Daniel J. Buysse, MD

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Daniel J. Buysse, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. With publications spanning from 1997 to 2025, Buysse has contributed extensively to research on depression, sleep disorders, and psychiatric comorbidities, including insomnia treatment, suicide risk in older adults with depression, and the interplay between sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions. His work also addresses topics such as addiction, geriatric psychiatry, weight changes in bipolar disorder, and gender-specific treatment strategies in major depression.

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Actigraphy-Measured Sleep/Wake Characteristics Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults With Depression and High Suicide Risk
Original Research

Actigraphy-Measured Sleep/Wake Characteristics Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults With Depression and High Suicide Risk

July 14, 2025

Measures of sleep/wake rhythm disruption were independently associated with higher level of suicidal ideation in this sample of older adults at high risk for suicide.
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Educational Activity

Assessing and Treating Insomnia in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders, Part 2

February 21, 2018

Tune in to this podcast as experts discuss 2 patient cases—one involving co-occurring insomnia and depression and another comprising PTSD, substance abuse, insomnia, and nightmares. Drs Benca and Buysse...
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Educational Activity

Assessing and Treating Insomnia in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders, Part 1

February 21, 2018

Listen to this podcast as experts discuss 2 patient cases focusing on diagnosing and treating co-occurring insomnia and mental illness. The first case features a 32-year-old man with bipolar...
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Academic Highlights

Insomnia in Psychiatry: Not Just a Symptom

January 23, 2018

Insomnia is often considered a symptom of psychiatric disorders when it actually needs to be addressed as a separate disorder. Read this CME Academic Highlights in which experts discuss...
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CBT for Insomnia in Patients With Comorbid Depression and Insomnia

October 26, 2016

If a patient with depression continues to have problems sleeping even after their depression is treated, what is the best course of action? In this RCT involving patients already...
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Insomnia and Objectively Measured Sleep Disturbances Predict Treatment Outcome in Depressed Patients Treated With Psychotherapy or Psychotherapy-Pharmacotherapy Combinations

November 29, 2011

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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Young Adults: A 20-Year Prospective Community Study

April 15, 2005

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Prevalence of Obesity and Weight Change During Treatment in Patients With Bipolar I Disorder

June 18, 2002

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Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication: Evaluation of a Sequential Treatment Strategy in Women With Recurrent Major Depression

June 30, 2000

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Paroxetine in the Treatment of Primary Insomnia: Preliminary Clinical and Electroencephalogram Sleep Data

February 28, 1999

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Does Lorazepam Impair the Antidepressant Response to Nortriptyline and Psychotherapy?

October 15, 1997

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