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
- 475 citationsGenomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric DisordersPhil Lee, Verneri Anttila, Hyejung Won, Yen-Chen Anne Feng, Jacob Rosenthal
Cell. 2019-12-12 - 214 citationsDistinct Subcortical Volume Alterations in Pediatric and Adult OCD: A Worldwide Meta- and Mega-Analysis.Premika S.W. Boedhoe, Lianne Schmaal, Yoshinari Abe, Stephanie H. Ameis, Paul D. Arnold
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2017-01-01 - 53 citationsLong-term outcome in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder.Michael H. Bloch, Christy Green, A B A Stephen Kichuk, A B A Philip Dombrowski, R N Suzanne Wasylink
Depression and Anxiety. 2013-08-01
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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