Steven Berkowitz, MD

Professional Titles

• Professor, Department of Psychiatry
• Director, START Center

Publications

• Lopez A, Ariefdjohan M, Johnson OH, Millar A, Berkowitz LN, Berkowitz SJ. From “I don’t know what I’m doing” to “I can’t do this anymore.” A qualitative comparison of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among K-12 educators across two academic years. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. 2024 Jan 2;39(1):67-87.
• Zik J, Berkowitz S. Chronicity of maltreatment and the importance of attachment and peer relationships on youth mental health trajectory. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. june. 2024.
• 48. Ng-Cordell E, Rai A, Peracha H, Garfield T, Lankenau SE, Robins DL, Berkowitz SJ, Newschaffer C, Kerns CM. A qualitative study of self and caregiver perspectives on how autistic individuals cope with trauma. Frontiers in psychiatry. 2022 Jul 14;13:825008.
• Jesse D. Hinckley, Zachary Adams, Trey Dellucci, Steven Berkowitz. Co-occurring trauma- and stressor-related and substance-related disorders in youth: A narrative review. Medical Research Archives. 2024 Aug. https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i8.5688. (PMID 39606025)
• Sward A, Zik J, McDonald AR, Niep L, Berkowitz S. A Developmentally Informed Approach to Address Mass Firearm Violence. Pediatric Clinics. 2023 Aug 9.
• Millar AM, Doria AM, Choi LM, McGladrey L, Duffy KA, Berkowitz SJ. Past the Pandemic: a virtual intervention supporting the well-being of healthcare workers through the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology. 2023 Oct 26;14:1227895.
• Kerns, C. M., Lankenau, S., Shattuck, P. T., Robins, D. L., Newschaffer, C. J., & Berkowitz, S. J. (2022). Exploring potential sources of childhood trauma: A qualitative study with autistic adults and caregivers. Autism, 13623613211070637.
• 42. Kerns, C. M., Robins, D. L., Shattuck, P. T., Newschaffer, C. J., & Berkowitz, S. J. (2022). Expert consensus regarding indicators of a traumatic reaction in autistic youth: a Delphi survey. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
• 39. Guevara, J.P., Power, T.J., Bevans, K., Snitzer, L., Leavy, S., Stewart, D., Broomfield, C., Shah, S., Grundmeier, R., Michel, J.J. and Berkowitz, S., 2021. Improving Care Management in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: An RCT. Pediatrics, 148(2).
• 40. Wood, J.N., Kratchman, D., Scribano, P.V., Berkowitz, S. and Schilling, S., 2021. Improving child behaviors and parental stress: a randomized trial of child adult relationship enhancement in primary care. Academic Pediatrics, 21(4), pp.629-637.
• 38. Okamura, K. H., Skriner, L. C., Becker-Haimes, E. M., Adams, D. R., Becker, S., Kratz, H. E., Jackson, K., Berkowitz, S., Zinny, A., Cliggitt, L., & Beidas, R. S. (2020). Perceptions of evidence-based treatment among consumers receiving Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
• Rudd BN, Last BS, Gregor C, Jackson K, Berkowitz S, Zinny A, Kratz HE, Cliggitt L, Adams DR, Walsh LM, Beidas RS. Benchmarking Treatment Effectiveness of Community-Delivered Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. American journal of community psychology. 2019 Aug 20.
• Zik, Jodi, and Steven Berkowitz. "Early life stress: update on neurophysiologic effects and treatment." Current opinion in psychiatry.2019
• Kerns, C.M., Berkowitz, S.J., Moskowitz, L.J., Drahota, A., Lerner, M.D., Usual Care for Autism Study (UCAS) Consortium and Newschaffer, C.J., Screening and treatment of trauma-related symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder among community providers in the United States. Autism, 2019, June 14p.1362361319847908
• Keeshin, Brooks R., Steven J. Berkowitz, and Robert S. Pynoos. "Pediatrician's Practical Approach to Sleep Disturbances in Children Who Have Experienced Trauma." Pediatric annals 48, no. 7 (2019): e280-e285
• 37. Last, B.S., Rudd, B.N., Gregor, C.A., Kratz, H.E., Jackson, K., Berkowitz, S., Zinny, A., Cliggitt, L.P., Adams, D.R., Walsh, L.M., & Beidas, R.S. Sociodemographic characteristics of youth in a trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy effectiveness trial in the city of Philadelphia. Journal of Community Psychology.2019
• DiDonato, S. & Berkowitz, S.J. (2018) Childhood stress and trauma. Driver, D. & Thomas, S. (Eds.). Severe Childhood Psychiatric Disorders. 93-103, Elveiser. https:/doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-51147-6.00008-9.
• Kerns, C, Berkowitz, Screening and treatment of trauma-related symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder amongst community providers, Autism
• Brymer MJ, Louie K, Berkowitz SJ. Prevention of PTSD in Children and Adolescents. Psychiatric Annals. 2019 Jul 12;49(7):320-4.
• Nickles, S & Berkowitz, S. (2024) Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Lifestyle Medicine Implementation. Mechanick, J. & Kushner, F. Lifestyle Medicine: Closing Research, Practice, and Knowledge Gaps, (in press)
• 41. Kerns, C.M., Lankenau, S., Shattuck, P.T., Robins, D.L., Newschaffer, C.J., & Berkowitz, S.J. (In Press). Exploring Potential Sources of Childhood Trauma: A Qualitative Study with Autistic Adults and Caregivers. Autism.
• Amy Lopez, Merlin Ariefdjohan, Omri H. Johnson, Amanda Millar, Lily N. Berkowitz & Steven J. Berkowitz (2023) From “I don’t know what I’m doing” to “I can’t do this anymore.” A qualitative comparison of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among K-12 educators across two academic years, Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2023.2261629

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Co-Chair, Disaster and Trauma Issues Committee
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Co-chair, Integrated Care Committee
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Member

Practice Locations

CU Medicine Psychiatry - Outpatient Clinic
1890 N Revere Ct
Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 4020
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-1000

CU Psychiatry - Student and Resident Mental Health  
1890 N Revere Ct
Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 5040
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-4716

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Board Certification