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Paula P. Schnurr, PhD

Title(s)
Professor of Psychiatry

Department(s)
Psychiatry

Education
BA, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1976
PhD, Dartmouth College, 1984
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Dartmouth Medical School, 1985

Programs
National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Websites www.ncptsd.va.gov

Contact Information

NCPTSD
VA Medical Center
215 North Main Street
White River Junction VT 05009

Office: 116D
Phone: 802-296-5132
Fax: 802-296-5135
Email: paula.schnurr@dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests

Promoting evidence-based treatment for PTSD
Longitudinal study of reactions to traumatic stress, including risk factors for PTSD physical health consequences of trauma and PTSD, and aging
Quality of life and functioning in PTSD

Grant Information

Department of Veterans Affairs

Courses Taught

Research Seminar


Selected Publications

 

Single-cell transcriptomic and chromatin dynamics of the human brainĀ in PTSD.
Hwang A, Skarica M, Xu S, Coudriet J, Lee CY, Lin L, Terwilliger R, Sliby AN, Wang J, Nguyen T, Li H, Wu M, Dai Y, Duan Z, Srinivasan SS, Zhang X, Lin Y, Cruz D, Deans PJM, Traumatic Stress Brain Research Group, Huber BR, Levey D, Glausier JR, Lewis DA, Gelernter J, Holtzheimer PE, Friedman MJ, Gerstein M, Sestan N, Brennand KJ, Xu K, Zhao H, Krystal JH, Young KA, Williamson DE, Che A, Zhang J, Girgenti MJ
Nature. 2025 Jun 18; doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09083-y. Epub 2025 Jun 18.
PMID: 40533550

Harnessing psychedelics for treating posttraumatic stress disorder: Does the science support all the hype?
Creamer M, Bryant R, Lehrner A, Rothbaum BO, Ruzek JI, Schnurr PP
J Trauma Stress. 2025 May 7; doi: 10.1002/jts.23163. Epub 2025 May 7.
PMID: 40339144

Large decrease in posttraumatic stress disorder severity and cardiovascular disease outcomes.
Salas J, Sheth P, Cohen BE, Freedland KE, Jaffe AS, Schnurr PP, Friedman M, Lustman PJ, Scherrer JF
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2025 Jul-Aug;95:102-108. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.04.011. Epub 2025 May 2.
PMID: 40328100

A multi-omic approach implicates novel protein dysregulation in post-traumatic stress disorder.
Wang J, Liu Y, Li H, Nguyen TP, Soto-Vargas JL, Wilson R, Wang W, Lam TT, Zhang C, Lin C, Traumatic Stress Brain Research Group, Lewis DA, Glausier J, Holtzheimer PE, Friedman MJ, Williams KR, Picciotto MR, Nairn AC, Krystal JH, Duman RS, Young KA, Zhao H, Girgenti MJ
Genome Med. 2025 Apr 29;17(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s13073-025-01473-1. Epub 2025 Apr 29.
PMID: 40301990

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mental Disorders in Adults: A Unified Series of Meta-Analyses.
Cuijpers P, Harrer M, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Papola D, Basic D, Botella C, Cristea I, de Ponti N, Donker T, Driessen E, Franco P, Gomez-Gomez I, Hamblen J, Jimenez-Orenga N, Karyotaki E, Keshen A, Linardon J, Motrico E, Matbouriahi M, Panagiotopoulou OM, Pfund RA, Plessen CY, Riper H, Schnurr PP, Sijbrandij M, Toffolo MBJ, Tong L, van Ballegooijen W, van der Ven E, van Straten A, Wang Y, Furukawa TA
JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Jun 1;82(6):563-571. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0482.
PMID: 40238104

Camaraderie Among US Veterans and Their Preferences for Health Care Systems and Practitioners.
Vigilante K, Batten SV, Shang Q, Zhang S, Li W, Little R, Schnurr PP, Kizer KW
JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e255253. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5253. Epub 2025 Apr 1.
PMID: 40232718

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Prolonged Exposure Therapy With and Without Topiramate for Comorbid PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder.
Norman SB, Luciano MT, Panza KE, Davis BC, Lyons M, Martis B, Matthews SC, Angkaw AC, Haller M, Lacefield K, Brody AL, Schnurr PP, Batki SL, Simpson TL, Anthenelli RM
Am J Psychiatry. 2025 May 1;182(5):452-462. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20240470. Epub 2025 Mar 19.
PMID: 40103353

Diagnostic accuracy and psychometric performance of two self-report measures of posttraumatic stress disorder in older veterans.
Cook JM, Pietrzak RH, Kimerling R, Schnurr PP, Bovin MJ
J Trauma Stress. 2025 Mar 17; doi: 10.1002/jts.23154. Epub 2025 Mar 17.
PMID: 40097911

Gender and ethnoracial disparities in Veterans' trauma exposure prevalence across differing life phases.
Rossi FS, Nillni YI, Miller AN, Fox AB, Eliacin J, Schnurr PP, Duke CC, Gradus JL, Galovski TE
Inj Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 3;12(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s40621-025-00561-5. Epub 2025 Feb 3.
PMID: 39901188

Enhancing representation of special populations: An approach to the inclusion of women veterans in VA clinical trials.
Goldstein KM, Yano EM, Schnurr PP, Bastian LA, Alton Dailey S, Pomernacki A, Carney D, Gierisch JM, Hamilton AB, Nevedal A, Vogt D, Frayne SM
Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Feb;149:107812. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.107812. Epub 2025 Jan 11.
PMID: 39805514

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