   Psychosocial treatments for bipolar depression: a 1-year randomized trial from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program Archives of general psychiatry, 2007; 64(4): 419-26.

Miklowitz David J   The Role of the Family in the Course and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Current directions in psychological science, 2007; 16(4): 192-196.

Gonzalez Jodi M, Thompson Peter, Escamilla Michael, Araga Mako, Singh Vivek, Farrelly Niamh, Thase Michael E, Miklowitz David J, Bowden Charles L   Treatment characteristics and illness burden among European Americans, African Americans, and Latinos in the first 2,000 patients of the systematic treatment enhancement program for bipolar disorder Psychopharmacology bulletin, 2007; 40(1): 31-46.

Miklowitz David J   A review of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2006; 67 Suppl 11(2): 28-33.

Miklowitz David J   An update on the role of psychotherapy in the management of bipolar disorder Current psychiatry reports, 2006; 8(6): 498-503.

Bauer Mark S, Wisniewski Stephen R, Marangell Lauren B, Chessick Cheryl A, Allen Michael H, Dennehy Ellen B, Miklowitz David J, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S   Are antidepressants associated with new-onset suicidality in bipolar disorder? A prospective study of participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2006; 67(1): 48-55.

Nuechterlein Keith H, Miklowitz David J, Ventura Joseph, Gitlin Michael J, Stoddard Mitchell, Lukoff David   Classifying episodes in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: criteria for relapse and remission applied to recent-onset samples Psychiatry research, 2006; 144(2-3): 153-66.

Miklowitz David J, Biuckians Adrine, Richards Jeffrey A   Early-onset bipolar disorder: a family treatment perspective Development and psychopathology, 2006; 18(4): 1247-65.

Miklowitz David J, Taylor Dawn O   Family-focused treatment of the suicidal bipolar patient Bipolar disorders, 2006; 8(5 Pt 2): 640-51.

Wolff Nancy, Perlick Deborah A, Kaczynski Richard, Calabrese Joseph, Nierenberg Andrew, Miklowitz David J   Modeling costs and burden of informal caregiving for persons with bipolar disorder The journal of mental health policy and economics, 2006; 9(2): 99-110.

Perlis Roy H, Ostacher Michael J, Patel Jayendra K, Marangell Lauren B, Zhang Hongwei, Wisniewski Stephen R, Ketter Terence A, Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W, Gyulai Laszlo, Reilly-Harrington Noreen A, Nierenberg Andrew A, Sachs Gary S, Thase Michael E   Predictors of recurrence in bipolar disorder: primary outcomes from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) The American journal of psychiatry, 2006; 163(2): 217-24.

Marangell Lauren B, Bauer Mark S, Dennehy Ellen B, Wisniewski Stephen R, Allen Michael H, Miklowitz David J, Oquendo Maria A, Frank Ellen, Perlis Roy H, Martinez James M, Fagiolini Andrea, Otto Michael W, Chessick Cheryl A, Zboyan Holly A, Miyahara Sachiko, Sachs Gary, Thase Michael E   Prospective predictors of suicide and suicide attempts in 1,556 patients with bipolar disorders followed for up to 2 years Bipolar disorders, 2006; 8(5 Pt 2): 566-75.

Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W, Wisniewski Stephen R, Araga Mako, Frank Ellen, Reilly-Harrington Noreen A, Lembke Anna, Sachs Gary S   Psychotherapy, symptom outcomes, and role functioning over one year among patients with bipolar disorder Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2006; 57(7): 959-65.

Goldstein Tina R, Miklowitz David J, Mullen Kimberley L   Social skills knowledge and performance among adolescents with bipolar disorder Bipolar disorders, 2006; 8(4): 350-61.

Miklowitz David J, Johnson Sheri L   The psychopathology and treatment of bipolar disorder Annual review of clinical psychology, 2006; 2(2): 199-235.

Miklowitz David J, Cicchetti Dante   Toward a life span developmental psychopathology perspective on bipolar disorder Development and psychopathology, 2006; 18(4): 935-8.

Nierenberg Andrew A, Ostacher Michael J, Calabrese Joseph R, Ketter Terence A, Marangell Lauren B, Miklowitz David J, Miyahara Sachiko, Bauer Mark S, Thase Michael E, Wisniewski Stephen R, Sachs Gary S   Treatment-resistant bipolar depression: a STEP-BD equipoise randomized effectiveness trial of antidepressant augmentation with lamotrigine, inositol, or risperidone The American journal of psychiatry, 2006; 163(2): 210-6.

Fossey Mark D, Otto Michael W, Yates William R, Wisniewski Steve R, Gyulai Laszlo, Allen Michael H, Miklowitz David J, Coon Kim A, Ostacher Michael J, Neel Jackie L, Thase Michael E, Sachs Gary S, Weiss Roger D, Weiss Roger D   Validity of the distinction between primary and secondary substance use disorder in patients with bipolar disorder: data from the first 1000 STEP-BD participants The American journal on addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions, 2006; 15(2): 138-43.

Morris Chad D, Miklowitz David J, Wisniewski Stephen R, Giese Alexis A, Thomas Marshall R, Allen Michael H   Care satisfaction, hope, and life functioning among adults with bipolar disorder: data from the first 1000 participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program Comprehensive psychiatry, 2005; 46(2): 98-104.

Allen Michael H, Chessick Cheryl A, Miklowitz David J, Goldberg Joseph F, Wisniewski Stephen R, Miyahara Sachiko, Calabrese Joseph R, Marangell Lauren, Bauer Mark S, Thomas Marshall R, Bowden Charles L, Sachs Gary S   Contributors to suicidal ideation among bipolar patients with and without a history of suicide attempts Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 2005; 35(6): 671-80.

Miklowitz David J, Wisniewski Stephen R, Miyahara Sachiko, Otto Michael W, Sachs Gary S   Perceived criticism from family members as a predictor of the one-year course of bipolar disorder Psychiatry research, 2005; 136(2-3): 101-11.

Waxmonsky Jeanette A, Thomas Marshall R, Miklowitz David J, Allen Michael H, Wisniewski Stephen R, Zhang Hongwei, Ostacher Michael J, Fossey Mark D   Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use in bipolar disorder: data from the first 2000 participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program General hospital psychiatry, 2005; 27(5): 321-8.

Mansour Hader A, Talkowski Michael E, Wood Joel, Pless Lora, Bamne Mikhil, Chowdari Kodavali V, Allen Michael, Bowden Charles L, Calabrese Joseph, El-Mallakh Rif S, Fagiolini Andrea, Faraone Stephen V, Fossey Mark D, Friedman Edward S, Gyulai Laszlo, Hauser Peter, Ketter Terence A, Loftis Jennifer M, Marangell Lauren B, Miklowitz David J, Nierenberg Andrew A, Patel Jayendra, Sachs Gary S, Sklar Pamela, Smoller Jordan W, Thase Michael E, Frank Ellen, Kupfer David J, Nimgaonkar Vishwajit L   Serotonin gene polymorphisms and bipolar I disorder: focus on the serotonin transporter Annals of medicine, 2005; 37(8): 590-602.

Pavuluri Mani N, Graczyk Patricia A, Henry David B, Carbray Julie A, Heidenreich Jodi, Miklowitz David J   Child- and family-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric bipolar disorder: development and preliminary results Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004; 43(5): 528-37.

Kogan Jane N, Otto Michael W, Bauer Mark S, Dennehy Ellen B, Miklowitz David J, Zhang Hong-Wei, Ketter Terence, Rudorfer Matthew V, Wisniewski Stephen R, Thase Michael E, Calabrese Joseph, Sachs Gary S, Sachs Gary S   Demographic and diagnostic characteristics of the first 1000 patients enrolled in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) Bipolar disorders, 2004; 6(6): 460-9.

Kim Eunice Y, Miklowitz David J   Expressed emotion as a predictor of outcome among bipolar patients undergoing family therapy Journal of affective disorders, 2004; 82(3): 343-52.

Miklowitz David J, George Elizabeth L, Axelson David A, Kim Eunice Y, Birmaher Boris, Schneck Christopher, Beresford Carol, Craighead W Edward, Brent David A   Family-focused treatment for adolescents with bipolar disorder Journal of affective disorders, 2004; 82 Suppl 1(10): S113-28.

Marangell Lauren B, Martinez James M, Ketter Terence A, Bowden Charles L, Goldberg Joseph F, Calabrese Joseph R, Miyahara Sachiko, Miklowitz David J, Sachs Gary S, Thase Michael E, Thase Michael E   Lamotrigine treatment of bipolar disorder: data from the first 500 patients in STEP-BD Bipolar disorders, 2004; 6(2): 139-43.

Schneck Christopher D, Miklowitz David J, Calabrese Joseph R, Allen Michael H, Thomas Marshall R, Wisniewski Stephen R, Miyahara Sachiko, Shelton Melvin D, Ketter Terence A, Goldberg Joseph F, Bowden Charles L, Sachs Gary S   Phenomenology of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder: data from the first 500 participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program The American journal of psychiatry, 2004; 161(10): 1902-8.

Lembke Anna, Miklowitz David J, Otto Michael W, Zhang Hongwei, Wisniewski Stephen R, Sachs Gary S, Thase Michael E, Ketter Terence A, Ketter Terence A   Psychosocial service utilization by patients with bipolar disorders: data from the first 500 participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program Journal of psychiatric practice, 2004; 10(2): 81-7.

Otto Michael W, Miklowitz David J   The role and impact of psychotherapy in the management of bipolar disorder CNS spectrums, 2004; 9(11 Suppl 12): 27-32.

Miklowitz David J   The role of family systems in severe and recurrent psychiatric disorders: a developmental psychopathology view Development and psychopathology, 2004; 16(3): 667-88.

Miklowitz David J, George Elizabeth L, Richards Jeffrey A, Simoneau Teresa L, Suddath Richard L   A randomized study of family-focused psychoeducation and pharmacotherapy in the outpatient management of bipolar disorder Archives of general psychiatry, 2003; 60(9): 904-12.

Rea Margaret M, Tompson Martha C, Miklowitz David J, Goldstein Michael J, Hwang Sun, Mintz Jim   Family-focused treatment versus individual treatment for bipolar disorder: results of a randomized clinical trial Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2003; 71(3): 482-92.

Miklowitz David J, Richards Jeffrey A, George Elizabeth L, Frank Ellen, Suddath Richard L, Powell Kristin B, Sacher Jennifer A   Integrated family and individual therapy for bipolar disorder: results of a treatment development study The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2003; 64(2): 182-91.

George Elizabeth L, Miklowitz David J, Richards Jeffrey A, Simoneau Teresa L, Taylor Dawn O   The comorbidity of bipolar disorder and axis II personality disorders: prevalence and clinical correlates Bipolar disorders, 2003; 5(2): 115-22.

Kim Eunice Y, Miklowitz David J   Childhood mania, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder: a critical review of diagnostic dilemmas Bipolar disorders, 2002; 4(4): 215-25.

Weisman Amy, Tompson Martha C, Okazaki Sumie, Gregory Jennifer, Goldstein Michael J, Rea Margaret, Miklowitz David J   Clinicians’ fidelity to a manual-based family treatment as a predictor of the one-year course of bipolar disorder Family process, 2002; 41(1): 123-31.

Goldstein Tina R, Miklowitz David J, Richards Jeffrey A   Expressed emotion attitudes and individual psychopathology among the relatives of bipolar patients Family process, 2002; 41(4): 645-57.

Hollon Steven D, Muñoz Ricardo F, Barlow David H, Beardslee William R, Bell Carl C, Bernal Guillermo, Clarke Gregory N, Franciosi L Patt, Kazdin Alan E, Kohn Laura, Linehan Marsha M, Markowitz John C, Miklowitz David J, Persons Jacqueline B, Niederehe George, Sommers David   Psychosocial intervention development for the prevention and treatment of depression: promoting innovation and increasing access Biological psychiatry, 2002; 52(6): 610-30.