Robert H. Pietrzak PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Departments & Organizations
Psychiatry: VA-Yale Clinical Neurosciences PTSD Research Program | Psychology Section
Research Interests
Epidemiology of traumatic stress and resilience; Dimensional models of psychopathology; Geriatric mental health; Stress and cognitive function; Neuropsychological assessment methodology more...
Education
- B.A., Clark University, 2001
- M.P.H., University of Connecticut, 2003
- Ph.D. Clin, University of Connecticut, 2008
Selected Publications
- Pietrzak, R. H., Gallezot, J. D., Ding, Y. S., Henry, S., Potenza, M. N., Southwick, S. M., Krystal, J .H., Carson, R. E., & Neumeister, A. (in press). Posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with reduced in vivo norepinephrine transporter density in locus coeruleus. JAMA Psychiatry
- Pietrzak, R. H., Southwick S. M., Krystal, J. H., & Neumeister, A. (2013). Linking in vivo brain serotonin type 1B receptor density to phenotypic heterogeneity of posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Molecular Psychiatry, 18, 399-401.
- Pietrzak, R. H., Tsai, J., Harpaz-Rotem, I., Whealin, J. M., & Southwick, S. M. (2012). Support for a novel five-factor model posttraumatic stress symptoms in three independent samples of Iraq/Afghanistan veterans: A confirmatory factor analytic study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 46, 317-322.
