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Office
NYU Child Study Center
1 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016Phone+1 646-754-5000
Summary
- Dr. Daniel Schechter is a psychiatrist in New York, NY and is affiliated with NYU Langone Hospitals. He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice 26 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French, German, and Spanish. He specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry.
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996 - 1999
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996 - 1998
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1996
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1991
- Columbia University Graduate School of Arts & SciencesM.Arts, Music Composition and Theory, 1983 - 1987
- Columbia College, Columbia UniversityB.A., Music and French (Literature), Summa Cum Laude, 1980 - 1983
- Oberlin CollegeNon-degree, 1979 - 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Exceptional Contribution to Research Award for Published Papers International Psychoanalytical Association, 2021, 2023
- Sandor Ferenczi Award International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation, 2019
- Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 35 citationsBDNF Methylation and Maternal Brain Activity in a Violence-Related SampleDominik A. Moser, Ariane Paoloni-Giacobino, Ludwig Stenz, Wafae Adouan, Aurelia Manini
Plos One. 2015-12-09 - 26 citationsThe association of serotonin receptor 3A methylation with maternal violence exposure, neural activity, and child aggression ☆Daniel S. Schechter, Dominik A. Moser, Virginie C. Pointet, Tatjana Aue, Ludwig Stenz
Behavioural Brain Research. 2017-05-15 - 52 citationsMethylation of NR3C1 is related to maternal PTSD, parenting stress and maternal medial prefrontal cortical activity in response to child separation among mothers with ...Daniel S. Schechter, Dominik A. Moser, Ariane Paoloni-Giacobino, Ludwig Stenz, Marianne Gex-Fabry
Frontiers in Psychology. 2015-05-29
Journal Articles
- Methylation of NR3C1 is related to maternal PTSD, parenting stress and maternal medial prefrontal cortical activity in response to child separation among mothers with ...Schechter DS, Moser DA, Giacobino A, Stenz L, Gex-Fabry M, Adouan W, Cordero MI, Suardi F, Manini A, Sancho-Rossignol A, Merminod G, Aue T, Ansermet F, Dayer AG, Rusco..., Frontiers in Psychology, 1/29/2015
- Violence-related PTSD and neural activation when seeing emotional male-female interactionsMoser DA, Aue T, Favez N, Kutlikova H, Suardi F, Cordero MI, Rusconi Serpa S, Schechter DS, Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience, 1/1/2015
- How do maternal PTSD and alexithymia interact to impact maternal behaviour?Schechter DS, Suardi F, Manini A, Cordero MI, Sancho Rossignol A, Gex-Fabry, Merminod G, Moser DA, Rusconi Serpa S, Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- You never step into the same schema twice: Reflections on the intergenerational transmission of violence and trauma. Dan Stern Memorial Symposium: Neurobiological appr...Schechter DS, Infant Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2014
- The effects of violence related maternal PTSD on the mother-toddler relationship: Implications for targeted video-feedback exposure-based psychotherapy.Schechter DS, Rusconi Serpa S, Infant Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2014
- Understanding and treating the effects of interpersonal violence on the mother-infant relationship.Schechter DS, Guedeney A, Infant Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Misunderstandings in social communication: Psychotherapeutic intervention with traumatized mothers and their infants and toddlers. (Misvertändnisse im sozialen Austaus...Zurich, Switzerland - 1/31/2015
- What young children can evoke in their traumatized mothers and how we can help them.Biel, Switzerland - 1/23/2015
- What changes with Clinician Assisted Videofeedback Sessions (CAVES)?Boston, MA - 1/23/2015
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Other
- Difficult parents? The challenges of responding to the needs of psychiatrically ill parents in pediatric practice.Schechter DS, Rusconi-Serpa S, Swiss Medical Review (Revue Medicale Suisse)
Switzerland - 1/1/2013 - "Formative Experiences: The Interaction of Parenting, Culture, and Developmental Psychobiology. New York: Cambridge University Press, Inc."Worthman C, Plotsky P, Schechter DS, Cummings, C (Editors)
1/1/2010 - "September 11: Trauma and Human Bonds. New York: Taylor and Francis, Inc."Coates SW, Rosenthal J, Schechter DS (Editors)
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Press Mentions
- Parent's Tough Childhood Can Cast Shadow Across GenerationsJuly 9th, 2018
Grant Support
- Stress and Developmental Psychopathology (CP4), NCCR-SYNAPSYSwiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)2010–2018
- Maternal PTSD and Interactive Behavior with Young ChildrenNational Institute of Mental Health2003–2008
- Mother Child Interaction ProjectNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
- Parent-Child Interactions ProjectNational Center For Research Resources2004
Committees
- Senior Member, Infancy and Preschool Committee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1999 - 2022
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- French, German, Spanish
External Links
- Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-s-schechter-23149219/?originalSubdomain=ch
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