Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine


Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-692-5180
412-692-7355 Fax
szigethye@upmc.edu
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Medical School:

1989 McGill University, Montreal, Canada
1993 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2003 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Residency:

1997 University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve
1998 University of Ohio, Cleveland, OH
1999 Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification

• 2004 Monte & Rita Goldman Teaching Award for excellence in resident education, Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Boston
• 2004 Travel Award for Complexities of Co-occurring Conditions, Washington, DC
• 2004 American Psychiatric Association Ninth Research Colloquium for Junior Researchers Award Winner

• Cognition and Affect in Children Treated with Steroids
• Preventing Depression in Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD, directs a randomized trial to study effects of cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) in depressed adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Depression is known to be a costly co-morbidity in physically ill populations. The early identification and treatment of depressive disorders in children and adolescents with chronic physical illness is an understudied area. Given the significant risk of emotional and physical harm to physically ill adolescents who are depressed, the development and implementation of effective preventive interventions is crucial. Dr. Szigethy's study examines the effects of a cognitive behavioral intervention in adolescents with IBD and sub-syndromal depression. The early data shows promising effects in improving depressive symptoms and global functioning in adolescents with co-morbid IBD and clinically significant depression.