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Linda Carpenter investigates the biology and treatment of mood disorders. Specifically, her work has focused on characterizing the biological correlates of Major Depression with methods that include dynamic serial sampling of human blood and cerebrospinal fluid. She investigates risk markers for the devlopment of depression through the study the hormonal, emotional, and neuroendocrine response to standardized stress tests and history of exposure to early life adversity in healthy individuals. She has conducted and been an investigator in clinical trials focused on novel drugs and brain stimulation therapies for patients with the most severe and chronic forms of depression.
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Dr. Carpenter completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Michigan, then worked in the Mood Disorders Research Program at the Western Psychiatric Institute in Pittsburgh, concurrently completing post-baccalaureate premedical coursework at the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and went on to complete an internship in internal medicine, a residency program in psychiatry, and a clinical neuroscience research fellowship at Yale University.
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