John Caleb Markowitz, MD

Psychiatry
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Overview

Dr. Markowitz conducts comparative treatment research, studying the benefits of psychotherapies and medications for people with depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and personality disorders. Dr. Markowitz has expertise in delivering many of these treatments, particularly psychotherapies such as Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for depression and PTSD.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychotherapy

Academic Appointments

  • Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Gender

  • Male

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • 1982 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Internship: 1983 New York Hospital
  • Residency: 1986 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Psychiatry
NY Top Doctor

Research

We have been conducting the first research to compare tele (Zoom)- interpersonal psychotherapy compared to tele-medication with serotonin reuptake inhibitors for patients suffering from both breast cancer and major depression. on psychotherapy for PTSD, depressed spouses of returning veterans, and depressed HIV-positive patients. We are also involved in research on PTSD, moral injury, and other trauma-related conditions.

Research Interests

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Psychopharmacology

Selected Publications

  • Markowitz JC, Lowell A: Guarding the guidelines: objectivity in treatment recommendations. American Journal of Psychotherapy 2024;77:151-153
  • Markowitz JC, Wright J, Peeters F, Thase ME, Kocsis JH, Sudak D: The neglected role of psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression. American Journal of Psychiatry 2022;179:90-93
  • Markowitz JC: Brief Supportive Psychotherapy: A Treatment Manual and Clinical Approach. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022
  • Weissman MM, Markowitz JC, Klerman GL: The Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018
  • Markowitz JC: IPT for PTSD: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016
  • Markowitz JC, Petkova E, Neria Y, Van Meter P, Zhao Y, Hembree E, Lovell K, Biyanova T, Marshall RD: Is exposure necessary? A randomized clinical trial of interpersonal psychotherapy for PTSD. American Journal of Psychiatry 2015;172;430-440
  • Markowitz JC, Weissman MM (Editors: Casebook of Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA, 2012
  • Markowitz JC, Milrod BL: The importance of responding to negative affect in psychotherapies. American Journal of Psychiatry 2011;168: 124-128