David A Axelson

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Biography

David A. Axelson, MD, is chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, chief of the Section of Psychiatry at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the John W. Wolfe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at The Ohio State University School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency in child psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Dr. Axelson is board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. Prior to coming to Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Axelson served as the director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services outpatient program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. He also served as a principal investigator on several National Institute of Mental Health-funded research studies. His research has focused on the phenomenology and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder.  His treatment research encompasses both psychosocial and psychopharmacological approaches. Dr. Axelson’s phenomenological work has focused on the longitudinal course of pediatric bipolar disorder and the role of subthreshold symptoms of mania in the developmental progression of bipolar disorder.

Patient Care

Locations

Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Academic and Clinical Areas

Psychiatry

Chief

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Affiliate Faculty

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Primary Section

Psychiatry

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Research

Lab(s)

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Publications

                  Andreu-Pascual M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Levenson JC, Hafeman D, Hower H, Yen S, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Ryan ND, Weinstock LM, Keller MB, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 3; 300: 296-304.

                


                  Diler RS, Merranko JA, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Ryan N, Strober M, Keller MB, Yen S, Hunt JI, Weinstock LM, Iyengar S, Birmaher BB. Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 13;  

                


                  Birmaher B, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Zwicker A, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Axelson D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Diler R, Nimgaonkar V, Uher R. Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the Familial Transmission of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 22;  

                


                  Singh MK, Post RM, Miklowitz DJ, Birmaher B, Youngstrom E, Goldstein B, Soutullo C, Axelson D, Chang KD, DelBello MP. A commentary on youth onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Dec; 23: 834-837.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Nov; 60: 1419-1429.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Goldstein TR, Strober M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Liao F, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Keller MB, Hunt JI, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Prospectively ascertained mania and hypomania among young adults with child- and adolescent-onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Aug; 23: 463-473.

                


                  Sewall CJR, Girard JM, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Liao F, Diler RS, Kay Gill M, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 62: 905-915.

                


                  Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1; 282: 261-271.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Diler R, Ryan N, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Strober M, Keller M, Hunt J, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Lithium Versus Other Mood Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 29;  

                


                  Li C, Birmaher B, Rooks B, Gill MK, Hower H, Axelson DA, Dickstein DP, Goldstein TR, Liao F, Yen S, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, Strober MA, Keller MB, Goldstein BI. High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 30; 80: 

                


                  Duffy ME, Gai AR, Rogers ML, Joiner TE, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Wagner KD, Emslie GJ, Walkup JT, Axelson D. Psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in child and adolescent bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2019 Jun; 21: 342-349.

                


                  Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML, Birmaher B. Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Patterns and Psychiatric Symptom Severity in High-Risk and Community Comparison Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun; 58: 608-617.

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Schneck CD, Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Kowatch RA, Miklowitz DJ. Classifying Mood Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May 28;  

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Axelson DA, Kowatch RA, Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ. Comorbid disorders as moderators of response to family interventions among adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 754-762.

                


                  Hower H, Lee EJ, Jones RN, Birmaher B, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Merranko J, Keller MB, Goldstein TR, Weinstock LM, Dickstein DP, Hunt JI, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Gill MK, Axelson D, Yen S. Predictors of longitudinal psychosocial functioning in bipolar youth transitioning to adults. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 578-585.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Chase HW, Monk K, Bonar L, Hickey MB, McCaffrey A, Graur S, Manelis A, Ladouceur CD, Merranko J, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Intrinsic functional connectivity correlates of person-level risk for bipolar disorder in offspring of affected parents. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb; 44: 629-634.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Baseline and follow-up activity and functional connectivity in reward neural circuitries in offspring at risk for bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb 13;  

                


                  Shalev A, Merranko J, Goldstein T, Miklowitz DJ, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Brent D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Hafeman DM, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Birmaher B. A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Bipolar Parents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;  

                


                  Mendez I, Axelson D, Castro-Fornieles J, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Borras R, Merranko J, Monk K, Hickey MB, Birmaher B. Psychotic-Like Experiences in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder and Community Controls: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 2;  

                


                  Van Meter A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Strober M, Merranko JA, Gill MK, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Birmaher B. Parsing cyclothymic disorder and other specified bipolar spectrum disorders in youth. J Affect Disord. 2018 Oct 1; 238: 375-382.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko JA, Goldstein TR, Gill MK, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Yen S, Hafeman D, Strober M, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB. A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 57: 755-763.e4.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Hanford LC, Ladouceur CD, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, LAMS Consortium., Birmaher B, Phillips ML. White matter - emotion processing activity relationships in youth offspring of bipolar parents. J Affect Disord. 2018 Sep 11; 243: 153-164.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Consortium.. Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 5;  

                


                  Goldstein TR, Merranko J, Krantz M, Garcia M, Franzen P, Levenson J, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early intervention for adolescents at-risk for bipolar disorder: A pilot randomized trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). J Affect Disord. 2018 Aug 1; 235: 348-356.

                


                  Krantz M, Goldstein T, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Diler R, Hafeman D, Ryan N, Goldstein B, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Strober M, Axelson D, Birmaher B. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Feb; 57: 118-124.

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/23/2013

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fellowship

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 04/30/2000

Residency

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 06/30/1997

Medical School

Duke University

Date Completed: 05/30/1992

Contact Information

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Call us at: (614) 938-0167

Fax us at: (614) 938-0170

Email David A Axelson

                    Psychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 938-0167

Fax us at: (614) 938-0170

Email David A. Axelson, MD

Psychiatry and Behavioral HealthPsychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

Learn more about David A. Axelson

Biography

David A. Axelson, MD, is chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, chief of the Section of Psychiatry at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the John W. Wolfe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at The Ohio State University School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency in child psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Dr. Axelson is board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. Prior to coming to Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Axelson served as the director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services outpatient program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. He also served as a principal investigator on several National Institute of Mental Health-funded research studies. His research has focused on the phenomenology and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder.  His treatment research encompasses both psychosocial and psychopharmacological approaches. Dr. Axelson’s phenomenological work has focused on the longitudinal course of pediatric bipolar disorder and the role of subthreshold symptoms of mania in the developmental progression of bipolar disorder.

Patient Care

Locations

Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Academic and Clinical Areas

Psychiatry

Chief

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Affiliate Faculty

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Primary Section

Psychiatry

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Research

Lab(s)

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Publications

                  Andreu-Pascual M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Levenson JC, Hafeman D, Hower H, Yen S, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Ryan ND, Weinstock LM, Keller MB, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 3; 300: 296-304.

                


                  Diler RS, Merranko JA, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Ryan N, Strober M, Keller MB, Yen S, Hunt JI, Weinstock LM, Iyengar S, Birmaher BB. Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 13;  

                


                  Birmaher B, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Zwicker A, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Axelson D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Diler R, Nimgaonkar V, Uher R. Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the Familial Transmission of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 22;  

                


                  Singh MK, Post RM, Miklowitz DJ, Birmaher B, Youngstrom E, Goldstein B, Soutullo C, Axelson D, Chang KD, DelBello MP. A commentary on youth onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Dec; 23: 834-837.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Nov; 60: 1419-1429.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Goldstein TR, Strober M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Liao F, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Keller MB, Hunt JI, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Prospectively ascertained mania and hypomania among young adults with child- and adolescent-onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Aug; 23: 463-473.

                


                  Sewall CJR, Girard JM, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Liao F, Diler RS, Kay Gill M, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 62: 905-915.

                


                  Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1; 282: 261-271.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Diler R, Ryan N, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Strober M, Keller M, Hunt J, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Lithium Versus Other Mood Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 29;  

                


                  Li C, Birmaher B, Rooks B, Gill MK, Hower H, Axelson DA, Dickstein DP, Goldstein TR, Liao F, Yen S, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, Strober MA, Keller MB, Goldstein BI. High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 30; 80: 

                


                  Duffy ME, Gai AR, Rogers ML, Joiner TE, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Wagner KD, Emslie GJ, Walkup JT, Axelson D. Psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in child and adolescent bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2019 Jun; 21: 342-349.

                


                  Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML, Birmaher B. Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Patterns and Psychiatric Symptom Severity in High-Risk and Community Comparison Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun; 58: 608-617.

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Schneck CD, Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Kowatch RA, Miklowitz DJ. Classifying Mood Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May 28;  

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Axelson DA, Kowatch RA, Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ. Comorbid disorders as moderators of response to family interventions among adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 754-762.

                


                  Hower H, Lee EJ, Jones RN, Birmaher B, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Merranko J, Keller MB, Goldstein TR, Weinstock LM, Dickstein DP, Hunt JI, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Gill MK, Axelson D, Yen S. Predictors of longitudinal psychosocial functioning in bipolar youth transitioning to adults. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 578-585.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Chase HW, Monk K, Bonar L, Hickey MB, McCaffrey A, Graur S, Manelis A, Ladouceur CD, Merranko J, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Intrinsic functional connectivity correlates of person-level risk for bipolar disorder in offspring of affected parents. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb; 44: 629-634.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Baseline and follow-up activity and functional connectivity in reward neural circuitries in offspring at risk for bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb 13;  

                


                  Shalev A, Merranko J, Goldstein T, Miklowitz DJ, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Brent D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Hafeman DM, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Birmaher B. A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Bipolar Parents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;  

                


                  Mendez I, Axelson D, Castro-Fornieles J, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Borras R, Merranko J, Monk K, Hickey MB, Birmaher B. Psychotic-Like Experiences in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder and Community Controls: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 2;  

                


                  Van Meter A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Strober M, Merranko JA, Gill MK, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Birmaher B. Parsing cyclothymic disorder and other specified bipolar spectrum disorders in youth. J Affect Disord. 2018 Oct 1; 238: 375-382.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko JA, Goldstein TR, Gill MK, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Yen S, Hafeman D, Strober M, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB. A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 57: 755-763.e4.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Hanford LC, Ladouceur CD, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, LAMS Consortium., Birmaher B, Phillips ML. White matter - emotion processing activity relationships in youth offspring of bipolar parents. J Affect Disord. 2018 Sep 11; 243: 153-164.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Consortium.. Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 5;  

                


                  Goldstein TR, Merranko J, Krantz M, Garcia M, Franzen P, Levenson J, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early intervention for adolescents at-risk for bipolar disorder: A pilot randomized trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). J Affect Disord. 2018 Aug 1; 235: 348-356.

                


                  Krantz M, Goldstein T, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Diler R, Hafeman D, Ryan N, Goldstein B, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Strober M, Axelson D, Birmaher B. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Feb; 57: 118-124.

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/23/2013

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fellowship

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 04/30/2000

Residency

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 06/30/1997

Medical School

Duke University

Date Completed: 05/30/1992

Contact Information

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Call us at: (614) 938-0167

Fax us at: (614) 938-0170

Email David A Axelson

                    Psychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 938-0167

Fax us at: (614) 938-0170

Email David A. Axelson, MD

Psychiatry and Behavioral HealthPsychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

Learn more about David A. Axelson

Contact Information

• Call us at:
• (614) 938-0167
• Fax us at:
• (614) 938-0170
• Email David A. Axelson, MD
• Psychiatry and Behavioral HealthPsychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

Learn more about David A. Axelson

Biography

David A. Axelson, MD, is chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, chief of the Section of Psychiatry at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the John W. Wolfe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at The Ohio State University School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency in child psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Dr. Axelson is board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. Prior to coming to Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Axelson served as the director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services outpatient program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. He also served as a principal investigator on several National Institute of Mental Health-funded research studies. His research has focused on the phenomenology and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder.  His treatment research encompasses both psychosocial and psychopharmacological approaches. Dr. Axelson’s phenomenological work has focused on the longitudinal course of pediatric bipolar disorder and the role of subthreshold symptoms of mania in the developmental progression of bipolar disorder.

Biography

David A. Axelson, MD, is chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, chief of the Section of Psychiatry at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the John W. Wolfe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at The Ohio State University School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency in child psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Dr. Axelson is board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. Prior to coming to Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Axelson served as the director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services outpatient program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. He also served as a principal investigator on several National Institute of Mental Health-funded research studies. His research has focused on the phenomenology and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder.  His treatment research encompasses both psychosocial and psychopharmacological approaches. Dr. Axelson’s phenomenological work has focused on the longitudinal course of pediatric bipolar disorder and the role of subthreshold symptoms of mania in the developmental progression of bipolar disorder.

Biography

David A. Axelson, MD, is chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, chief of the Section of Psychiatry at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the John W. Wolfe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at The Ohio State University School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency in child psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Dr. Axelson is board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. Prior to coming to Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Axelson served as the director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services outpatient program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. He also served as a principal investigator on several National Institute of Mental Health-funded research studies. His research has focused on the phenomenology and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder.  His treatment research encompasses both psychosocial and psychopharmacological approaches. Dr. Axelson’s phenomenological work has focused on the longitudinal course of pediatric bipolar disorder and the role of subthreshold symptoms of mania in the developmental progression of bipolar disorder.

David A. Axelson, MD, is chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, chief of the Section of Psychiatry at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the John W. Wolfe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at The Ohio State University School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency in child psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Dr. Axelson is board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. Prior to coming to Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Axelson served as the director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services outpatient program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. He also served as a principal investigator on several National Institute of Mental Health-funded research studies. His research has focused on the phenomenology and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder.  His treatment research encompasses both psychosocial and psychopharmacological approaches. Dr. Axelson’s phenomenological work has focused on the longitudinal course of pediatric bipolar disorder and the role of subthreshold symptoms of mania in the developmental progression of bipolar disorder.

David A. Axelson, MD, is chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, chief of the Section of Psychiatry at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the John W. Wolfe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at The Ohio State University School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. 

He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency in child psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Dr. Axelson is board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology.

Prior to coming to Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Axelson served as the director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services outpatient program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. He also served as a principal investigator on several National Institute of Mental Health-funded research studies. His research has focused on the phenomenology and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder.  His treatment research encompasses both psychosocial and psychopharmacological approaches. Dr. Axelson’s phenomenological work has focused on the longitudinal course of pediatric bipolar disorder and the role of subthreshold symptoms of mania in the developmental progression of bipolar disorder.

Patient Care

Locations

Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Patient Care

Locations

Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Patient Care

Locations

Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Locations

Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Locations

Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Locations

Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

• Downtown Close To Home Center at 495 E. Main St.
• Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Academic and Clinical Areas

Psychiatry

Chief

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Affiliate Faculty

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Primary Section

Psychiatry

Academic and Clinical Areas

Psychiatry

Chief

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Affiliate Faculty

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Primary Section

Psychiatry

Academic and Clinical Areas

Psychiatry

Chief

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Affiliate Faculty

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Primary Section

Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Chief

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Affiliate Faculty

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Primary Section

Psychiatry

• Psychiatry
• Chief
• Center for Suicide Prevention and Research
• Affiliate Faculty
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
• Faculty
• Primary Department
• Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
• Primary Section
• Psychiatry

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Listed, Best Doctors in America

• Listed, Best Doctors in America

Research

Lab(s)

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Publications

                  Andreu-Pascual M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Levenson JC, Hafeman D, Hower H, Yen S, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Ryan ND, Weinstock LM, Keller MB, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 3; 300: 296-304.

                


                  Diler RS, Merranko JA, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Ryan N, Strober M, Keller MB, Yen S, Hunt JI, Weinstock LM, Iyengar S, Birmaher BB. Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 13;  

                


                  Birmaher B, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Zwicker A, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Axelson D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Diler R, Nimgaonkar V, Uher R. Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the Familial Transmission of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 22;  

                


                  Singh MK, Post RM, Miklowitz DJ, Birmaher B, Youngstrom E, Goldstein B, Soutullo C, Axelson D, Chang KD, DelBello MP. A commentary on youth onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Dec; 23: 834-837.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Nov; 60: 1419-1429.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Goldstein TR, Strober M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Liao F, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Keller MB, Hunt JI, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Prospectively ascertained mania and hypomania among young adults with child- and adolescent-onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Aug; 23: 463-473.

                


                  Sewall CJR, Girard JM, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Liao F, Diler RS, Kay Gill M, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 62: 905-915.

                


                  Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1; 282: 261-271.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Diler R, Ryan N, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Strober M, Keller M, Hunt J, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Lithium Versus Other Mood Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 29;  

                


                  Li C, Birmaher B, Rooks B, Gill MK, Hower H, Axelson DA, Dickstein DP, Goldstein TR, Liao F, Yen S, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, Strober MA, Keller MB, Goldstein BI. High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 30; 80: 

                


                  Duffy ME, Gai AR, Rogers ML, Joiner TE, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Wagner KD, Emslie GJ, Walkup JT, Axelson D. Psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in child and adolescent bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2019 Jun; 21: 342-349.

                


                  Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML, Birmaher B. Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Patterns and Psychiatric Symptom Severity in High-Risk and Community Comparison Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun; 58: 608-617.

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Schneck CD, Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Kowatch RA, Miklowitz DJ. Classifying Mood Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May 28;  

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Axelson DA, Kowatch RA, Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ. Comorbid disorders as moderators of response to family interventions among adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 754-762.

                


                  Hower H, Lee EJ, Jones RN, Birmaher B, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Merranko J, Keller MB, Goldstein TR, Weinstock LM, Dickstein DP, Hunt JI, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Gill MK, Axelson D, Yen S. Predictors of longitudinal psychosocial functioning in bipolar youth transitioning to adults. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 578-585.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Chase HW, Monk K, Bonar L, Hickey MB, McCaffrey A, Graur S, Manelis A, Ladouceur CD, Merranko J, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Intrinsic functional connectivity correlates of person-level risk for bipolar disorder in offspring of affected parents. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb; 44: 629-634.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Baseline and follow-up activity and functional connectivity in reward neural circuitries in offspring at risk for bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb 13;  

                


                  Shalev A, Merranko J, Goldstein T, Miklowitz DJ, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Brent D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Hafeman DM, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Birmaher B. A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Bipolar Parents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;  

                


                  Mendez I, Axelson D, Castro-Fornieles J, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Borras R, Merranko J, Monk K, Hickey MB, Birmaher B. Psychotic-Like Experiences in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder and Community Controls: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 2;  

                


                  Van Meter A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Strober M, Merranko JA, Gill MK, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Birmaher B. Parsing cyclothymic disorder and other specified bipolar spectrum disorders in youth. J Affect Disord. 2018 Oct 1; 238: 375-382.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko JA, Goldstein TR, Gill MK, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Yen S, Hafeman D, Strober M, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB. A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 57: 755-763.e4.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Hanford LC, Ladouceur CD, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, LAMS Consortium., Birmaher B, Phillips ML. White matter - emotion processing activity relationships in youth offspring of bipolar parents. J Affect Disord. 2018 Sep 11; 243: 153-164.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Consortium.. Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 5;  

                


                  Goldstein TR, Merranko J, Krantz M, Garcia M, Franzen P, Levenson J, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early intervention for adolescents at-risk for bipolar disorder: A pilot randomized trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). J Affect Disord. 2018 Aug 1; 235: 348-356.

                


                  Krantz M, Goldstein T, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Diler R, Hafeman D, Ryan N, Goldstein B, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Strober M, Axelson D, Birmaher B. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Feb; 57: 118-124.

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Research

Lab(s)

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Publications

                  Andreu-Pascual M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Levenson JC, Hafeman D, Hower H, Yen S, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Ryan ND, Weinstock LM, Keller MB, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 3; 300: 296-304.

                


                  Diler RS, Merranko JA, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Ryan N, Strober M, Keller MB, Yen S, Hunt JI, Weinstock LM, Iyengar S, Birmaher BB. Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 13;  

                


                  Birmaher B, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Zwicker A, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Axelson D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Diler R, Nimgaonkar V, Uher R. Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the Familial Transmission of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 22;  

                


                  Singh MK, Post RM, Miklowitz DJ, Birmaher B, Youngstrom E, Goldstein B, Soutullo C, Axelson D, Chang KD, DelBello MP. A commentary on youth onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Dec; 23: 834-837.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Nov; 60: 1419-1429.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Goldstein TR, Strober M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Liao F, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Keller MB, Hunt JI, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Prospectively ascertained mania and hypomania among young adults with child- and adolescent-onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Aug; 23: 463-473.

                


                  Sewall CJR, Girard JM, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Liao F, Diler RS, Kay Gill M, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 62: 905-915.

                


                  Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1; 282: 261-271.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Diler R, Ryan N, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Strober M, Keller M, Hunt J, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Lithium Versus Other Mood Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 29;  

                


                  Li C, Birmaher B, Rooks B, Gill MK, Hower H, Axelson DA, Dickstein DP, Goldstein TR, Liao F, Yen S, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, Strober MA, Keller MB, Goldstein BI. High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 30; 80: 

                


                  Duffy ME, Gai AR, Rogers ML, Joiner TE, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Wagner KD, Emslie GJ, Walkup JT, Axelson D. Psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in child and adolescent bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2019 Jun; 21: 342-349.

                


                  Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML, Birmaher B. Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Patterns and Psychiatric Symptom Severity in High-Risk and Community Comparison Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun; 58: 608-617.

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Schneck CD, Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Kowatch RA, Miklowitz DJ. Classifying Mood Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May 28;  

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Axelson DA, Kowatch RA, Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ. Comorbid disorders as moderators of response to family interventions among adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 754-762.

                


                  Hower H, Lee EJ, Jones RN, Birmaher B, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Merranko J, Keller MB, Goldstein TR, Weinstock LM, Dickstein DP, Hunt JI, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Gill MK, Axelson D, Yen S. Predictors of longitudinal psychosocial functioning in bipolar youth transitioning to adults. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 578-585.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Chase HW, Monk K, Bonar L, Hickey MB, McCaffrey A, Graur S, Manelis A, Ladouceur CD, Merranko J, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Intrinsic functional connectivity correlates of person-level risk for bipolar disorder in offspring of affected parents. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb; 44: 629-634.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Baseline and follow-up activity and functional connectivity in reward neural circuitries in offspring at risk for bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb 13;  

                


                  Shalev A, Merranko J, Goldstein T, Miklowitz DJ, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Brent D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Hafeman DM, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Birmaher B. A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Bipolar Parents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;  

                


                  Mendez I, Axelson D, Castro-Fornieles J, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Borras R, Merranko J, Monk K, Hickey MB, Birmaher B. Psychotic-Like Experiences in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder and Community Controls: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 2;  

                


                  Van Meter A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Strober M, Merranko JA, Gill MK, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Birmaher B. Parsing cyclothymic disorder and other specified bipolar spectrum disorders in youth. J Affect Disord. 2018 Oct 1; 238: 375-382.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko JA, Goldstein TR, Gill MK, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Yen S, Hafeman D, Strober M, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB. A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 57: 755-763.e4.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Hanford LC, Ladouceur CD, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, LAMS Consortium., Birmaher B, Phillips ML. White matter - emotion processing activity relationships in youth offspring of bipolar parents. J Affect Disord. 2018 Sep 11; 243: 153-164.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Consortium.. Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 5;  

                


                  Goldstein TR, Merranko J, Krantz M, Garcia M, Franzen P, Levenson J, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early intervention for adolescents at-risk for bipolar disorder: A pilot randomized trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). J Affect Disord. 2018 Aug 1; 235: 348-356.

                


                  Krantz M, Goldstein T, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Diler R, Hafeman D, Ryan N, Goldstein B, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Strober M, Axelson D, Birmaher B. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Feb; 57: 118-124.

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Research

Lab(s)

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

Publications

                  Andreu-Pascual M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Levenson JC, Hafeman D, Hower H, Yen S, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Ryan ND, Weinstock LM, Keller MB, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 3; 300: 296-304.

                


                  Diler RS, Merranko JA, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Ryan N, Strober M, Keller MB, Yen S, Hunt JI, Weinstock LM, Iyengar S, Birmaher BB. Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 13;  

                


                  Birmaher B, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Zwicker A, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Axelson D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Diler R, Nimgaonkar V, Uher R. Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the Familial Transmission of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 22;  

                


                  Singh MK, Post RM, Miklowitz DJ, Birmaher B, Youngstrom E, Goldstein B, Soutullo C, Axelson D, Chang KD, DelBello MP. A commentary on youth onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Dec; 23: 834-837.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Nov; 60: 1419-1429.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Goldstein TR, Strober M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Liao F, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Keller MB, Hunt JI, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Prospectively ascertained mania and hypomania among young adults with child- and adolescent-onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Aug; 23: 463-473.

                


                  Sewall CJR, Girard JM, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Liao F, Diler RS, Kay Gill M, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 62: 905-915.

                


                  Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1; 282: 261-271.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Diler R, Ryan N, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Strober M, Keller M, Hunt J, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Lithium Versus Other Mood Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 29;  

                


                  Li C, Birmaher B, Rooks B, Gill MK, Hower H, Axelson DA, Dickstein DP, Goldstein TR, Liao F, Yen S, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, Strober MA, Keller MB, Goldstein BI. High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 30; 80: 

                


                  Duffy ME, Gai AR, Rogers ML, Joiner TE, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Wagner KD, Emslie GJ, Walkup JT, Axelson D. Psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in child and adolescent bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2019 Jun; 21: 342-349.

                


                  Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML, Birmaher B. Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Patterns and Psychiatric Symptom Severity in High-Risk and Community Comparison Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun; 58: 608-617.

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Schneck CD, Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Kowatch RA, Miklowitz DJ. Classifying Mood Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May 28;  

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Axelson DA, Kowatch RA, Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ. Comorbid disorders as moderators of response to family interventions among adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 754-762.

                


                  Hower H, Lee EJ, Jones RN, Birmaher B, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Merranko J, Keller MB, Goldstein TR, Weinstock LM, Dickstein DP, Hunt JI, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Gill MK, Axelson D, Yen S. Predictors of longitudinal psychosocial functioning in bipolar youth transitioning to adults. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 578-585.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Chase HW, Monk K, Bonar L, Hickey MB, McCaffrey A, Graur S, Manelis A, Ladouceur CD, Merranko J, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Intrinsic functional connectivity correlates of person-level risk for bipolar disorder in offspring of affected parents. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb; 44: 629-634.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Baseline and follow-up activity and functional connectivity in reward neural circuitries in offspring at risk for bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb 13;  

                


                  Shalev A, Merranko J, Goldstein T, Miklowitz DJ, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Brent D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Hafeman DM, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Birmaher B. A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Bipolar Parents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;  

                


                  Mendez I, Axelson D, Castro-Fornieles J, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Borras R, Merranko J, Monk K, Hickey MB, Birmaher B. Psychotic-Like Experiences in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder and Community Controls: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 2;  

                


                  Van Meter A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Strober M, Merranko JA, Gill MK, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Birmaher B. Parsing cyclothymic disorder and other specified bipolar spectrum disorders in youth. J Affect Disord. 2018 Oct 1; 238: 375-382.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko JA, Goldstein TR, Gill MK, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Yen S, Hafeman D, Strober M, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB. A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 57: 755-763.e4.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Hanford LC, Ladouceur CD, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, LAMS Consortium., Birmaher B, Phillips ML. White matter - emotion processing activity relationships in youth offspring of bipolar parents. J Affect Disord. 2018 Sep 11; 243: 153-164.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Consortium.. Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 5;  

                


                  Goldstein TR, Merranko J, Krantz M, Garcia M, Franzen P, Levenson J, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early intervention for adolescents at-risk for bipolar disorder: A pilot randomized trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). J Affect Disord. 2018 Aug 1; 235: 348-356.

                


                  Krantz M, Goldstein T, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Diler R, Hafeman D, Ryan N, Goldstein B, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Strober M, Axelson D, Birmaher B. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Feb; 57: 118-124.

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Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

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                  Andreu-Pascual M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Levenson JC, Hafeman D, Hower H, Yen S, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Ryan ND, Weinstock LM, Keller MB, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 3; 300: 296-304.

                


                  Diler RS, Merranko JA, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Ryan N, Strober M, Keller MB, Yen S, Hunt JI, Weinstock LM, Iyengar S, Birmaher BB. Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 13;  

                


                  Birmaher B, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Zwicker A, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Axelson D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Diler R, Nimgaonkar V, Uher R. Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the Familial Transmission of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 22;  

                


                  Singh MK, Post RM, Miklowitz DJ, Birmaher B, Youngstrom E, Goldstein B, Soutullo C, Axelson D, Chang KD, DelBello MP. A commentary on youth onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Dec; 23: 834-837.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Nov; 60: 1419-1429.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Goldstein TR, Strober M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Liao F, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Keller MB, Hunt JI, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Prospectively ascertained mania and hypomania among young adults with child- and adolescent-onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Aug; 23: 463-473.

                


                  Sewall CJR, Girard JM, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Liao F, Diler RS, Kay Gill M, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 62: 905-915.

                


                  Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1; 282: 261-271.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Diler R, Ryan N, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Strober M, Keller M, Hunt J, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Lithium Versus Other Mood Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 29;  

                


                  Li C, Birmaher B, Rooks B, Gill MK, Hower H, Axelson DA, Dickstein DP, Goldstein TR, Liao F, Yen S, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, Strober MA, Keller MB, Goldstein BI. High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 30; 80: 

                


                  Duffy ME, Gai AR, Rogers ML, Joiner TE, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Wagner KD, Emslie GJ, Walkup JT, Axelson D. Psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in child and adolescent bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2019 Jun; 21: 342-349.

                


                  Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML, Birmaher B. Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Patterns and Psychiatric Symptom Severity in High-Risk and Community Comparison Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun; 58: 608-617.

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Schneck CD, Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Kowatch RA, Miklowitz DJ. Classifying Mood Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May 28;  

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Axelson DA, Kowatch RA, Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ. Comorbid disorders as moderators of response to family interventions among adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 754-762.

                


                  Hower H, Lee EJ, Jones RN, Birmaher B, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Merranko J, Keller MB, Goldstein TR, Weinstock LM, Dickstein DP, Hunt JI, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Gill MK, Axelson D, Yen S. Predictors of longitudinal psychosocial functioning in bipolar youth transitioning to adults. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 578-585.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Chase HW, Monk K, Bonar L, Hickey MB, McCaffrey A, Graur S, Manelis A, Ladouceur CD, Merranko J, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Intrinsic functional connectivity correlates of person-level risk for bipolar disorder in offspring of affected parents. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb; 44: 629-634.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Baseline and follow-up activity and functional connectivity in reward neural circuitries in offspring at risk for bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb 13;  

                


                  Shalev A, Merranko J, Goldstein T, Miklowitz DJ, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Brent D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Hafeman DM, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Birmaher B. A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Bipolar Parents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;  

                


                  Mendez I, Axelson D, Castro-Fornieles J, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Borras R, Merranko J, Monk K, Hickey MB, Birmaher B. Psychotic-Like Experiences in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder and Community Controls: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 2;  

                


                  Van Meter A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Strober M, Merranko JA, Gill MK, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Birmaher B. Parsing cyclothymic disorder and other specified bipolar spectrum disorders in youth. J Affect Disord. 2018 Oct 1; 238: 375-382.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko JA, Goldstein TR, Gill MK, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Yen S, Hafeman D, Strober M, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB. A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 57: 755-763.e4.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Hanford LC, Ladouceur CD, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, LAMS Consortium., Birmaher B, Phillips ML. White matter - emotion processing activity relationships in youth offspring of bipolar parents. J Affect Disord. 2018 Sep 11; 243: 153-164.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Consortium.. Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 5;  

                


                  Goldstein TR, Merranko J, Krantz M, Garcia M, Franzen P, Levenson J, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early intervention for adolescents at-risk for bipolar disorder: A pilot randomized trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). J Affect Disord. 2018 Aug 1; 235: 348-356.

                


                  Krantz M, Goldstein T, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Diler R, Hafeman D, Ryan N, Goldstein B, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Strober M, Axelson D, Birmaher B. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Feb; 57: 118-124.

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                  Andreu-Pascual M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Levenson JC, Hafeman D, Hower H, Yen S, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Ryan ND, Weinstock LM, Keller MB, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 3; 300: 296-304.

                


                  Diler RS, Merranko JA, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Ryan N, Strober M, Keller MB, Yen S, Hunt JI, Weinstock LM, Iyengar S, Birmaher BB. Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 13;  

                


                  Birmaher B, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Zwicker A, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Axelson D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Diler R, Nimgaonkar V, Uher R. Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the Familial Transmission of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 22;  

                


                  Singh MK, Post RM, Miklowitz DJ, Birmaher B, Youngstrom E, Goldstein B, Soutullo C, Axelson D, Chang KD, DelBello MP. A commentary on youth onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Dec; 23: 834-837.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Nov; 60: 1419-1429.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Goldstein TR, Strober M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Liao F, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Keller MB, Hunt JI, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Prospectively ascertained mania and hypomania among young adults with child- and adolescent-onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Aug; 23: 463-473.

                


                  Sewall CJR, Girard JM, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Liao F, Diler RS, Kay Gill M, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 62: 905-915.

                


                  Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1; 282: 261-271.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Diler R, Ryan N, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Strober M, Keller M, Hunt J, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Lithium Versus Other Mood Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 29;  

                


                  Li C, Birmaher B, Rooks B, Gill MK, Hower H, Axelson DA, Dickstein DP, Goldstein TR, Liao F, Yen S, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, Strober MA, Keller MB, Goldstein BI. High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 30; 80: 

                


                  Duffy ME, Gai AR, Rogers ML, Joiner TE, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Wagner KD, Emslie GJ, Walkup JT, Axelson D. Psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in child and adolescent bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2019 Jun; 21: 342-349.

                


                  Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML, Birmaher B. Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Patterns and Psychiatric Symptom Severity in High-Risk and Community Comparison Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun; 58: 608-617.

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Schneck CD, Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Kowatch RA, Miklowitz DJ. Classifying Mood Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May 28;  

                


                  Weintraub MJ, Axelson DA, Kowatch RA, Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ. Comorbid disorders as moderators of response to family interventions among adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 754-762.

                


                  Hower H, Lee EJ, Jones RN, Birmaher B, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Merranko J, Keller MB, Goldstein TR, Weinstock LM, Dickstein DP, Hunt JI, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Gill MK, Axelson D, Yen S. Predictors of longitudinal psychosocial functioning in bipolar youth transitioning to adults. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 578-585.

                


                  Hafeman DM, Chase HW, Monk K, Bonar L, Hickey MB, McCaffrey A, Graur S, Manelis A, Ladouceur CD, Merranko J, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Intrinsic functional connectivity correlates of person-level risk for bipolar disorder in offspring of affected parents. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb; 44: 629-634.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Baseline and follow-up activity and functional connectivity in reward neural circuitries in offspring at risk for bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb 13;  

                


                  Shalev A, Merranko J, Goldstein T, Miklowitz DJ, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Brent D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Hafeman DM, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Birmaher B. A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Bipolar Parents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;  

                


                  Mendez I, Axelson D, Castro-Fornieles J, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Borras R, Merranko J, Monk K, Hickey MB, Birmaher B. Psychotic-Like Experiences in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder and Community Controls: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 2;  

                


                  Van Meter A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Strober M, Merranko JA, Gill MK, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Birmaher B. Parsing cyclothymic disorder and other specified bipolar spectrum disorders in youth. J Affect Disord. 2018 Oct 1; 238: 375-382.

                


                  Birmaher B, Merranko JA, Goldstein TR, Gill MK, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Yen S, Hafeman D, Strober M, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB. A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 57: 755-763.e4.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Hanford LC, Ladouceur CD, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, LAMS Consortium., Birmaher B, Phillips ML. White matter - emotion processing activity relationships in youth offspring of bipolar parents. J Affect Disord. 2018 Sep 11; 243: 153-164.

                


                  Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Consortium.. Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 5;  

                


                  Goldstein TR, Merranko J, Krantz M, Garcia M, Franzen P, Levenson J, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early intervention for adolescents at-risk for bipolar disorder: A pilot randomized trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). J Affect Disord. 2018 Aug 1; 235: 348-356.

                


                  Krantz M, Goldstein T, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Diler R, Hafeman D, Ryan N, Goldstein B, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Strober M, Axelson D, Birmaher B. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Feb; 57: 118-124.

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Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

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• Andreu-Pascual M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Levenson JC, Hafeman D, Hower H, Yen S, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Ryan ND, Weinstock LM, Keller MB, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. Risk factors preceding new onset abuse among youth with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal prospective analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 3; 300: 296-304.

• Diler RS, Merranko JA, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Ryan N, Strober M, Keller MB, Yen S, Hunt JI, Weinstock LM, Iyengar S, Birmaher BB. Higher Socioeconomic Status and Less Parental Psychopathology Improve Prognosis in Youths with Bipolar Disorder. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 13;

• Birmaher B, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Zwicker A, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Axelson D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Diler R, Nimgaonkar V, Uher R. Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the Familial Transmission of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 22;

• Singh MK, Post RM, Miklowitz DJ, Birmaher B, Youngstrom E, Goldstein B, Soutullo C, Axelson D, Chang KD, DelBello MP. A commentary on youth onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Dec; 23: 834-837.

• Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Nov; 60: 1419-1429.

• Hafeman DM, Goldstein TR, Strober M, Merranko J, Gill MK, Liao F, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Keller MB, Hunt JI, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Prospectively ascertained mania and hypomania among young adults with child- and adolescent-onset bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2021 Aug; 23: 463-473.

• Sewall CJR, Girard JM, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Liao F, Diler RS, Kay Gill M, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Goldstein TR. A Bayesian multilevel analysis of the longitudinal associations between relationship quality and suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with bipolar disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul; 62: 905-915.

• Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1; 282: 261-271.

• Hafeman DM, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Diler R, Ryan N, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Strober M, Keller M, Hunt J, Hower H, Weinstock LM, Yen S, Birmaher B. Lithium Versus Other Mood Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 29;

• Li C, Birmaher B, Rooks B, Gill MK, Hower H, Axelson DA, Dickstein DP, Goldstein TR, Liao F, Yen S, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, Strober MA, Keller MB, Goldstein BI. High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 30; 80:

• Duffy ME, Gai AR, Rogers ML, Joiner TE, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Wagner KD, Emslie GJ, Walkup JT, Axelson D. Psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in child and adolescent bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2019 Jun; 21: 342-349.

• Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML, Birmaher B. Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Patterns and Psychiatric Symptom Severity in High-Risk and Community Comparison Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun; 58: 608-617.

• Weintraub MJ, Schneck CD, Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Kowatch RA, Miklowitz DJ. Classifying Mood Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May 28;

• Weintraub MJ, Axelson DA, Kowatch RA, Schneck CD, Miklowitz DJ. Comorbid disorders as moderators of response to family interventions among adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 754-762.

• Hower H, Lee EJ, Jones RN, Birmaher B, Strober M, Goldstein BI, Merranko J, Keller MB, Goldstein TR, Weinstock LM, Dickstein DP, Hunt JI, Diler RS, Ryan ND, Gill MK, Axelson D, Yen S. Predictors of longitudinal psychosocial functioning in bipolar youth transitioning to adults. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1; 246: 578-585.

• Hafeman DM, Chase HW, Monk K, Bonar L, Hickey MB, McCaffrey A, Graur S, Manelis A, Ladouceur CD, Merranko J, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Intrinsic functional connectivity correlates of person-level risk for bipolar disorder in offspring of affected parents. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb; 44: 629-634.

• Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML. Baseline and follow-up activity and functional connectivity in reward neural circuitries in offspring at risk for bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Feb 13;

• Shalev A, Merranko J, Goldstein T, Miklowitz DJ, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Brent D, Monk K, Hickey MB, Hafeman DM, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Birmaher B. A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Bipolar Parents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;

• Mendez I, Axelson D, Castro-Fornieles J, Hafeman D, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Borras R, Merranko J, Monk K, Hickey MB, Birmaher B. Psychotic-Like Experiences in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder and Community Controls: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 2;

• Van Meter A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Strober M, Merranko JA, Gill MK, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB, Birmaher B. Parsing cyclothymic disorder and other specified bipolar spectrum disorders in youth. J Affect Disord. 2018 Oct 1; 238: 375-382.

• Birmaher B, Merranko JA, Goldstein TR, Gill MK, Goldstein BI, Hower H, Yen S, Hafeman D, Strober M, Diler RS, Axelson D, Ryan ND, Keller MB. A Risk Calculator to Predict the Individual Risk of Conversion From Subthreshold Bipolar Symptoms to Bipolar Disorder I or II in Youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 57: 755-763.e4.

• Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Hanford LC, Ladouceur CD, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, LAMS Consortium., Birmaher B, Phillips ML. White matter - emotion processing activity relationships in youth offspring of bipolar parents. J Affect Disord. 2018 Sep 11; 243: 153-164.

• Acuff HE, Versace A, Bertocci MA, Ladouceur CD, Hanford LC, Manelis A, Monk K, Bonar L, McCaffrey A, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Consortium.. Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries With Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 5;

• Goldstein TR, Merranko J, Krantz M, Garcia M, Franzen P, Levenson J, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early intervention for adolescents at-risk for bipolar disorder: A pilot randomized trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). J Affect Disord. 2018 Aug 1; 235: 348-356.

• Krantz M, Goldstein T, Rooks B, Merranko J, Liao F, Gill MK, Diler R, Hafeman D, Ryan N, Goldstein B, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Strober M, Axelson D, Birmaher B. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Feb; 57: 118-124.

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/23/2013

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fellowship

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 04/30/2000

Residency

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 06/30/1997

Medical School

Duke University

Date Completed: 05/30/1992

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/23/2013

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fellowship

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 04/30/2000

Residency

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 06/30/1997

Medical School

Duke University

Date Completed: 05/30/1992

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/23/2013

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fellowship

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 04/30/2000

Residency

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 06/30/1997

Medical School

Duke University

Date Completed: 05/30/1992

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/23/2013

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fellowship

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 04/30/2000

Residency

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 06/30/1997

Medical School

Duke University

Date Completed: 05/30/1992

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/23/2013

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fellowship

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 04/30/2000

Residency

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at UPMC

Date Completed: 06/30/1997

Medical School

Duke University

Date Completed: 05/30/1992

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Contact Information

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Call us at: (614) 938-0167

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Call us at: (614) 938-0167

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Email David A Axelson

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Contact Information

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Call us at: (614) 938-0167

Fax us at: (614) 938-0170

Email David A Axelson

                    Psychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Call us at: (614) 938-0167

Fax us at: (614) 938-0170

Email David A Axelson

                    Psychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

Call us at: (614) 938-0167

Fax us at: (614) 938-0170

Email David A Axelson

                    Psychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

Call us at: (614) 938-0167

Fax us at: (614) 938-0170

Email David A Axelson

                    Psychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)

• Call us at:
• (614) 938-0167
• Fax us at:
• (614) 938-0170
• Email David A Axelson
• Psychiatry444 Butterfly Gardens DrColumbus, OH 43215 (map)