2024
Traumatic experiences and place of occurrence: An analysis of sex differences among a sample of recently arrived immigrant adults from Latin America
Vargas L, Sammel M, Richmond T, Ulrich C, Giano Z, Berkowitz L, Epperson C. Traumatic experiences and place of occurrence: An analysis of sex differences among a sample of recently arrived immigrant adults from Latin America. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0302363. PMID: 38875238, PMCID: PMC11178180, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome countryLatin AmericaU.S. southern borderLatin American migrantsU.S.-Mexico borderCountry of originAmerican migrantsIncreased violenceMigration journeySexual assaultImmigrant adultsEconomic instabilitySexual traumaMigrantsGender differencesExposed to traumatic eventsSouthern borderCountriesAnalysis of sex differencesTraumatic experiencesTrauma exposureLatinTraumatic exposureCombat exposureHome
2023
GABAergic neuroactive steroid response to sertraline in premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Miller K, Standeven L, Morrow A, Payne J, Epperson C, Hantsoo L. GABAergic neuroactive steroid response to sertraline in premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023, 160: 106684. PMID: 38091917, PMCID: PMC10846389, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremenstrual dysphoric disorderSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsGABAergic neuroactive steroidsNeuroactive steroid levelsNeuroactive steroidsSertraline treatmentGABA-A receptorsLuteal phasePregnanolone levelsPMDD groupSerum levelsProgesterone ratioDysphoric disorderSteroid levelsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo-controlled designSubsequent luteal phaseEffect of GABAMenstrual cycle phaseNegative mood symptomsGamma-aminobutyric acidPMDD treatmentSSRI treatmentSSRI sertralineReuptake inhibitors