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 frequencies
2017
Oxytocin and Stress-related Disorders: Neurobiological Mechanisms and Treatment Opportunities
Sippel LM, Allington CE, Pietrzak RH, Harpaz-Rotem I, Mayes LC, Olff M. Oxytocin and Stress-related Disorders: Neurobiological Mechanisms and Treatment Opportunities. Chronic Stress 2017, 1: 2470547016687996. PMID: 28649672, PMCID: PMC5482285, DOI: 10.1177/2470547016687996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStress-related disordersStress-related psychiatric disordersNeurobiological mechanismsPosttraumatic stress disorderCritical moderating variablePsychiatric disordersStress disorderNeurohormone oxytocinClinical populationsEndogenous oxytocinModerating variableHeterogeneous findingsHealthy samplesOverview of evidenceSingle-dose studyMajor depressive disorderPromising findingsOxytocinDisordersDepressive disorderDosing schedulesNovel pharmacotherapiesMultidose studyReliable biomarkersTreatment opportunities