Argelinda Baroni, M.D. is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident at the NYU Child Study Center. Her interests include the classification, differential diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders, with a focus on pediatric depression and bipolar disorder, including its phenomenology, longitudinal course and comorbidities. Dr. Baroni has worked with refugees and victims of torture. She has conducted research in the areas of depression and multiple sclerosis, as well as in the area of attachment in adults suffering from mood disorders. She maintains an active collaboration with research groups in both the U.S and Europe.

Dr. Baroni received her M.D. from the University of Tor Vergata, in Italy, where she also completed a psychiatry residency. She is Board certified in psychiatry in Italy and the European Community. Dr. Baroni was a Visiting Fellow in the Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders at the NIMH in Bethesda prior to completing her general psychiatry training at New York Medical College-Westchester Medical Center.

During her psychiatry training, Dr. Baroni was active in the teaching and mentoring of junior residents and medical students, and served as Chief Resident during her third year. During her last year of training, Dr. Baroni was given the Clinical Excellence Award by the New York Medical College-Westchester Medical Center. She is the author and co-author of several scientific articles and poster presentations, and has served as a reviewer of scientific journals. Dr. Baroni is a member of the Societa’ Italiana di Psichiatria, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is fluent in both English and Italian.