2021
Lower synaptic density is associated with psychiatric and cognitive alterations in obesity
Asch RH, Holmes SE, Jastreboff AM, Potenza MN, Baldassarri SR, Carson RE, Pietrzak RH, Esterlis I. Lower synaptic density is associated with psychiatric and cognitive alterations in obesity. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 47: 543-552. PMID: 34294874, PMCID: PMC8674236, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-01111-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-related psychiatric disordersBody mass indexLower synaptic densitySynaptic densityPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diagnosisOverweight/obesityNormal-weight individualsNormal-weight participantsSerious medical conditionPositron emission tomographyStress-related psychopathologyDorsolateral prefrontal cortexOverweight/Mass indexWeight participantsWeight individualsHealthy controlsTension/anxietyAssociated symptomatologyMedical conditionsIntervention development effortsObesityCognitive alterationsPsychiatric groups
2019
Nicotine dependence in US military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Baldassarri SR, Kachadourian LK, Esterlis I, Pietrzak RH. Nicotine dependence in US military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Addiction Research & Theory 2019, 28: 160-164. PMID: 32952489, PMCID: PMC7500505, DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2019.1613523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLifetime nicotine dependenceNicotine dependenceUS veteransNational HealthPhysical functioningUse disordersVeterans StudyOverall physical functioningCo-morbid illnessCurrent alcohol use disorderLifetime psychiatric disordersBinary logistic regression analysisHierarchical binary logistic regression analysisTobacco use disorderLower physical functioningLogistic regression analysisFunctioning/qualityAlcohol use disorderUS military veteransPhysical health variablesRheumatoid arthritisKidney diseaseMedical conditionsPsychiatric disordersHeart attack