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Geena received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Brown University. While pursuing her bachelor's, she complemented her studies by pursuing clinical work within programs focusing on schizophrenia, mood disorders, and addiction. Geena is currently a postgraduate associate in Anticevic Lab at Yale University School of Psychiatry.
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Nicole Santamauro, MA
Benjamin Kelmendi, MD
Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
Deepak Cyril Dsouza, MBBS, MD
John Krystal, MD
Rachael Grazioplene, PhD
7Publications
22Citations
Publications
2024
Sexual orientation-themed obsessive-compulsive disorder in a lesbian woman: Phenomenology and implications for affirmative assessment and treatment
Schild S, Moore A, Mattera E, Fitzpatrick M, Entezar T, Fram G, Ching T. Sexual orientation-themed obsessive-compulsive disorder in a lesbian woman: Phenomenology and implications for affirmative assessment and treatment. Psychiatry Research Case Reports 2024, 3: 100211. DOI: 10.1016/j.psycr.2024.100211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsSexual identitySexual orientation questionsObsessive-compulsive disorderInternalized homophobiaLesbian womenLGBTQ+ individualsAffirming careSexual orientationHeterosexual samplesCisgender womenAffirmative mannerLGBTQ+Orientation questionsHeterosexual patientsIntrusive doubtsCase exampleIdentityHomophobiaTransgenderWomenDanielleSexualityTherapy proceduresDisordersCommunityCorrigendum: Safety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings
Ching T, Amoroso L, Bohner C, D'Amico E, Eilbott J, Entezar T, Fitzpatrick M, Fram G, Grazioplene R, Hokanson J, Jankovsky A, Kichuk S, Martins B, Patel P, Schaer H, Shnayder S, Witherow C, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Corrigendum: Safety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1372373. PMID: 38435972, PMCID: PMC10905264, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1372373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSafety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings
Ching T, Amoroso L, Bohner C, D’Amico E, Eilbott J, Entezar T, Fitzpatrick M, Fram G, Grazioplene R, Hokanson J, Jankovsky A, Kichuk S, Martins B, Patel P, Schaer H, Shnayder S, Witherow C, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Safety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 14: 1278823. PMID: 38264632, PMCID: PMC10803438, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1278823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPrimary outcomeNon-directive supportClinical effectsTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderSingle-dose trialBlinded ratingsWaitlist-controlled trialDose selection strategiesOCD symptom reductionTreatment of OCDEffects of psilocybinSingle-site trialOCD symptomsInstitutional review boardBlinded independent ratersTrials of psilocybinYale-Brown ObsessiveWaitlist control designPrimary endpointMore dosesFuture trialsSingle dosePsilocybin treatment
2023
523. Analyzing Temporal Stability of Working Memory Deficits in Early-Course Psychosis Spectrum Disorders
Schutte C, Rahmati M, Fonteneau C, Fram G, Schleifer C, Adkinson B, Kolabaric A, Hill N, Santamauro N, Murray J, Repovš G, Cho Y, Anticevic A. 523. Analyzing Temporal Stability of Working Memory Deficits in Early-Course Psychosis Spectrum Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 93: s305-s306. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Illness Phase as a Key Assessment and Intervention Window for Psychosis
Kohler C, Wolf D, Abi-Dargham A, Anticevic A, Cho Y, Fonteneau C, Gil R, Girgis R, Gray D, Grinband J, Javitch J, Kantrowitz J, Krystal J, Lieberman J, Murray J, Ranganathan M, Santamauro N, Van Snellenberg J, Tamayo Z, Group T, D'Souza D, Srihari V, Gueorguieva R, Patel P, Forselius-Bielen K, Lu J, Butler A, Fram G, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Selloni A, Cadavid L, Gomez-Luna S, Gupta A, Radhakrishnan R, Rashid A, Aker R, Abrahim P, Nia A, Surti T, Kegeles L, Carlson M, Goldberg T, Gangwisch J, Benedict E, Govil P, Brazis S, Mayer M, de la Garrigue N, Fallon N, Baumvoll T, Abeykoon S, Perlman G, Bobchin K, Elliott M, Schmidt L, Rush S, Port A, Heffernan Z, Laney N, Kantor J, Hohing T, Gur R, Gur R, Calkins M. Illness Phase as a Key Assessment and Intervention Window for Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2022, 3: 340-350. PMID: 37519466, PMCID: PMC10382701, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2022.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsIllness phasePotential critical windowsPhase-specific biomarkersDopaminergic abnormalitiesFunctional outcomeSpecialty careSymptom assessmentIllness stageChronic illnessClinical assessmentIllness trajectoryNeurophysiological biomarkersFunctional abnormalitiesClinical careEarly psychosisMemory dysfunctionPsychotic disordersTreatment targetsAllostatic adaptationIntervention windowClinical programsBrain developmentCritical windowDysfunctionIllness
2021
Dopamine D1R Receptor Stimulation as a Mechanistic Pro-cognitive Target for Schizophrenia
Abi-Dargham A, Javitch JA, Slifstein M, Anticevic A, Calkins ME, Cho YT, Fonteneau C, Gil R, Girgis R, Gur RE, Gur RC, Grinband J, Kantrowitz J, Kohler C, Krystal J, Murray J, Ranganathan M, Santamauro N, Van Snellenberg J, Tamayo Z, Wolf D, D’Souza D, Srihari V, Gueorguieva R, Patel P, Forselius-Bielen K, Lu J, Butler A, Fram G, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Selloni A, Cadavid L, Gomez-Luna S, Gupta A, Radhakrishnan R, Rashid A, Aker R, Abrahim P, Nia A, Surti T, Kegeles L, Carlson M, Goldberg T, Gangwisch J, Benedict E, Govil P, Brazis S, Mayer M, de la Garrigue N, Fallon N, Baumvoll T, Abeykoon S, Perlman G, Bobchin K, Elliott M, Schmidt L, Rush S, Port A, Heffernan Z, Laney N, Kantor J, Hohing T, Gray D, Lieberman J. Dopamine D1R Receptor Stimulation as a Mechanistic Pro-cognitive Target for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2021, 48: 199-210. PMID: 34423843, PMCID: PMC8781338, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbab095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCortical dopamine neurotransmissionPositive allosteric modulationImportant therapeutic targetPF-06412562Dopaminergic receptorsD1R stimulationDA levelsTolerable dosesLevel of stimulationDopamine neurotransmissionReceptor stimulationTherapeutic targetPartial agonistCognitive deficitsBiased agonismFull agonismTarget engagementAllosteric modulationNew drugsStimulationPoor bioavailabilitySchizophreniaOptimal stimulationDrugsExpression levels
2020
Mapping Neurodevelopmental Trajectories of Thalamo-Cortical Systems Across the Mental Health Spectra
Fonteneau C, Howell A, Fram G, Butler A, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Ji L, Repovs G, Woodward N, Anticevic A. Mapping Neurodevelopmental Trajectories of Thalamo-Cortical Systems Across the Mental Health Spectra. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 87: s411-s412. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.1050.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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