Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsOr Duek, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct in PsychiatryAbout
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2025
Unraveling PTSD: Symptom Cluster Change During and 1 Year After Veterans’ Residential PTSD Treatment
Gross G, Spiller T, Ben-Zion Z, Rubenstein A, Pietrzak R, Duek O, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Unraveling PTSD: Symptom Cluster Change During and 1 Year After Veterans’ Residential PTSD Treatment. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2025, 17: 1780-1788. PMID: 38990694, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder clustersSymptom clustersIntrusive symptomsResidential treatmentTreatment of posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsResidential PTSD treatmentPTSD symptom clustersNovel treatment interventionsDifferential treatment responseReduce symptom severityDifferential patterns of changeAvoidance symptomsPTSD treatmentTreatment gainsStress disorderVeterans AffairsSymptom severityCluster CTreatment interventionsCluster BIndividual symptomsCohort of veteransRESET post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical protocol integrating reconsolidation, exposure, short-term emotional transformation
Rubinstein D, Abargil M, Duek O, Harpaz-Rotem I. RESET post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical protocol integrating reconsolidation, exposure, short-term emotional transformation. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2025, 16: 2540141. PMID: 40815290, PMCID: PMC12360050, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2025.2540141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderCase formulationPost-traumatic stress disorder symptom reductionIntegration of traumatic memoriesIntensive treatment formatLong-term psychotherapyTrauma-focused interventionsPsychodynamic case formulationEvidence-based treatmentsStand-alone interventionTime-efficient interventionMemory reconsolidationPTSD treatmentEmotional processingExposure therapyTreatment formatStress disorderSymptom reductionTrauma processingReconsolidation mechanismsTraumatic memoriesDaily sessionsTherapeutic engagementProlonged exposureSession structure28. "Taking Chat-GPT to Therapy": Assessing and Alleviating State Anxiety in Large Language Models
Ben-Zion Z, Witte K, Jagadish A, Duek O, Harpaz-Rotem I, Khorsandian M, Burrer A, Seifritz E, Homan P, Schulz E, Spiller T. 28. "Taking Chat-GPT to Therapy": Assessing and Alleviating State Anxiety in Large Language Models. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 97: s106-s107. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.02.265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing and alleviating state anxiety in large language models
Ben-Zion Z, Witte K, Jagadish A, Duek O, Harpaz-Rotem I, Khorsandian M, Burrer A, Seifritz E, Homan P, Schulz E, Spiller T. Assessing and alleviating state anxiety in large language models. Npj Digital Medicine 2025, 8: 132. PMID: 40033130, PMCID: PMC11876565, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01512-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConnectome-Based Predictive Modeling of PTSD Development Among Recent Trauma Survivors
Ben-Zion Z, Simon A, Rosenblatt M, Korem N, Duek O, Liberzon I, Shalev A, Hendler T, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I, Scheinost D. Connectome-Based Predictive Modeling of PTSD Development Among Recent Trauma Survivors. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e250331. PMID: 40063028, PMCID: PMC11894499, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingPosttraumatic stress disorderClinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5Months post-traumaFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTrauma survivorsDSM-5Post-traumaPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectoriesPosttraumatic stress disorder severityTask-based fMRI dataAnterior default modePredictive of symptomsFollow-up assessmentDevelopment of effective personalized treatmentsComprehensive clinical assessmentClinician-AdministeredNeurobiological indicesPosttraumatic psychopathologyHyperarousal symptomsCentral executiveTrauma exposureSalience networkModeling decision-making under uncertainty with qualitative outcomes.
Korem N, Duek O, Jia R, Wertheimer E, Metviner S, Grubb M, Levy I. Modeling decision-making under uncertainty with qualitative outcomes. PLOS Computational Biology 2025, 21: e1012440. PMID: 40029903, PMCID: PMC11918403, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMEMORY RELATED STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL NEURAL CHANGES FOLLOWING A SINGLE INFUSION OF KETAMINE IN PTSD
Harpaz-Rotem *, Duek O, Korem N, Krystal J. MEMORY RELATED STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL NEURAL CHANGES FOLLOWING A SINGLE INFUSION OF KETAMINE IN PTSD. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 28: i38-i38. PMCID: PMC11814760, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyae059.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-retrieval extinctionInfusion of ketamineIntravenous infusion of ketamineTrauma memoriesTraumatic memoriesFear responsesSs' responsesAssociated with decreased connectivityAmygdala-vmPFC connectivityTrauma-focused psychotherapyTreatment of PTSDNMDA receptor antagonistPre-post treatmentAmygdala activationLower amygdalaReconsolidation windowUncinate fasciculusAssessed before treatmentKetamine administrationMemory learningNaturalistic stimuliLabile stateAmygdalaPTSDExtinction processThe Interplay Between Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Asthma Inception: Insights Gained From the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Amram T, Duek O, Golan‐Tripto I, Goldbart A, Greenberg D, Hazan G. The Interplay Between Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Asthma Inception: Insights Gained From the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Pediatric Pulmonology 2025, 60: e27474. PMID: 39760467, PMCID: PMC11748096, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.27474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusYears of ageSyncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitisRespiratory syncytial virus infectionRespiratory syncytial virus exposureRSV-induced inflammationRespiratory syncytial virus activityMultivariate logistic regressionAirway changesAsthma inceptionRetrospective studyAsthma surrogateIncreased riskLogistic regressionAsthmaCause of asthmaCOVID-19 pandemicHealthcare organizationsPredispositionIncreased rateChildrenCOVID-19AgeVirus
2024
Unveiling the Structure in Mental Disorder Presentations
Spiller T, Duek O, Helmer M, Murray J, Fielstein E, Pietrzak R, von Känel R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Unveiling the Structure in Mental Disorder Presentations. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 1101-1107. PMID: 39110437, PMCID: PMC11307158, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.2047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom combinationsNational Institute of Mental Health Data ArchivePosttraumatic stress disorderDiagnostic criteriaHeterogeneity of symptomsSecondary data analysisCross-sectional studyRevision of diagnostic criteriaSymptom-based definitionsDSM criteriaStress disorderSymptom heterogeneityDisorder presentationsClinical populationsMain OutcomesAssess symptomsGroup of individualsParticipantsSymptomsNational InstituteDisordersIndividualsSchizophreniaAnxietyIndividual frequenciesCerebellar Contributions to Traumatic Autobiographical Memory in People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Blithikioti C, Duek O, Gordon C, Krystal J, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I, Schiller D, Perl O. Cerebellar Contributions to Traumatic Autobiographical Memory in People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Cerebellum 2024, 23: 2332-2340. PMID: 39180693, DOI: 10.1007/s12311-024-01731-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRight cerebellar lobule VICerebellar lobule VIAutobiographical memoryTraumatic eventsAutobiographical recallStress disorderLobule VIRe-experiencing of traumatic eventsChronic post-traumatic stress disorderDebilitating mental health conditionPTSD pathophysiologyProcessing negative emotionsNegative affective statesCerebellar Crus IIMental health conditionsCerebellar engagementRe-experiencingTrauma exposureCerebellar contributionReactivity paradigmNegative emotionsAffective statesCrus II
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- April 23, 2024Source: APA PsycNet
To Expose or Not to Expose: A Comprehensive Perspective on Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- January 02, 2024
Duek, Harpaz-Rotem Paper Named '2023 Leading Research Achievement' by BBRF
- November 30, 2023
Neural Patterns Differentiate Traumatic From Sad Autobiographical Memories in PTSD
- June 21, 2023Source: Neuropsychopharmacology
Long term Structural and Functional Neural Changes Following a Single Infusion of Ketamine in PTSD
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