Mani Pavuluri, MD, PhD, FRANZCP
Dr. Pavuluri is an associate professor in Child Psychiatry and the Founding Director of the nationally recognized Pediatric Mood Disorders Clinic and Pediatric Bipolar Research Program at the Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago. This is the first university-based research and clinical model of its kind in Chicago and the state of Illinois.
Dr. Pavuluri holds her basic medical degree from India, she also holds an Australian and American Board Certification in General Psychiatry and a PhD from Otago University. Her thesis on preschool psychopathology won her the Dawn Short Trust National prize from the Royal Australasian College. She is also listed as one of the ‘Top Psychiatrists of America’ by the Consumer’s Research Council. She became a Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) in 1992.
She has published in peer reviewed journals on topics such as preschool psychopathology, measurement of symptoms, cognitive behavior therapy, and biological causes and treatment of bipolar disorder. She reviews several journals, including the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) and is the Editor in Chief of Contemporary Psychiatry.
Dr. Pavuluri has obtained several grants, one of which is a K23 award from NIH looking at fMRI outcome pre- and post-clinical trial in pediatric bipolar disorder. Her main area of interest is looking at affect dysregulation on neurocognitive function in pediatric bipolar disorder and differentiation it from ADHD.
Representative Publications
Pavuluri MN, Henry D, Naylor M, Carbray J, Sampson G, Janicak PG. A Pharmacotherapy Algorithm for Stabilization and Maintenance of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004; 43 (7): 859-867.
Pavuluri MN, Birmaher B. A Practical Guide to Using Ratings of Depression and Anxiety in Child Psychiatric Practice. Current Psychiatry Report. 2004; 6 (2) 108-116
Pavuluri MN, Grayczyk P, Carbray J, Heidenreich J, Henry D, Miklowitz D. Child and Family Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004; 43: 528-537
Pavuluri MN, Herbener ES, Sweeney AJ. Psychotic Features in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2004; 80(1):19-28.
Pavuluri MN, Janicak P, Naylor M, Sweeney J. Early recognition and differentiation of pediatric schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Annals of Adolescent Psychiatry. 2003;27:117-134
Kraus M, Pavuluri MN, Sweeney, JA. fMRI: Clinical Applications, Contemporary Psychiatry, 2003;2(2):1-8
Pavuluri MN, Henry D, Allen K. Childhood Anxiety and Fear: Discriminant Validity in Clinician’s Perspective, European Journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2002;11:1-8.
Pavuluri MN, Janicak PG, Carbray J. Topiramate plus Risperidone for Preschool Mania, 2002, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2002;12:271-273.
Dwivedi S, Pavuluri MN, Heidenreich J, Wright T. Response to Fluvoxamine Augmentation for Obsessive and Compulsive Symptoms in Schizophrenia, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2002;12(1):69-70.
Pavuluri MN, Luk SL, McGee R. Parent Reported Preschool Attention Deficit Hyperactivity: Measurement and Validity. European Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 1999;8:126-133.
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