Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, Director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care and Professor of Psychiatry, has received the Award for Research in Mood Disorders from the American College of Psychiatrists.

The award, which honors an individual who has advanced the understanding and treatment of depression and bipolar disorder, was recently presented to Dr. Trivedi at the College’s annual meeting in Honolulu.

Over the last 25 years Dr. Trivedi has focused his research on improving the treatment of depression. In studying the efficacy of antidepressant treatments, his research has been central to the transformation of depression treatment from clinical intuition to evidence-based care. Throughout his career, his goal has been to develop methods leading to precision medicine to improve the lives of individuals suffering from depression and other mood disorders.

Dr. Madhukar Trivedi

His recent research has led to several important findings of predictive biological and clinical markers of treatment response, transforming trial-and-error practice into individualized precision medicine. These studies have led to the creation of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, which he founded. He also established the Mood Disorders Network, which involves partnering with community physicians and training them to screen for and treat depression in primary care and other medical settings.

Dr. Trivedi established the Risk and Resilience Network, a partnership with local schools and youth organizations to improve healthy development of youth by building resilience. Through this Network, students, parents, and educators receive mental health education training, thereby reducing stigmas and teaching the community about depression prevention and resilience.

He has been involved in key leadership roles in the scientific community, serving on local and national committees and journal editorial boards while also lecturing across the globe. Dr. Trivedi has established successful research collaborations nationally and internationally and is currently collaborating with investigators in Shanghai on a longitudinal study of depression. He also contributed to the design and implementation of several large-scale, nationally funded studies over the years and established successful research programs with colleagues in multiple medical disciplines across the country. Dr. Trivedi’s extraordinary contributions have led to beneficial changes in U.S. health care, and he is recognized as one of the leading international authorities in the field of depression with a focus on personalized medicine for psychiatry.

The American College of Psychiatrists is an honorary association dedicated to providing continuing education to its members, promoting the latest advances in the specialty, and supporting the highest standards in psychiatry.