University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry

Recruiting Subjects for Research Studies

The Department of Psychiatry has a strong and diverse research component. UW Department of Psychiatry faculty members are recruiting subjects for the following studies:

Pediatric Anxiety Study

Ned Kalin, MD, Hedberg Professor and Chair of Psychiatry is leading a study investigating anxiety in children. Kalin and his team hope to better understand how to detect early risk for the development of anxiety.

Anxiety disorders affect one in eight children. The study is currently recruiting children ages 8 to 12. For more information visit the study's website or call the HealthEmotions Research Institute at (608) 265-4380 or . You can also send an email with your name, contact information, and the best time to reach you, and a member of our study staff will call you.

Depression and Memory Study

This study, led by Heather Abercrombie, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, will examine the role of the stress hormone cortisol in depression by investigating whether childhood adversity (like loss, abuse, or neglect) moderates the effects of cortisol on neural function and emotional memory. The study will recruit women between ages 18-45. Recruitment will begin in May 2013. Contact the study coordinator at 608-263-6114 or email.

Youth PTSD Study

Ryan Herringa, MD, PhD leads a study that examines the differences in brain function in youth with PTSD symptoms compared to healthy youth. Dr. Herringa hopes that by better understanding how the brain works differently in youth with PTSD, there will one day be improved detection and better treatment of post-traumatic stress in youth. The study is currently recruiting boys and girls between age of 8 and 18. For more information contact the Youth PTSD Study at 608-265-3610 or email, or visit the study website.

New Publications

Christian BT, Wooten DW, Hillmer AT, Tudorascu DL, Converse AK, Moore CF, Ahlers EO, Barnhart TE, Kalin NH, Barr CS, Schneider ML. Serotonin Transporter Genotype Affects Serotonin 5-HT1A Binding in Primates. J Neurosci. 2013 Feb. PMID: 23392679

Hanson JL, Suh JW, Nacewicz BM, Sutterer MJ, Cayo AA, Stodola DE, Burghy CA, Wang H, Avants BB, Yushkevich PA, Essex MJ, Pollak SD, Davidson RJ. Robust Automated Amygdala Segmentation via Multi-Atlas Diffeomorphic Registration. Front Neurosci. 2012. PMID: 23226114

Heller AS, Johnstone T, Light SN, Peterson MJ, Kolden GG, Kalin NH, Davidson RJ.Relationships between changes in sustained fronto-striatal connectivity and positive affect in major depression resulting from antidepressant treatment.Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Feb. PMID: 23223803

Hung CS, Sarasso S, Ferrarelli F, Riedner B, Ghilardi MF, Cirelli C, TononiG. Local experience-dependent changes in the wake EEG after prolonged wakefulness. Sleep. 2013 Jan. PMID: 23288972

LaRocque JJ, Lewis-Peacock JA, Drysdale AT, Oberauer K, Postle BR. Decoding attended information in short-term memory: an EEG study. J Cogn Neurosci. 2013 Jan. PMID: 23198894

Newman S, Pascal L, Sadeghian K, Baldo BA. Sweetened-Fat Intake Sensitizes Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-Mediated Feeding Responses Elicited from the Nucleus Accumbens Shell. Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Jan. PMID: 23312563

Ruttle PL, Javaras KN, Klein MH, Armstrong JM, Burk LR, Essex MJ. Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations Between Diurnal Cortisol and Body Mass Index Across Adolescence. J Adolesc Health. 2013. Feb. PMID: 23402983

Slattery MJ, Grieve AJ, Ames ME, Armstrong JM, Essex MJ. Neurocognitive function and state cognitive stress appraisal predict cortisol reactivity to an acute psychosocial stressor in adolescents. Psychoneuro-endocrinology. 2012 Dec. PMID: 23253895

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