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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

 

Symptom benchmarks of improved quality of life among military veterans with PTSD.
Schnurr PP, Lunney CA, Chard KM, Ruzek JI, Marx BP, Crow TM
J Mood Anxiety Disord. 2026 Jun;14:100183. doi: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2026.100183. Epub 2026 May 28.
PMID: 42255366

Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ressler KJ, Rothbaum BO, Schnurr PP, Binder EB, Moreland-Capuia A, Nievergelt CM, Koenen KC, Seedat S, Shalev A, Marmar CR, Kessler RC
Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2026 May 14;12(1) pii: 27. doi: 10.1038/s41572-026-00701-1. Epub 2026 May 14.
PMID: 42135343

Session-level effects of prolonged exposure therapy with and without topiramate in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder.
Klein AB, Denk AJ, Kline AC, Luciano MT, Panza KE, Mahoney CT, Angkaw AC, Brody A, Anthenelli R, Haller M, Martis B, Matthews S, Schnurr PP, Norman SB
Behav Res Ther. 2026 Jul;202:105036. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2026.105036. Epub 2026 Apr 4.
PMID: 41990481

Type 2 diabetes outcomes in patients with Posttraumatic stress disorder and psychiatric comorbidity.
Maldonado AI, Salas J, Schnurr PP, Cohen BE, Jaffe AS, Freedland KE, Lustman PJ, Friedman M, Scherrer JF
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2026 Jun;236:113257. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113257. Epub 2026 Apr 14.
PMID: 41985562

State of the Science: MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Morland LA, Rothbaum BO, Sippel LM, Maples-Keller J, Schnurr PP
J Trauma Stress. 2026 Apr;39(2):173-187. doi: 10.1002/jts.70060. Epub 2026 Mar 12.
PMID: 41820235

Changes in suicidal ideation in a randomized clinical trial for trauma-related guilt in post 9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Lyons R, Klein AB, Haller M, Panza KE, McCue ML, Saraiya TC, Lang AJ, Schnurr PP, Allard CB, Capone C, Norman SB
J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Nov;191:463-469. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.09.042. Epub 2025 Oct 1.
PMID: 41046645

Effectiveness of digital interventions for eight mental disorders: A meta-analytic synthesis.
Harrer M, Miguel C, Tong L, Kuper P, Sprenger AA, Furukawa Y, Wang Y, van Ballegooijen W, Ciharova M, Panagiotopoulou OM, Cristea I, Hamblen JL, Schnurr PP, Riper H, Sijbrandij M, Karyotaki E, van Straten A, Furukawa TA, Papola D, Leucht S, Cuijpers P, Metapsy consortium
Internet Interv. 2025 Sep;41:100860. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2025.100860. Epub 2025 Jul 11.
PMID: 40703853

The impact of chronic pain on brain gene expression.
Collier L, Seah C, Hicks EM, Holtzheimer PE, Krystal JH, Girgenti MJ, Huckins LM, Johnston KJA, New Collective Author
Pain. 2025 Dec 1;166(12):e689-e702. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003707. Epub 2025 Jul 7.
PMID: 40623285

Single-cell transcriptomic and chromatin dynamics of the human brain 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 Jul;643(8072):744-754. 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 Oct;38(5):803-812. doi: 10.1002/jts.23163. Epub 2025 May 7.
PMID: 40339144

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