Abigail Schlesinger, MD

Clinical Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Integrated Care UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.(she/her)

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

#PutPittIn

[PA Chapter, American Acad Peds @pa_aap]

Are you looking for ways to help parents and caregivers whose children are exhibiting challenging behaviors? This guidance from the AAP on "Bringing Out the Best in Your Children" can help: https://t.co/ge8Z5e5rbD

[American Psychiatric Association @APApsychiatric]

Only 29% of Asian Americans feel comfortable reporting a hate crime. It's time to amplify their voices, foster a safe space, and bridge the gap. Together, we can make change happen. https://t.co/WGTWPWev27 💬✊ #AAPIVoices

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

ADHD runs in families. ADHD is not caused by parenting. Listen to Dr. Barkley speak it loud and clear. https://t.co/qdiNjbBba4

[PA Chapter, American Acad Peds @pa_aap]

The American Academy of Pediatrics is moving beyond ACE scores to embrace trauma-informed care, a more clinically effective strategy to screen for and treat trauma-related symptoms. For more info on why ACE scores are not effective clinically, visit https://t.co/RidHjWaTcN

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

@ErasTourResell Me

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

@erastourticketz Exile

[JAMA Pediatrics @JAMAPediatrics]

Emotions, behaviors, and relationships are the foundations of mental health and develop rapidly in the first years of life. This Patient Page describes how caregivers can help children organize their feelings and emotions to promote mental health. https://t.co/kXF4zaBLs9

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

Let Your Teen Fail #resilience https://t.co/AHVk8p6bDx

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

11 years today many lives at western psych we’re forever changed due to a shooting. We will never forget and we will also always be thankful for the swift actions of the campus police that day.

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

Halloween at TIPS. One care coordinator came as our intake form. #calltips

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

Great interview. We are not having a crisis of anxiety. The crisis is how we react to anxiety. Helping parents helps kids. I agree so much!!!

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

I’m listening @905wesa to Hidden Brain on my WESA app! https://t.co/Fx71p0JgyG

[Josh Shapiro @JoshShapiroPA]

Retweet if you believe mental health care is health care, too.

[Dr. Rebecca Shaffer @BeccaCShaffer]

@PittPsychiatry I’m SO excited to follow this work and hear about it more!!!!! You’re amazing Carla!

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

Thinking about childhood development, training healthcare providers, and parenting when I came upon this article. https://t.co/t3cd7UG4zm

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

Always great to see the excellent work related to autism at UPMC WPH/CHP

[Pitt Psychiatry @PittPsychiatry]

Investigators including Jessie Northrup, PhD, and Carla Mazefsky, PhD, from Pitt Psychiatry, have conducted a study of how emotion dysregulation may relate to aggressive or self-injurious behaviors in autistic individuals: https://t.co/JSPdDSBJOA

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

@AGilbertReports RIP. There are no words.

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

Listening to @GinaSequeiraMD on t

[Abigail Schlesinger, MD @PsychDocAbby]

Examining social media's impact on our kids' mental health (https://t.co/0X9dAJJ3au).
 #ccp #CHP