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  1. Predicting Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease with Measures of Striatal Dopaminergic Deficiency

    Article • Current Alzheimer Research, May 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Nagy Youssef

  2. Reducing Suicidal Ideation Through Insomnia Treatment (REST-IT): A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, November 2019, American Psychiatric Association

    Nagy Youssef

  3. Predicting neuropsychiatric symptoms of Parkinson’s disease with measures of striatal dopaminergic deficiency

    Article • September 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Nagy Youssef

  4. Combination of lithium and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with higher odds of delirium and cognitive problems in a large national sample across the United States

    Article • Brain Stimulation, August 2019, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  5. Assessment of Moral Injury in Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel With PTSD: A Review

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, June 2019, Frontiers

    Nagy Youssef

  6. Hope, Religiosity, and Mental Health in U.S. Veterans and Active Duty Military with PTSD Symptoms

    Article • Military Medicine, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nagy Youssef

  7. Bedtime doses of prazosin do not affect daytime salivary amylase markers in PTSD

    Article • Heliyon, May 2019, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  8. Magnitude of Reduction and Speed of Remission of Suicidality for Low Amplitude Seizure Therapy (LAP-ST) Compared to Standard Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Pilot Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • Brain Sciences, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Nagy Youssef

  9. Dimensions of Religiosity and PTSD Symptom Clusters in US Veterans and Active Duty Military

    Article • Journal of Religion and Health, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nagy Youssef

  10. Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD across 10 military and civilian cohorts identifies novel methylation loci

    Article • March 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Nagy Youssef

  11. Electroconvulsive Treatment Utilization for the Inpatient Management of Severe Manic Episodes of Bipolar Disorder

    Article • Journal of Ect, March 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Nagy Youssef

  12. The Moderating Effect of Religious Involvement on the Relationship Between PTSD Symptoms and Physical Pain in U.S. Veterans and Active Duty Military

    Article • Military Behavioral Health, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Nagy Youssef

  13. Resilience Against Traumatic Stress: Current Developments and Future Directions

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, December 2018, Frontiers

    Nagy Youssef

  14. A Pilot, Randomized Clinical Trial of Bedtime Doses of Prazosin Versus Placebo in Suicidal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Patients With Nightmares

    Article • Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, October 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Nagy Youssef

  15. Gender Differences and Comorbidities in U.S. Adults with Bipolar Disorder

    Article • Brain Sciences, September 2018, MDPI AG

    Nagy Youssef

  16. When All Else Fails

    Article • Psychiatric Clinics of North America, September 2018, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  17. Religious Involvement, Anxiety/Depression, and PTSD Symptoms in US Veterans and Active Duty Military

    Article • Journal of Religion and Health, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nagy Youssef

  18. Moral Injury, Religiosity, and Suicide Risk in U.S. Veterans and Active Duty Military with PTSD Symptoms

    Article • Military Medicine, June 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nagy Youssef

  19. The Effects of Trauma, with or without PTSD, on the Transgenerational DNA Methylation Alterations in Human Offsprings

    Article • Brain Sciences, May 2018, MDPI AG

    Nagy Youssef

  20. Screening for Moral Injury: The Moral Injury Symptom Scale – Military Version Short Form

    Article • Military Medicine, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nagy Youssef

  21. The role of DNA methylation in the association between childhood adversity and cardiometabolic disease

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, March 2018, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  22. Moral Injury and Religiosity in US Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

    Article • The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, February 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Nagy Youssef

  23. Effects of continuation electroconvulsive therapy on quality of life in elderly depressed patients: A randomized clinical trial

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, February 2018, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  24. The Moral Injury Symptom Scale-Military Version

    Article • Journal of Religion and Health, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nagy Youssef

  25. Systematic Review of Epigenetic Effects of Pharmacological Agents for Bipolar Disorders

    Article • Brain Sciences, November 2017, MDPI AG

    Nagy Youssef

  26. Feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy of Low Amplitude Seizure Therapy (LAP-ST): A proof of concept clinical trial in man

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, November 2017, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  27. Epigenome-wide association of PTSD from heterogeneous cohorts with a common multi-site analysis pipeline

    Article • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics, July 2017, Wiley

    Nagy Youssef, Nicole Nugent

  28. 172. Controlled Clinical Trial of Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) and ECT: A Medication-Free Study

    Article • Biological Psychiatry, May 2017, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  29. Effects of a right unilateral ultrabrief pulse electroconvulsive therapy course on health related quality of life in elderly depressed patients

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, February 2017, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  30. Rationale for Spiritually Oriented Cognitive Processing Therapy for Moral Injury in Active Duty Military and Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Article • The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, February 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Nagy Youssef

  31. Racial/ethnic differences in the association of childhood adversities with depression and the role of resilience

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, January 2017, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  32. Charting the Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Headed?

    Article • Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, December 2016, SLACK, Inc.

    Nagy Youssef

  33. A Novel Strategy for Continuation ECT in Geriatric Depression: Phase 2 of the PRIDE Study

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, November 2016, American Psychiatric Association

    Nagy Youssef

  34. Charting the Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Headed?

    Article • Psychiatric Annals, November 2016, SLACK, Inc.

    Nagy Youssef

  35. Right Unilateral Ultrabrief Pulse ECT in Geriatric Depression: Phase 1 of the PRIDE Study

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, November 2016, American Psychiatric Association

    Nagy Youssef

  36. Is Conduct of Research in Electroconvulsive Therapy Ethical?

    Article • Journal of Psychology Neuropsychiatric disorders and Brain Stimulation, July 2016, Elyns Group LLC

    Nagy Youssef

  37. Electroconvulsive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: efficacy, mechanisms and a hypothesis for new directions

    Article • Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Nagy Youssef

  38. The role of epigenetics in depression and suicide: A platform for gene–environment interactions

    Article • Psychiatry Research, August 2015, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  39. Ketamine as a Potential Treatment for Suicidal Ideation: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • Drugs in R&D, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nagy Youssef

  40. Continuation Antidepressant Strategies After Electroconvulsive Therapy: Ultrabrief Pulse Versus Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

    Article • Biological Psychiatry, February 2015, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  41. Exploratory Investigation of Biomarker Candidates for Suicide in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Article • Crisis, January 2015, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Nagy Youssef

  42. Ultra-brief Pulse Unilateral ECT is Associated With Less Cognitive Side Effects

    Article • Brain Stimulation, September 2014, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  43. Amino Acids as Biomarker Candidates for Suicidality in Male OEF/OIF Veterans: Relevance to NMDA Receptor Modulation and Nitric Oxide Signaling

    Article • Military Medicine, May 2014, AMSUS

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Nagy Youssef

  44. Alcohol misuse and psychological resilience among U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, February 2014, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  45. Altered Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Basolateral and Centromedial Amygdala Complexes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Article • Neuropsychopharmacology, August 2013, Nature

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Nagy Youssef

  46. Associations of depression, anxiety and antidepressants with histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Article • Liver International, April 2013, Wiley

    Nagy Youssef

  47. Exploration of the Influence of Childhood Trauma, Combat Exposure, and the Resilience Construct on Depression and Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Iraq/Afghanistan Era Military Personnel and Veterans

    Article • Archives of Suicide Research, April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Nagy Youssef

  48. A pilot randomized controlled trial with paroxetine for subthreshold PTSD in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom era veterans

    Article • Psychiatry Research, April 2013, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  49. Could Sleep Characteristics Guide ECT Electrode Placement: Implication for Bipolar Mixed States

    Article • Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy, January 2013, OMICS Publishing Group

    Nagy Youssef

  50. Let There Be Light: Brain\'s Photosensitivity Beyond the Visual System and Its Relevance to Photic Stimulation for Mood and Sleep Disorders

    Article • Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy, January 2013, OMICS Publishing Group

    Nagy Youssef

  51. Amygdala Volume Changes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Large Case-Controlled Veterans Group

    Article • Archives of General Psychiatry, November 2012, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Nagy Youssef, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  52. An open-label pilot study of aripiprazole for male and female Veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder who respond suboptimally to antidepressants

    Article • International Clinical Psychopharmacology, July 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Nagy Youssef

  53. ADHD, Sleep Disorders, and other General Medical Conditions: Recommendations for DSM V

    Article • Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy, January 2012, OMICS Publishing Group

    Nagy Youssef

  54. Chapter-20 The Interaction between Mood Disorders and Infertility

    Article • January 2012, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing

    Nagy Youssef

  55. Randomized controlled trial of brief cognitive behavioral intervention for depression and anxiety symptoms preoperatively in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, September 2011, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  56. Neurosteroids and Self-Reported Pain in Veterans Who Served in the U.S. Military after September 11, 2001

    Article • Pain Medicine, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nagy Youssef

  57. Allopregnanolone levels are reduced in temporal cortex in patients with Alzheimer's disease compared to cognitively intact control subjects

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, August 2010, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  58. Autonomic cardiovascular dysregulation as a potential mechanism underlying depression and coronary artery bypass grafting surgery outcomes

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nagy Youssef

  59. Levofloxacin-induced catatonia

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, June 2009, Elsevier

    Nagy Youssef

  60. Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents

    Article • Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, November 2008, CrossRef Test Account

    Nagy Youssef

  61. Bipolar Disorder in Late Life

    Article • Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, November 2008, CrossRef Test Account

    Nagy Youssef

  62. The Therapist's Guide to Psychopharmacology: Working with Patients, Families, and Physicians to Optimize Care

    Article • Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, November 2008, Portico

    Nagy Youssef

  63. Depression in Physicians

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, October 2008, Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc

    Nagy Youssef

  64. Lamotrigine-associated rash: to rechallenge or not to rechallenge?

    Article • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, October 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nagy Youssef

  65. Does Acute Treatment with Sedatives/Hypnotics for Anxiety in Depressed Patients Affect Suicide Risk? A Literature Review

    Article • Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, August 2008, Portico

    Nagy Youssef

  66. A Review of: Bipolar Disorders: Mixed States, Rapid Cycling and Atypical Forms. Edited by Andreas Marneros and Frederick Goodwin

    Article • Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, October 2007, Portico

    Nagy Youssef

  67. A Review of: “The Bipolar Workbook: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings”

    Article • Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, April 2007, Portico

    Nagy Youssef

  68. A Review of: “The Physician's Guide to Depression & Bipolar Disorders”

    Article • Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, January 2007, Portico

    Nagy Youssef