Alan F. Schatzberg

Clinical Focus

• Psychiatry

Administrative Appointments

• Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1991 - present)

Professional Education

Industry Relationships

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Current Research Interests

Biological bases of depressive disorders;, glucocorticoid/dopamine interactions in delusional depression;, pharmacologic treatment of depressive disorders.

Clinical Trials

• Genetics of Symptomatology and Treatment Response in Psychotic Major Depression Recruiting
• Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Psychotic Depression Completed

Publications

• A pilot study of the phase angle between cortisol and melatonin in major depression - a potential biomarker? Buckley TM, Schatzberg AF. J Psychiatr Res. 2010; 44 (2): 69-74
• Animal models of early life stress: Implications for understanding resilience. Lyons DM, Parker KJ, Schatzberg AF. Dev Psychobiol. 2010; 52 (5): 402-10
• Chronic pain and major depressive disorder in the general population. Ohayon MM, Schatzberg AF. J Psychiatr Res. 2010; 44 (7): 454-61
• FKBP5 polymorphisms and antidepressant response in geriatric depression. Sarginson JE, Lazzeroni LC, Ryan HS, Schatzberg AF, Murphy GM. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2010; 153B (2): 554-60
• Personality traits and medical outcome of cardiac illness. Reich J, Schatzberg A. J Psychiatr Res. 2010; 44 (15): 1017-20