MatthewJoelFriedmanMDPhD

Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry, DHMC and Senior Advisor, National Center for PTSD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Office
V A Medical Ctr
215 North Main Street
White River Junction, VT 05009
Phone+1 802-296-5132

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Education & Training

Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalFellowship, Psychosomatic Medicine, 1972 - 1973
Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1970 - 1972
University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Bowling Green)Internship, Transitional Year, 1969 - 1970
University of Kentucky College of MedicineClass of 1969
Albert Einstein College of MedicinePhD, Pharmacology, 1962 - 1967

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1975 - Present
NH State Medical License 1973 - 2025
VT State Medical License 1973 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The PTSD Criterion A debate: A brief history, current status, and recommendations for moving forward.
Marx, B., Hall-Clark, B., Holtzheimer, P., Schnurr, P., Friedman, M.> ;Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2024 Feb 1
An empirical investigation of definitions of subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder.
Alexandra B Klein, Paula P Schnurr, Michelle J Bovin, Matthew J Friedman, Terence M Keane, Brian P Marx> ;Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2024 Feb 1
Severity of posttraumatic stress disorder, type 2 diabetes outcomes and all-cause mortality: A retrospective cohort study.
Joanne Salas, Wenjin Wang, Paula P Schnurr, Beth E Cohen, Kenneth E Freedland, Allan S Jaffe, Patrick J Lustman, Matthew Friedman, Jeffrey F Scherrer> ;Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2023 Dec 1
6 citations
Prevalence of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Flint, Michigan, 5 Years After the Onset of the Water Crisis.
Aaron Reuben, Angela Moreland, Salma M Abdalla, Gregory H Cohen, Matthew J Friedman, Sandro Galea, Alex O Rothbaum, Michael G Schmidt, John E Vena, Dean G Kilpatrick> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Sep 1
1 citations
Risk factors for suicide in the Vietnam-era twin registry.
Christopher W Forsberg, Santiago A Estrada, Aaron Baraff, Kathryn M Magruder, Viola Vaccarino, Brett T Litz, Matthew J Friedman, Jack Goldberg, Nicholas L Smith> ;Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Deimplementation of Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration.
Nancy C Bernardy, Matthew J Friedman, Brian C Lund> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2022 Mar 14
Increased Smoking Cessation among Veterans with Large Decreases in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Severity.
Joanne Salas, Sarah Gebauer, Auston Gillis, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, F. David Schneider, Paula P. Schnurr, Matthew J. Friedman, Sonya B. Norman, Peter W. Tuerk, Bet...> ;Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2021 Sep 3
32 citations
Does COVID-19 count?: Defining Criterion A trauma for diagnosing PTSD during a global crisis.
Seth D. Norrholm, Alyson K. Zalta, Lori A. Zoellner, Abigail Powers, Matthew T. Tull, Christopher Reist, Paula P. Schnurr, Frank W. Weathers, Matthew J. Friedman> ;Depression and Anxiety. 2021 Sep 1
5 citations
Improving the Assessment of COVID-19-Associated Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Brian P. Marx, Paula P. Schnurr, Matthew J. Friedman> ;JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 1
88 citations
Transcriptomic organization of the human brain in post-traumatic stress disorder.
Matthew J. Girgenti, Jiawei Wang, Dingjue Ji, Dianne A. Cruz, Murray B. Stein, Joel Gelernter, Keith A. Young, Bertrand R. Huber, Douglas E. Williamson, Matthew J. Fri...> ;Nature Neuroscience. 2021 Jan 1
2 citations
PTSD improvement and substance use disorder treatment utilization in veterans: Evidence from medical record data.
Joanne Salas, Sonya B. Norman, Peter W. Tuerk, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, Beth E. Cohen, F. David Schneider, Kathleen M. Chard, Patrick J. Lustman, Paula P. Schnurr, ...> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2021 Jan 1
47 citations
PTSD is associated with neuroimmune suppression: evidence from PET imaging and postmortem transcriptomic studies.
Shivani Bhatt, Ansel T. Hillmer, Matthew J. Girgenti, Aleksandra Rusowicz, Michael Kapinos, Nabeel Nabulsi, Yiyun Huang, David Matuskey, Gustavo A. Angarita, Irina Est...> ;Nature Communications. 2020 May 12
12 citations
PTSD improvement and incident cardiovascular disease in more than 1000 veterans
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Joanne Salas, F. David Schneider, Matthew J. Friedman, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, Kathleen M. Chard, Sonya B. Norman, Patrick J. Lustman, Peter W...> ;Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2020 Jul 1
7 citations
Clinically meaningful posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) improvement and incident hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and weight loss.
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Joanne Salas, Matthew J. Friedman, Beth E. Cohen, F. David Schneider, Patrick J. Lustman, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, Kathleen M. Chard, Peter W. ...> ;Health Psychology. 2020 Jan 1
8 citations
Large posttraumatic stress disorder improvement and antidepressant medication adherence
Joanne Salas, Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Peter W. Tuerk, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, Kathleen M. Chard, F. David Schneider, Paula P. Schnurr, Matthew J. Friedman, Sonya B. N...> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2020 Jan 1
4 citations
PTSD symptom decrease and use of weight loss programs
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Joanne Salas, Kathleen M. Chard, Peter W. Tuerk, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, F. David Schneider, Beth E. Cohen, Patrick J. Lustman, Paula P. Schnu...> ;Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2019 Dec 1
31 citations
Association Between Clinically Meaningful Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Improvement and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes.
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Joanne Salas, Sonya B. Norman, Paula P. Schnurr, Kathleen M. Chard, Peter W. Tuerk, F. David Schneider, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, Beth E. Cohen,...> ;JAMA Psychiatry. 2019 Nov 1
24 citations
Comorbid Conditions Explain the Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incident Cardiovascular Disease.
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Joanne Salas, Beth E. Cohen, Paula P. Schnurr, F. David Schneider, Kathleen M. Chard, Peter W. Tuerk, Matthew J. Friedman, Sonya B. Norman, Cariss...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Feb 19
20 citations
The Role of Obesity in the Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incident Diabetes
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Joanne Salas, Patrick J. Lustman, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, Paula P. Schnurr, Peter W. Tuerk, Beth E. Cohen, Matthew J. Friedman, Sonya B. Norma...> ;JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 1
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care Practice
Matthew J. Friedman> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2018 Nov 1
2 citations
Eradicating Traumatic Memories: Implications for PTSD Treatment
Matthew J. Friedman> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2018 May 1
19 citations
Defining Treatment-Resistant Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Framework for Future Research.
Lauren M. Sippel, Paul E. Holtzheimer, Matthew J. Friedman, Paula P. Schnurr> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 10
33 citations
VA's National PTSD Brain Bank: a National Resource for Research.
Matthew J. Friedman, Bertrand R. Huber, Christopher B. Brady, Robert J. Ursano, David M. Benedek, Neil W. Kowall, Ann C. McKee> ;Current Psychiatry Reports. 2017 Aug 25
31 citations
Mobile Mindfulness Intervention on an Acute Psychiatric Unit: Feasibility and Acceptability Study
Lisa A. Mistler, Dror Ben-Zeev, Elizabeth Carpenter-Song, Mary F. Brunette, Matthew J. Friedman> ;JMIR Mental Health. 2017 Aug 21
38 citations
Considering future pharmacotherapy for PTSD.
Matthew J. Friedman, Nancy C. Bernardy> ;Neuroscience Letters. 2017 May 10
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Press Mentions

In Absence of Obesity, PTSD Patients Not at Higher Risk of Type 2 DiabetesAugust 10th, 2018
Dysthymic Stress DisorderOctober 30th, 2017
The Struggle to Gauge a War's Psychological CostNovember 26th, 2005