PROJECT LEADERS
PI: Sophia Choukas-Bradley
COLLABORATORS
Tina Goldstein
Brian Thoma
Rachel Salk
Mike Marshal
Project TIDE is a qualitative interview study aimed at understanding the intersection of LGBTQ+ experiences and mood symptomatology among adolescents who are in treatment for bipolar disorder (PI of overarching treatment study: Dr. Tina Goldstein). Our primary aims are to understand the intersection of bipolar disorder and LGBTQ+ youth development in greater nuance and depth, as well as to understand connections between mood and patterns of sexual and romantic attraction.
We completed 20 qualitative interviews with adolescents. We then developed a qualitative coding system in collaboration with Pitt’s University Center for Social & Urban Research (UCSUR), and qualitative analyses are now underway. This study was partially funded by a grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).
An example of our in-preparation work:
Choukas-Bradley, S., Ladd, B. A., Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., Thoma, B. C., Bryen, C. P., Carrino, E. A., & Goldstein, T. R. (manuscript in preparation). Sexual fluidity among bi+ cisgender adolescent girls in treatment for bipolar disorder: A qualitative analysis.