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Office
34 Park St
3rd Floor, Cnru
New Haven, CT 06519Phone+1 203-974-7560Fax+1 203-974-7662- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2007
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Riluzole Augmentation in Treatment-refractory Obsessive-compulsive Disorder Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
- N-Acetylcysteine in Adjunct to DBT for the Treatment of Self-Injurious Behavior in BPD Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
- N-Acetylcysteine Augmentation in Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 384 citationsReversible Inhibition of CREB/ATF Transcription Factors in Region CA1 of the Dorsal Hippocampus Disrupts Hippocampus-Dependent Spatial MemoryChristopher Pittenger, Yan You Huang, Ronald F. Paletzki, Roussoudan Bourtchouladze, Heather Scanlin
Neuron. 2002-04-25 - 63 citationsMeta-analysis: hoarding symptoms associated with poor treatment outcome in obsessive-compulsive disorder.Michael H. Bloch, Christine A. Bartley, Lara Zipperer, Ewgeni Jakubovski, Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger
Molecular Psychiatry. 2014-06-10 - 137 citationsSystematic review: pharmacological and behavioral treatment for trichotillomaniaMichael H. Bloch, Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger, Philip Dombrowski, Ben Kelmendi, Ryan Wegner
Biological Psychiatry. 2007-10-15
Journal Articles
- Distinct but Synergistic Roles for Histone Deacetylase in the Dorsal Striatum During Habit FormationChristopher Pittenger, MD, Biological Psychiatry
Authored Content
- Distinct but Synergistic Roles for Histone Deacetylase in the Dorsal Striatum During Habit FormationAugust 2018
- Developing Image Sets for Inducing Obsessive-Compulsive Checking SymptomsApril 2018
Press Mentions
- Youth Suicide Is on the Rise: Yale Aims to Save LivesSeptember 11th, 2024
- Yale Researchers Awarded $20.6M Grant for Wide-Ranging Study of Mental IllnessAugust 29th, 2024
- A Yale Doctor Is 'Very Encouraged' That a Psychedelic Drug May Combat Anxiety and AlcoholismSeptember 15th, 2022
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Grant Support
- 5-HT1B Receptor Function In OCDNational Institute Of Mental Health2011–2012
- CREB And The Molecular Underpinnings Of Habit LearningNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2012
- Pathophysiologically Realistic Mouse Models Of Neuropsychiatric Disease: TouretteNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
- Targeting Glutamate In OCD: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Augmentation TrialNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2011
- CREB In Declarative And Non-Declarative Memory In MouseNational Institute Of Mental Health2001
Hospital Affiliations
- Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, Connecticut
- Connecticut Mental Health CenterNew Haven, Connecticut
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