Kathryn R. Cullen MD

Dr. Cullen's research primarily focuses on depression and related problems in adolescents. Her research approaches include the use of brain imaging to examine the biology underlying these problems in teenagers, and to elucidate the mechanisms of existing treatments for depression.

Dr. Cullen is currently leading two research projects that are testing novel treatments for severe depression in teenagers whose depression has not improved despite treatment with antidepressant medications. Additional topics of interest in her research in adolescents include non-suicidal self-injury, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and (in collaboration with Dr. Gail Bernstein) obsessive-compulsive disorder.