Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsThomas Kosten
Professor Adjunct, PsychiatryAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Toward a nuanced framework for the medical development of ibogaine and its analogues and derivatives: implications for psychopharmacology
Verrico C, Averill L, Moore C, McGuire A, Kosten T, Salas R. Toward a nuanced framework for the medical development of ibogaine and its analogues and derivatives: implications for psychopharmacology. Expert Opinion On Drug Discovery 2026, 21: 855-864. PMID: 42400152, DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2026.2693144.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAdvancing Kratom Science and Regulation: A Comparative Framework With Cannabis.
Thomas Y, Iqbal M, Mun C, Zamarripa C, Kosten T, Vocci F, Bobb R, Samad F, Verrico C. Advancing Kratom Science and Regulation: A Comparative Framework With Cannabis. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2026 PMID: 42235057, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-Term Lithium Treatment Modulates Excitation/Inhibition Balance in Resting-State Electroencephalography (EEG) Among Survivors of Medically Severe Suicide Attempts
Murphy N, Thomas Y, Murgulet I, Shah K, Engelhardt J, Moukaddam N, Kosten T, Mathew S, Swann A. Short-Term Lithium Treatment Modulates Excitation/Inhibition Balance in Resting-State Electroencephalography (EEG) Among Survivors of Medically Severe Suicide Attempts. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2026 PMID: 42095851, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepression severity and efficacy outcomes: post hoc analyses from a phase 3 trial of esmethadone for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder with inadequate response to standard antidepressants
Guidetti C, Papakostas G, Stahl S, Pani L, De Martin S, Mattarei A, Comai S, Kröger C, Champasa P, Gorodetzky C, Vocci F, Kosten T, Bushnell D, Kappler M, Folli F, Inturrisi C, Pappagallo M, Manfredi P, Fava M. Depression severity and efficacy outcomes: post hoc analyses from a phase 3 trial of esmethadone for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder with inadequate response to standard antidepressants. International Clinical Psychopharmacology 2026, 41: 213-224. PMID: 41749468, DOI: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiological insights into schizophrenia from ancestrally diverse populations
Bigdeli T, Chatzinakos C, Bendl J, Barr P, Venkatesh S, Gorman B, Clarence T, Genovese G, Iyegbe C, Peterson R, Kolokotronis S, Burstein D, Meyers J, Li Y, Natarajan S, Francis M, Rajeevan N, Cheung K, DeLisi L, Kosten T, Zhao H, Achtyes E, Buckley P, Malaspina D, Lehrer D, Rapaport M, Braff D, Pato M, Fanous A, Pato C, Huang G, Muralidhar S, Gaziano J, Pyarajan S, Girdhar K, Lee D, Hoffman G, Aslan M, Fullard J, Voloudakis G, Harvey P, Roussos P. Biological insights into schizophrenia from ancestrally diverse populations. Nature 2026, 651: 404-413. PMID: 41565822, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-10000-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Identifying compounds to treat opiate use disorder by leveraging multi-omic data integration and multiple drug repurposing databases
Stratford J, Carnes M, Willis C, Minto M, Elnimeiry L, Mathur R, Schu M, Quach B, Carter J, Nolen T, Vandergrift N, Kosten T, Johnson E, Webb B. Identifying compounds to treat opiate use disorder by leveraging multi-omic data integration and multiple drug repurposing databases. Translational Psychiatry 2025, 15: 528. PMID: 41271629, PMCID: PMC12711988, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03721-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitigating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Risk Through Gender-Sensitive Trauma-Informed Care in the Emergency Department—A Narrative Review
Larsen S, Davis J, Murphy N, Moukaddam N, Swann A, Kosten T, Hundt N, Verrico C, Elechi O, Thomas Y. Mitigating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Risk Through Gender-Sensitive Trauma-Informed Care in the Emergency Department—A Narrative Review. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 80: 241-251. PMID: 41319493, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2025.10.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReasons for Maintaining the Classification of Esmethadone as an Investigational Uncompetitive NMDAR Antagonist Rapid Antidepressant: Reply to Ferré and Michaelides.
De Martin S, Comai S, Mattarei A, Kosten T, Vocci F, Gorodetzky C, Pappagallo M, Manfredi P. Reasons for Maintaining the Classification of Esmethadone as an Investigational Uncompetitive NMDAR Antagonist Rapid Antidepressant: Reply to Ferré and Michaelides. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2025, 86 PMID: 40965842, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.25lr15973a.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPharmacokinetic Interactions Between Ethanol and PT150, a Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor Antagonist, in Healthy Volunteers
Vaughan A, Mensah C, Pennycuff J, Venneman S, Risborough V, Baker D, Nowak K, Williams R, Nolen T, Kosten T, Verrico C. Pharmacokinetic Interactions Between Ethanol and PT150, a Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor Antagonist, in Healthy Volunteers. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2025, 20: 409-415. PMID: 40794488, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding traumatic injuries and suicide risk: A conceptual exploration for the emergency department
Thomas Y, Swann A, Murtaza S, Kosten T, Murphy N, Mathew S, Verrico C, Davis J, Moukaddam N. Understanding traumatic injuries and suicide risk: A conceptual exploration for the emergency department. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 391: 119977. PMID: 40721143, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119977.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements