ChristopherJohnPittengerMD
Psychiatry • New Haven, CTDirector, Yale OCD Research Clinic Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Yale University
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Office
34 Park St
# 3
New Haven, CT 06519Phone+1 203-974-7560Fax+1 203-974-7662
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
- 134 citationsGlutamate-modulating drugs as novel pharmacotherapeutic agents in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.Christopher Pittenger, John H. Krystal, Vladimir Coric
Neurorx. 2006-01-01 - 298 citationsAltered global brain signal in schizophreniaGenevieve Yang, John D. Murray, Grega Repovs, Michael W. Cole, Aleksandar Savić
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2014-05-20 - 209 citationsPartitioning the heritability of tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder reveals differences in genetic architectureLea K. Davis, Dongmei Yu, Clare L. Keenan, Eric R. Gamazon, Anuar Konkashbaev
Plos Genetics. 2013-10-24
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
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