My focus is on recovery, quality of care, and embracing the individuality of the patient. My goal is to improve the quality and availability of mental health services for those living with mood and psychotic disorders through research and psychotherapy.
01/2019 - 12/2021
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Takoma Park, MD
09/2010 - 06/2013
American History and Constitutional Law
Arlington, VA
Bridging the research to practice gap in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Diagnostic accuracy and psychosocial interventions in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Reducing clinician stigma and bias in the treatment of severe mental illness
Advancing psychosocial treatments for Bipolar Disorder
Adapting Family-Focused Therapy into an individualized, evidence-based treatment approach
Adapting Family-Focused Therapy: A Case Study of An Individualized Approach
Katrin I. Kutlucinar, MA. LGPC. Bipolar Disorders (2025)
Stigma, Bias, and Lack of Education Amongst Clinicians Harms Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review
Katrin I. Kutlucinar, MA. LGPC. Bipolar Disorders (2025)
Research on Youth with and at Risk for Bipolar Disorder: A Five Year Update
Mikaela K. Dimick, PhD , Xinyue Jiang, BS, Katrin Kutlucinar, MA, LGPC, Kathryn Burrows, PhD, Benjamin I. Goldstein, MD, PhD Bipolar Disorders (2024)
Patients’ Perspectives on the Consequences of Eliminating Prepubertal-Pediatric Bipolar Disorder as a Valid Diagnosis
Katrin Kutlucinar, MA, LGPC., Kathryn Burrows, PhD.
Bipolar Disorders (2024)
Linking Scientific Research to the Bipolar Consumer Patient
Katrin Kutlucinar, MA, LGPC., Kathryn Burrows, PhD.
Bipolar Disorders (2022)
Patients' Opinions on the Validity of the Diagnosis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Katrin Kutlucinar, MA, LGPC., Shawnna Hoyt, BS Daniel Willie II, BA
Bipolar Disorders (2022)
The Role of Astrocytes on Depression
Katrin Kutlucinar, MA., LGPC.
OALib Journal (2022)
The Effects of Stimulant Treatment on Child and Adolescent Growth: What Every Parent and Clinician Needs to Know
Katrin Kutlucinar, MA, LGPC., James Swanson, PhD, Alan Zametkin, MD.
ADHD Report (2021)
COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on Mental Health and Suicide Rate
Katrin Kutlucinar, MA, LGPC
Nahmias Cipher Report (2020)
Kutlucinar, K. I. (2023, February 20). Patients' Opinions on the Validity of the Diagnosis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder [Conference presentation]. EuroSciCon. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kutlucinar, K.I. (2023, September 14). The Impact of Delayed Diagnosis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: What Every Clinician Should Know [Conference presentation]. Longdom Conferences. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Kutlucinar, K.I. (2024, September 30) Bridging the Gap Between Research on Bipolar Disorder and Practitioner's Treatment of Bipolar Patients [Conference Presentation]. International Society of Bipolar Disorders. Reykjavik, Iceland.
Kutlucinar, K.I.. (2025, March 26) Stigma, Bias, and Lack of Education Amongst Clinicians Harms Patients with Bipolar Disorder [Poster Presentation] Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
Kutlucinar, K.I. (2025, September 19,) Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: Toward Reducing Treatment Delays and Persistent Biases in Diagnosing Pediatric Bipolar Disorder [Conference Presentation] International Society of Bipolar Disorders, Chiba, Japan
Kutlucinar, K.I. (2025, September 19,) Stigma, Bias, and Lack of Education Amongst Clinicians Harms Patients With Bipolar Disorder [Poster Presentation] International Society of Bipolar Disorders, Chiba, Japan
Kutlucinar, K., & Burrows, K. The Art of Reading Scientific Articles. Monthly Psychoeducation Seminar for Research and Conversations About Bipolar Disorder (Virtual). March 2023
Kutlucinar, K., & Sautner, A. Balancing Bipolar Disorder, Home Life, and Work Life. Monthly Psychoeducation Seminar for Research and Conversations About Bipolar Disorder (Virtual). October 2023
Kutlucinar, K., & Burrows, K. Lifestyle Interventions in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder. Monthly Psychoeducation Seminar for Research and Conversations About Bipolar Disorder (Virtual). July 2003.
Kutlucinar, K., & Burrows, K. Borderline Personality Disorder and Comorbid Bipolar Disorder. Monthly Psychoeducation Seminar for Research and Conversations About Bipolar Disorder (Virtual). January 2024
Bipolar Disorders. 2023. "Linking Scientific Research to the Bipolar Patient." Gin Malhi's: Bipolar Disorders- The Overview-Volume 24-Issue 7. (Podcast).
Post, R. M., & Weiss, S. R. (2024). Sensitization and kindling: implications for the evolution of psychiatric symptomatology. In Sensitization in the nervous system (pp. 257-291). CRC Press.
Yatham, L.N., Schaffer, A., Kessing, L.V., Miskowiak, K., Kapczinski, F., Vieta, E., Post, R.M. and Berk, M. (2024), Early intervention, relapse prevention, and neuroprogression in bipolar disorder: The evidence matters. Bipolar Disord, 26: 313-316. httpss://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13435
Post, R.M. (2023) Stigma kills psychiatric patients and is now killing clinical research too. J Clin Psychiatry, 84(1). https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.22l14716
Dr. Robert M. Post, MD
Bipolar Collaborative Network/George Washington University: Director | Professor of Psychiatry
Dr. Benjamin Goldstein, PhD, MD
University of Toronto-Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Director | Professor of Psychiatry