LeightonHueyMD

Psychiatry • Bear Creek Township, PA

Community, Psychopharmacology

Birnbaum/Blum Professor, Psychiatry, University of Connecticut SOM and Associate Dean

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Office
675 Baltimore Dr
Bear Creek Township, PA 18702
Phone+1 570-808-5757

Fax+1 570-808-6356
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Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1971 - 1974
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

NH State Medical License 1994 - Present
PA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
CA State Medical License 1972 - 2020
CT State Medical License 1998 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Inpatient Clinical Preceptor for All Disciplines University of Connecticut School of Medicine Faculty Awards, 2013

Clinical Trials

Treatment-Resistant Depression Registry Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Medical Cannabis Legalization: No Contribution to Rising Stimulant Rates in the USA.
Garrett D Alexander, Luke R Cavanah, Jessica L Goldhirsh, Leighton Y Huey, Brian J Piper> ;Pharmacopsychiatry. 2023 Nov 1
Rise of escitalopram and the fall of citalopram.
Luke R Cavanah, Parita Ray, Jessica L Goldhirsh, Leighton Y Huey, Brian J Piper> ;Medrxiv. 2023 May 8
1 citations
Specialty-type and state-level variation in paroxetine use among older adult patients.
Luke R Cavanah, Jessica L Goldhirsh, Leighton Y Huey, Brian J Piper> ;Medrxiv. 2023 Feb 16
32 citations
A National Action Plan for Workforce Development in Behavioral Health
Michael A. Hoge, John A. Morris, Gail W. Stuart, Leighton Y Huey, Sue Bergeson, Michael T. Flaherty, Oscar Morgan, Janice Peterson, Allen S. Daniels, Manuel Paris, Kap...> ;Psychiatric Services. 2009 Jul 1
2 citations
Families and Schizophrenia: The View from Advocacy
Leighton Y Huey, Harriet P. Lefley, David L. Shern, Cynthia A. Wainscott> ;The Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2007 Sep 1
21 citations
Report of recommendations: the Annapolis Coalition Conference on Behavioral Health Work Force Competencies.
Michael A. Hoge, John A. Morris, Allen S. Daniels, Leighton Y Huey, Gail W. Stuart, Neal Adams, Manuel Paris, Eric Goplerud, Constance M. Horgan, Linda Kaplan, Susan A...> ;Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 2005 May 1
27 citations
Best practices in behavioral health workforce education and training.
Michael A. Hoge, Leighton Y Huey, Maria O'Connell> ;Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 2004 Nov 1
7 citations
Problems in behavioral health care: leap-frogging the status quo.
Leighton Y. Huey> ;Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 2002 May 1
12 citations
Methylphenidate-Induced Information Processing Dysfunction in Nonschizophrenic Patients
David L. Braff, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Archives of General Psychiatry. 1988 Sep 1
4 citations
Measurement of ACTH and prolactin in the dexamethasone suppression test.
Samuel C. Risch, David S. Janowsky, Lewis L. Judd, J. C. Gillin, Mariam A. Mott, Jeffrey L. Rausch, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 1987 Nov 1
8 citations
Cardiovascular, catecholamine and psychological responses to TRH in four types of affective disorder patients.
Brian P. Kennedy, R. J. Strassman, Michael G. Ziegler, David S. Janowsky, Samuel C. Risch, Leighton Y. Huey, Gillin Jc> ;Hormone and Metabolic Research = Hormon- Und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones Et Metabolisme. 1987 Apr 1
31 citations
A kinetic analysis and replication of decreased platelet serotonin uptake in depressed patients
Jeffrey L. Rausch, David S. Janowsky, S. Craig Risch, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Psychiatry Research. 1986 Oct 1
15 citations
Physostigmine-induced epinephrine release in patients with affective disorder.
David S. Janowsky, Samuel C. Risch, Michael G. Ziegler, Gillin Jc, Leighton Y. Huey, Jeffrey L. Rausch> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1986 Jul 1
50 citations
Central muscarinic effects of physostigmine on mood, cardiovascular function, pituitary and adrenal neuroendocrine release
David S. Janowsky, Samuel C. Risch, Brian P. Kennedy, Michael G. Ziegler, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Psychopharmacology. 1986 Jan 1
9 citations
Acute effects of physostigmine and neostigmine in man.
David S. Janowsky, Samuel C. Risch, Brian P. Kennedy, Michael G. Ziegler, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Military Medicine. 1986 Jan 1
Multiendocrine assessment in the dexamethasone suppression test.
Samuel C. Risch, David S. Janowsky, Lewis L. Judd, J. Christian Gillin, Mariam A. Mott, Jeffrey L. Rausch, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 1986 Jan 1
27 citations
Central and peripheral cholinesterase inhibition: effects on anterior pituitary and sympathomimetic function.
S. Craig Risch, David S. Janowsky, Mariam A. Mott, J. Christian Gillin, Henry H. Kalir, Leighton Y. Huey, Michael G. Ziegler, Brian P. Kennedy, Alan Turken> ;Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1986 Jan 1
30 citations
Effects of physostigmine on pulse, blood pressure, and serum epinephrine levels.
David S. Janowsky, Samuel C. Risch, Leighton Y. Huey, Brian P. Kennedy, Michael G. Ziegler> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1985 Jun 1
73 citations
Psychic distress and the immune response.
Evelyn S. Tecoma, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Life Sciences. 1985 May 13
20 citations
Physostigmine effects on serotonin uptake in human blood platelets.
Jeffrey L. Rausch, David S. Janowsky, Samuel C. Risch, Leighton Y. Huey> ;European Journal of Pharmacology. 1985 Feb 12
6 citations
Central cardiovascular effects of physostigmine in humans.
David S. Janowsky, Samuel C. Risch, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Hypertension. 1985 Jan 1
4 citations
Relationships of mood and interpersonal perceptions
David S. Janowsky, Alan M. Kraft, Paul Clopton, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Comprehensive Psychiatry. 1984 Nov 1
12 citations
A cholinomimetic model of motion sickness and space adaptation syndrome.
David S. Janowsky, Samuel C. Risch, Michael G. Ziegler, Brian P. Kennedy, Leighton Y. Huey> ;Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. 1984 Aug 1
29 citations
Lithium antagonizes ethanol intoxication in alcoholics.
Lewis L. Judd, Leighton Y. Huey> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1984 Dec 1
5 citations
Effects of methylphenidate in adult psychiatric inpatients: a preliminary report.
Leighton Y. Huey, David S. Janowsky, Lewis L. Judd, Whitehall W, Zetin M, Samuel C. Risch, Loevinger Bl> ;Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 1984 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, Pennsylvania