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Overview

David J. Miklowitz is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the fields of psychology and medicine. Their work emphasizes psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, speech and hearing, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

The scientist's main topics of research cover areas including child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, bipolar disorder and its treatment, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, schizophrenia research and treatment, family caregiving in mental illness, mental health research topics, and maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum.

David J. Miklowitz has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Adjunctive Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorder," 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "The clinical characterization of the adult patient with bipolar disorder aimed at personalization of management," 2022, World Psychiatry
  • "Effects of Family-Focused Therapy vs Enhanced Usual Care for Symptomatic Youths at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder," 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Clinical state tracking in serious mental illness through computational analysis of speech," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Psychosocial Interventions for Bipolar Disorder: A Review of Literature and Introduction of the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program," 2025, Psychopharmacology Bulletin

The frequent co-authors collaborating with David J. Miklowitz include:

  • Marc J. Weintraub (32 collaborations)
  • Manpreet K. Singh (22 collaborations)
  • Kiki Chang (19 collaborations)
  • Christopher D. Schneck (17 collaborations)
  • Patricia D. Walshaw (14 collaborations)

Publications by David J. Miklowitz have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (14 publications)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (11 publications)
  • Early Intervention in Psychiatry (8 publications)
  • Bipolar Disorders (8 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of Adjunctive Antidepressant Treatment for Bipolar Depression

    Gary S. Sachs;Andrew A. Nierenberg;Joseph R. Calabrese;Lauren B. Marangell

  • A brief method for assessing expressed emotion in relatives of psychiatric patients.

    Ana B. Magaña;Michael J. Goldstein;Marvin Karno;David J. Miklowitz

  • Treatment of bipolar disorder

    John R Geddes;David J Miklowitz;David J Miklowitz

  • Family factors and the course of bipolar affective disorder.

    David J. Miklowitz;Michael J. Goldstein;Keith H. Nuechterlein;Karen S. Snyder

  • Predictors of recurrence in bipolar disorder: primary outcomes from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD).

    Roy H. Perlis;Michael J. Ostacher;Jayendra K. Patel;Lauren B. Marangell

  • A randomized study of family-focused psychoeducation and pharmacotherapy in the outpatient management of bipolar disorder.

    David J. Miklowitz;Elizabeth L. George;Jeffrey A. Richards;Teresa L. Simoneau

  • Evidence-based practices for services to families of people with psychiatric disabilities.

    Lisa Dixon;William R. McFarlane;Harriet Lefley;Alicia Lucksted

  • The expert consensus guideline series: adherence problems in patients with serious and persistent mental illness.

    Alan S. Bellack;Charles L. Bowden;Christopher R. Bowie;Matthew J. Byerly

  • Psychosocial treatments for bipolar depression: a 1-year randomized trial from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program

    David J. Miklowitz;Michael W. Otto;Ellen Frank;Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington

  • Rationale, design, and methods of the systematic treatment enhancement program for bipolar disorder (STEP-BD)

    Gary S Sachs;Michael E Thase;Michael W Otto;Mark Bauer

  • Family-focused treatment of bipolar disorder: 1-year effects of a psychoeducational program in conjunction with pharmacotherapy.

    David J Miklowitz;David J Miklowitz;Teresa L Simoneau;Elizabeth L George;Jeffrey A Richards

  • Family-focused treatment versus individual treatment for bipolar disorder: results of a randomized clinical trial.

    Margaret M. Rea;Martha C. Tompson;David J. Miklowitz;Michael J. Goldstein

  • Adjunctive Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorder: State of the Evidence

    David J. Miklowitz

  • Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach

    David Jay Miklowitz;Michael Joseph Goldstein

  • Manic Symptoms During Depressive Episodes in 1,380 Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Findings From the STEP-BD

    Joseph F. Goldberg;Roy H. Perlis;Charles L. Bowden;Michael E. Thase

  • Psychosocial intervention development for the prevention and treatment of depression: Promoting innovation and increasing access.

    Steven D Hollon;Ricardo F Muñoz;David H Barlow;William R Beardslee

  • Intensive psychosocial intervention enhances functioning in patients with bipolar depression: results from a 9-month randomized controlled trial.

    David J. Miklowitz;Michael W. Otto;Ellen Frank;Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington

  • Child- and family-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric bipolar disorder: Development and preliminary results

    Mani N. Pavuluri;Patricia A. Graczyk;David B. Henry;Julie A. Carbray

  • Family-Focused Treatment for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: Results of a 2-Year Randomized Trial

    David J. Miklowitz;David A. Axelson;Boris Birmaher;Elizabeth L. George

  • Retrospective age-at-onset of bipolar disorder and outcome during two-year follow-up: results from the STEP-BD study

    Roy H. Perlis;Ellen B. Dennehy;David J. Miklowitz;Melissa P. Delbello

  • Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression: A STEP-BD Equipoise Randomized Effectiveness Trial of Antidepressant Augmentation With Lamotrigine, Inositol, or Risperidone

    Andrew A. Nierenberg;Michael J. Ostacher;Joseph R. Calabrese;Terence A. Ketter

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary S. Sachs
Gary S. Sachs Harvard University
Andrew A. Nierenberg
Andrew A. Nierenberg Harvard University
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania
Michael J. Goldstein
Michael J. Goldstein University of California, Los Angeles
Ellen Frank
Ellen Frank University of Pittsburgh
Joseph R. Calabrese
Joseph R. Calabrese Case Western Reserve University
David Axelson
David Axelson The Ohio State University
Charles L. Bowden
Charles L. Bowden The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Terence A. Ketter
Terence A. Ketter Stanford University
Stephen R. Wisniewski
Stephen R. Wisniewski University of Pittsburgh

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