2016
Gender-related Differences in Food Craving and Obesity.
Hallam J, Boswell RG, DeVito EE, Kober H. Gender-related Differences in Food Craving and Obesity. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 161-73. PMID: 27354843, PMCID: PMC4918881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCravingFeeding BehaviorFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansMaleMenstrual CycleObesitySex FactorsConceptsGender-related differencesFood cravingsWeight loss treatmentWeight-related outcomesMore effective treatmentsGender differencesMenstrual cycleEffective treatmentLoss treatmentObesity epidemicObesityTreatment approachesClear gender differencesHealth consequencesWeight lossGender-based differencesCravingTreatmentAddiction literatureDifferencesPrevalence
2013
Subjective, Physiological, and Cognitive Responses to Intravenous Nicotine: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Cycle Phase
DeVito EE, Herman AI, Waters AJ, Valentine GW, Sofuoglu M. Subjective, Physiological, and Cognitive Responses to Intravenous Nicotine: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Cycle Phase. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 1431-1440. PMID: 24345818, PMCID: PMC3988546, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubjective drug effectsMenstrual cycle phaseDrug effectsNicotine dependenceMenstrual cycle phase effectsFollicular phase womenSerious public health concernCycle phase effectsSymptoms of withdrawalLuteal phase femalesPublic health concernMenstrual phase differencesNicotine administrationOptimal treatmentIntravenous nicotineLuteal phaseOvernight abstinenceSmoking behaviorCycle phaseNicotine responseGreater physiological responsesBiochemical confirmationHealth concernEffects of sexBetter cognitionGender differences in a clinical trial for prescription opioid dependence
McHugh RK, DeVito EE, Dodd D, Carroll KM, Potter JS, Greenfield SF, Connery HS, Weiss RD. Gender differences in a clinical trial for prescription opioid dependence. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2013, 45: 38-43. PMID: 23313145, PMCID: PMC3626739, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid dependenceOpioid dependenceClinical trialsOpioid dependence severityPrescription drug dependenceLarge clinical trialsOpioid use outcomesGreater functional impairmentRoute of administrationSubstance use disordersGender differencesGreater psychiatric severityClinical characteristicsMedication doseStudy treatmentOpioid outcomesFunctional impairmentTreatment outcomesPre-treatment differencesPsychiatric severityTreatment retentionUse disordersLegitimate prescriptionDrug dependenceOpioids
2010
Dopamine precursor depletion improves punishment prediction during reversal learning in healthy females but not males
Robinson OJ, Standing HR, DeVito EE, Cools R, Sahakian BJ. Dopamine precursor depletion improves punishment prediction during reversal learning in healthy females but not males. Psychopharmacology 2010, 211: 187-195. PMID: 20495788, PMCID: PMC2892070, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1880-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA synthesisHealthy individualsParkinson's diseaseMale subjectsPlacebo-controlled crossover designCertain psychiatric disordersPunishment processingDA depletionDopamine synthesisHealthy femalesPsychiatric disordersCrossover designFemale subjectsDiseaseNeurotransmitter dopamineGender biasesReward processingThree-way interactionReversal learningSubjectsDepletion procedurePunishment predictionGender differencesSignificant improvement