2015
A pilot study of gray matter volume changes associated with paroxetine treatment and response in social anxiety disorder
Talati A, Pantazatos SP, Hirsch J, Schneier F. A pilot study of gray matter volume changes associated with paroxetine treatment and response in social anxiety disorder. Psychiatry Research 2015, 231: 279-285. PMID: 25659476, PMCID: PMC4363180, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2015.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxetine treatmentSignificant gray matter reductionsGray matter volume changesAnxiety disordersNeuro-anatomical changesGray matter reductionsSocial anxiety disorderClinical responseLiebowitz Social Anxiety ScaleSymptom improvementRight thalamusVBM8 toolboxLeft thalamusSuccessful treatmentWeek 8Bilateral caudateControl groupGray matterDSM-IVSymptom severityLongitudinal changesPilot study
2013
Reduced Anterior Temporal and Hippocampal Functional Connectivity During Face Processing Discriminates Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder from Healthy Controls and Panic Disorder, and Increases Following Treatment
Pantazatos SP, Talati A, Schneier FR, Hirsch J. Reduced Anterior Temporal and Hippocampal Functional Connectivity During Face Processing Discriminates Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder from Healthy Controls and Panic Disorder, and Increases Following Treatment. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 425-434. PMID: 24084831, PMCID: PMC3870777, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxiety disorderFunctional connectivityAnxiety disordersFace perceptionTemporal poleFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyPanic disorderSpecific anxiety disordersIndependent replication sampleHippocampal functional connectivityMagnetic resonance imaging studyFace processingPerceptual tasksResonance imaging studyBrain activationSAD diagnosisReplication sampleHIGH-SADSAD samplesSimilar tasksDisorder-specific biomarkersFC featuresSymptom severityAnterior temporalPerception
2011
Neural response to eye contact and paroxetine treatment in generalized social anxiety disorder
Schneier FR, Pomplun M, Sy M, Hirsch J. Neural response to eye contact and paroxetine treatment in generalized social anxiety disorder. Psychiatry Research 2011, 194: 271-278. PMID: 22047726, PMCID: PMC3230304, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxetine treatmentInferior parietal lobuleGeneralized social anxiety disorderNeural responsesPosterior cingulateParietal lobuleAnxiety disordersGSAD patientsEye contactMiddle occipital cortexMiddle frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceSymptomatic improvementHealthy comparison participantsOccipital cortexSocial anxiety disorderSymptom reductionAnterior cingulatePatientsUnmedicated adultsParahippocampal cortexNeural circuitrySupramarginal gyrusFrontal gyrusCingulate