CortAPedersenMD

Psychiatry • Plymouth, MN

Professor, Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

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Office
3033 Campus Dr
Ste W225
Plymouth, MN 55441
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Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1984
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2020 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2020 - 2024
NC State Medical License 1984 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Oxytocin Treatment of Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Oxytocin Treatment of Social Cognitive and Functional Deficits in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1
Oxytocin Treatment of Alcohol Dependence Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Oxytocin Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The effect of intranasal oxytocin on neurocognition in people with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial.
Aslıhan İmamoğlu, Bryan J Stiles, L Fredrik Jarskog, Cort A Pedersen, Tonya Elliott, David L Penn> ;Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2024 Mar 1
Racial disparities and predictors of functioning in schizophrenia.
Carrington C Merritt, Tate F Halverson, Tonya Elliott, L Fredrik Jarskog, Cort A Pedersen, David L Penn> ;The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Associations between Self-Rated Health and Perinatal Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Latina Women.
Janeth Juarez Padilla, Chelsea R Singleton, Cort A Pedersen, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Sep 22
24 citations
Efficacy and tolerability of baclofen in a U.S. community population with alcohol use disorder: a dose-response, randomized, controlled trial
James C. Garbutt, Alexei B. Kampov-Polevoy, Cort A. Pedersen, Melissa Stansbury, Robyn Jordan, Laura Willing, Robert Gallop> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 Jun 21
3 citations
Parental divorce in childhood is related to lower urinary oxytocin concentrations in adulthood
Maria L. Boccia, Christopher Cook, Lesley Marson, Cort A. Pedersen> ;Journal of Comparative Psychology. 2021 Feb 1
7 citations
The Price of Pre-adolescent Abuse: Effects of Sexual Abuse on Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
Tanitoluwa Demilade Akinbode, Cort A. Pedersen, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo> ;Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2021 Jul 1
3 citations
A Preliminary, Open-Label Study of Naltrexone and Bupropion Combination Therapy for Treating Binge Drinking in Human Subjects.
T. Jordan Walter, Montserrat Navarro, Todd E. Thiele, Cort A. Pedersen, Alexey B. Kampov-Polevoy, James C. Garbutt> ;Alcohol and Alcoholism. 2019 Nov 20
12 citations
Exploring associations between perinatal depression, anxiety, and urinary oxytocin levels in Latinas.
Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Kimberly D'Anna-Hernandez, Elinor M. Fujimoto, Cort A. Pedersen> ;Archives of Women's Mental Health. 2019 Aug 1
13 citations
Prosocial effects of an oxytocin metabolite, but not synthetic oxytocin receptor agonists, in a mouse model of autism
Sheryl S. Moy, Brian L. Teng, Viktoriya D. Nikolova, Natallia V. Riddick, Catherine Simpson, Amy Van Deusen, William P. Janzen, Maria F. Sassano, Cort A. Pedersen, Mic...> ;Neuropharmacology. 2019 Jan 1
10 citations
Early Life Abuse Moderates the Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Symptoms of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Preliminary Evidence From a Placebo-Controlled Trial
Erin Walsh, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Cort A. Pedersen, David R. Rubinow, Susan S. Girdler, Gabriel S. Dichter> ;Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 29
18 citations
Effects of oxytocin on empathy, introspective accuracy, and social symptoms in schizophrenia: A 12-week twice-daily randomized controlled trial.
Tate F. Halverson, L. Fredrik Jarskog, Cort A. Pedersen, David L. Penn> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2019 Feb 1
8 citations
The Hispanic Paradox: Socioeconomic Factors and Race/Ethnicity in Breastfeeding Outcomes
Kimberly Fryer, Hudson P. Santos, Cort A. Pedersen, Alison M. Stuebe> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2018 Apr 1
41 citations
A 12-week randomized controlled trial of twice-daily intranasal oxytocin for social cognitive deficits in people with schizophrenia.
L. Fredrik Jarskog, Cort A. Pedersen, Jacqueline L. Johnson, Robert M. Hamer, Shane W. Rau, Tonya Elliott, David L. Penn> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2017 Jul 1
35 citations
Oxytocin, Tolerance, and the Dark Side of Addiction
Cort A. Pedersen> ;International Review of Neurobiology. 2017 Jan 1
3 citations
Active ghrelin and the postpartum.
Jessica H. Baker, Cort A. Pedersen, Jane Leserman, Kimberly A Brownley> ;Archives of Women's Mental Health. 2016 Jun 1
23 citations
Late pregnancy thyroid-binding globulin predicts perinatal depression
Cort A. Pedersen, Jane Leserman, Nacire Garcia, Melissa Stansbury, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Jacqueline L. Johnson> ;Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 Mar 1
45 citations
Reversal of social deficits by subchronic oxytocin in two autism mouse models.
Brian L. Teng, Viktoriya D. Nikolova, Natallia V. Riddick, Kara L. Agster, James J. Crowley, Lorinda K. Baker, Beverly H. Koller, Cort A. Pedersen, Michael B. Jarstfer...> ;Neuropharmacology. 2016 Jun 1
6 citations
The influence of early life sexual abuse on oxytocin concentrations and premenstrual symptomatology in women with a menstrually related mood disorder.
Shannon K. Crowley, Cort A. Pedersen, Jane Leserman, Susan S. Girdler> ;Biological Psychology. 2015 Jul 1
19 citations
Maternal neuroendocrine serum levels in exclusively breastfeeding mothers.
Alison M. Stuebe, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Brenda Pearson, Cort A. Pedersen, Karen M. Grewen> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2015 Apr 27
8 citations
Evolutionary perspectives on the role of oxytocin in human social behavior, social cognition and psychopathology
Cort A. Pedersen, Steven W C Chang, Christina L. Williams> ;Brain Research. 2014 Sep 11
69 citations
A pilot six-week randomized controlled trial of oxytocin on social cognition and social skills in schizophrenia
Clare M. Gibson, David L. Penn, Kelly L. Smedley, Jane Leserman, Tonya Elliott, Cort A. Pedersen> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2014 Jul 1
4 citations
Schizophrenia and alcohol dependence: Diverse clinical effects of oxytocin and their evolutionary origins
Cort A. Pedersen> ;Brain Research. 2014 Sep 11
195 citations
Immunohistochemical localization of oxytocin receptors in human brain
Maria L. Boccia, Peter Petrusz, K. Suzuki, Lesley Marson, Cort A. Pedersen> ;Neuroscience. 2013 Dec 3
78 citations
Prosocial effects of oxytocin in two mouse models of autism spectrum disorders
Brian L. Teng, Randal J. Nonneman, Kara L. Agster, Viktoriya D. Nikolova, Tamara T. Davis, Natallia V. Riddick, Lorinda K. Baker, Cort A. Pedersen, Michael B. Jarstfer...> ;Neuropharmacology. 2013 Sep 1
143 citations
Intranasal Oxytocin Blocks Alcohol Withdrawal in Human Subjects
Cort A. Pedersen, Kelly L. Smedley, Jane Leserman, Lars Fredrik Jarskog, Shane W. Rau, Alexei Kampov-Polevoi, Robin L. Casey, Trace Fender, James C. Garbutt> ;Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. 2013 Mar 1
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Grant Support

Oxytocin Treatment Of Social Cognitive And Functional Deficits In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2011–2012
Perinatal Depression &Anxiety: Relationships With LATE Pregnancy Thyroid StatusNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2012
Oxytocin, Postnatal Experience &Adult Maternal BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
LATE Pregnancy Thyroid Status &Postpartum DepressionNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
Role Of Oxytocin In The Modulation Of Human Physiologic Response To StressorsNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
Nonapeptide Control Of Female BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health2000
Nonapeptides And Maternal Behavior ActivationNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–1999
Nonapeptide Control Of Female Sexual BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–1999
LATE Pregnancy Thyroid Status And Postpartum DepressionNational Center For Research Resources1997
Natural Killer Cell Activity And Postpartum MoodNational Center For Research Resources1995–1997
CNS Oxytocin--Pregnancy, Nursing And Maternal BehaviorEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1990–1994
CNS Oxytocin Changes Associated With MatingEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1990–1992
Mechanisms Of Oxytocin And Vasopressin-Enhanced LordosisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1989
Mechanisms Of Oxytocin And Vasopressin Enhanced LordosisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1987–1988