2022
Differential Role of mGluR5 in Cognitive Processes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression
Esterlis I, DeBonee S, Cool R, Holmes S, Baldassari SR, Maruff P, Pietrzak RH, Davis MT. Differential Role of mGluR5 in Cognitive Processes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression. Chronic Stress 2022, 6: 24705470221105804. PMID: 35958037, PMCID: PMC9358555, DOI: 10.1177/24705470221105804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderHealthy adultsCognitive functioningFrontolimbic regionsStress disorderCognitive AssessmentCognitive alterationsPoor attentionCognitionMGluR5 availabilityRobust literatureDiagnostic groupsDifferent domainsMetabotropic glutamate receptor type 5Positron emission tomography scanDepressive disorderEmission tomography scanDisordersFunctioningRelationshipSmoking statusTomography scanParticipantsAdults
2021
Polygenic risk for traumatic loss-related PTSD in US military veterans: Protective effect of secure attachment style
Asch RH, Esterlis I, Wendt FR, Kachadourian L, Southwick SM, Gelernter J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak RH. Polygenic risk for traumatic loss-related PTSD in US military veterans: Protective effect of secure attachment style. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2021, 22: 792-799. PMID: 33821766, PMCID: PMC8925016, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2021.1907721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttachment styleSecure attachment styleRe-experiencing symptomsPolygenic riskAttachment securityPsychological treatmentTraumatic eventsPositive screenPTSDStyle interactionPolygenic risk scoresUS military veteransMilitary veteransNeuroplasticity processesGenetic liabilityStyleSignificant predictorsVeteransUS veteransAssociationPredictorsScreenScoresSeverityRelationship