ChristopherJohnPittengerMD
Psychiatry • New Haven, CTDirector, Yale OCD Research Clinic Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Yale University
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Office
34 Park St
3rd Floor, Cnru
New Haven, CT 06519Phone+1 203-974-7560Fax+1 203-974-7662- Is this information wrong?
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 - 2024- 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
- Mechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD.Gayle Maloney, Terence Ching, Stephen A Kichuk, Christopher Pittenger, Benjamin Kelmendi> ;Psychiatry Research. 2024 Apr 7
- Externally orienting cues improve cognitive control in OCD.Lora Bednarek, Stephanie Glover, Xiao Ma, Helen Pushkarskaya, Christopher Pittenger> ;Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 2024 Mar 14
- Correction: White matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1653 individuals: machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group.Kim, B., Kim, G., Abe, Y., Alonso, P., Ameis, S., Anticevic, A., Arnold, P., Balachander, S., Banaj, N., Bargalló, N., Batistuzzo, M., Benedetti, F., Bertolín, S., Beu...> ;Molecular Psychiatry. 2024 Mar 7
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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
A Yale Doctor Is 'Very Encouraged' That a Psychedelic Drug May Combat Anxiety and AlcoholismSeptember 15th, 2022- Ceruvia Lifesciences Working on Phase 2 Psilocybin Trial for OCDMay 26th, 2022
- AAP and the ASCI Elect New Members from the School of Medicine FacultyApril 9th, 2021
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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
Hospital Affiliations
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, Connecticut
Providence Veterans Affairs Medical CenterProvidence, Rhode Island
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