Or Duek, PhD
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Assistant Professor Adjunct in Psychiatry
Biography
As a clinical psychologist, I have worked with children and their families that underwent traumatic event at a PTSD clinic in Soroka University Medical Center. Also worked as a research coordinator as part of a European study that examines the outcome of traumatic brain injury in children and adults.
Education & Training
- PhD
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Psychology (2015)
- Inrenship - Clinical Psychology
- Soroka University Medical Center (2014)
- MA
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Clinical Psychology (2009)
- BA
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Behavioral Sciences (2007)
Research
Publications
2024
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 2024 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 veterans351. High-Threshold-Low-Tolerance: A Model for the Emotionality Paradox in PTSD
Korem N, Duek O, Spiller T, Ben-Zion Z, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. 351. High-Threshold-Low-Tolerance: A Model for the Emotionality Paradox in PTSD. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s243. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsthma Healthcare Utilization in Early Childhood: Using COVID-19 Pandemic as a Natural Experiment
Hazan G, Amram T, Duek O, Golan Tripto I, Goldbart A, Greenberg D. Asthma Healthcare Utilization in Early Childhood: Using COVID-19 Pandemic as a Natural Experiment. 2024, a5003-a5003. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a5003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional State Transitions in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Korem N, Duek O, Spiller T, Ben-Zion Z, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. Emotional State Transitions in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e246813. PMID: 38625701, PMCID: PMC11022112, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.6813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma-exposed individualsEmotional numbing symptomsTrauma-exposed controlsNegative emotional statesNumbing symptomsEmotional numbingDSM-5Valence ratingsStress disorderEmotional statesTrauma-exposed control groupPTSD experiencesPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistDSM-5 criteriaAge-related associationsStimulus valencePCL-5Emotional responsesEmotional state transitionEmotional transitionSymptomsParticipantsDisordersSome Closure on Exposure—Realigning the Perspective on Trauma Treatment and Finding a Pathway Forward: Reply to Brown (2024) and Najavits (2024)
Rubenstein A, Doran J, Duek O, Harpaz-Rotem I. Some Closure on Exposure—Realigning the Perspective on Trauma Treatment and Finding a Pathway Forward: Reply to Brown (2024) and Najavits (2024). American Psychologist 2024, 79: 350-351. PMID: 38635198, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTo Expose or Not to Expose: A Comprehensive Perspective on Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Rubenstein A, Duek O, Doran J, Harpaz-Rotem I. To Expose or Not to Expose: A Comprehensive Perspective on Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. American Psychologist 2024, 79: 331-343. PMID: 38635195, PMCID: PMC11034887, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTreating posttraumatic stress disorderNon-trauma-focused treatmentsExposure therapyStress disorderTreatment of posttraumatic stress disorderNon-trauma-focused therapiesPosttraumatic stress disorder diagnosisSelf-directed exposureTrauma-focused psychotherapyPsychotherapy factorsTrauma memoriesTrauma-focusedBehavioral paradigmsSymptom remissionHigh dropout ratesTherapy processTherapy contextProlonged exposurePsychotherapyDropout ratesIncreased patient autonomyResearch literatureDisordersClinical researchFunctional correlates of a novel 8-factor model of PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Stiltner B, Fischer I, Duek O, Polimanti R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Functional correlates of a novel 8-factor model of PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 69-74. PMID: 38244335, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModels of posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderNational Health and ResilienceU.S. military veteransArousal symptomsSuicidal ideationVeterans StudyCurrent depressionSymptom clustersMilitary veteransPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistAnxious arousal symptomsDysphoric arousal symptomsIntrusive symptom clustersOdds of suicidal ideationFunctional correlatesMulti-faceted disorderExternalizing behavioral symptomsAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with higher oddsSymptom structureAvoidance symptomsDSM-5
2023
Neural patterns differentiate traumatic from sad autobiographical memories in PTSD
Perl O, Duek O, Kulkarni K, Gordon C, Krystal J, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I, Schiller D. Neural patterns differentiate traumatic from sad autobiographical memories in PTSD. Nature Neuroscience 2023, 26: 2226-2236. PMID: 38036701, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01483-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderTraumatic memoriesAutobiographical memoryNeural patternsIntersubject representational similarity analysisSimilar neural representationsRepresentational similarity analysisPosterior cingulate cortexTrauma memoriesMnemonic featuresNegative memoriesMultivoxel patternsNeural representationCognitive stateHippocampal representationsCognitive entitiesStress disorderCingulate cortexNeural activityTraumatic narrativesIndividual symptom severitySemantic representationMemory typesOwn memoryMemoryEvaluating a novel 8-factor dimensional model of PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Stiltner B, Fischer I, Duek O, Polimanti R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Evaluating a novel 8-factor dimensional model of PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 346: 303-307. PMID: 37979626, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex traumaPTSD symptomsNational HealthPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsVeterans StudyMilitary veteransTrauma-exposed populationsClinician-administered interviewU.S. military veteransConfirmatory factor analysisDSM-5 modelStrong significant associationTrauma exposureIntrusive symptomsDisorder symptomsCombat exposureHigh riskU.S. veteransDSM-5Significant associationSymptomsInterpersonal violenceFactor analysisPTSDScarce researchEffects of a dissociative drug on fronto-limbic resting-state functional connectivity in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot study
Danböck S, Duek O, Ben-Zion Z, Korem N, Amen S, Kelmendi B, Wilhelm F, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. Effects of a dissociative drug on fronto-limbic resting-state functional connectivity in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot study. Psychopharmacology 2023, 241: 243-252. PMID: 37872291, PMCID: PMC10806226, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-023-06479-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state functional connectivityPosttraumatic stress disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexMPFC subregionsAnterior medial PFCFunctional connectivityStress disorderAspartate glutamate receptor antagonistPilot studyNon-competitive N-methylGlutamate receptor antagonistsEffects of ketamineDissociative drugsMagnetic resonance imagingIntravenous drug infusionReceptor antagonistSubanesthetic doseDrug infusionCorrelative findingsKetamineResonance imagingTransient decreaseDrug midazolamAmygdala
Links & Media
News
- 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