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VA » Health Care » PTSD: National Center for PTSD » About » Ismene L. Petrakis, MD

PTSD: National Center for PTSD

Ismene L. Petrakis, MD

Acting Deputy Director

Clinical Neurosciences Division

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Academic Appointment

Yale University School of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry

Education

Resident in Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 1988-1991
Intern, Norwalk Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, 1987-1988
University of Pittsburgh, M.D. 1987
Northwestern University, B.A. 1983

Expertise and Interests

PTSD with Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder
PTSD with Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder
Neurobiology of PTSD with Comorbid Substance Use Disorder

Membership in Professional Societies

Pain Management and Opioid Safety in the Veterans Health Administration, "Effective Management of Pain and Addiction: Strategies to Improve Opioid Safety" State of the Art (SOTA) Planning Committee Member
Member, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
Associate Editor, Case-Series for American Journal of Addictions
Member, Editorial Board for Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment
Chair, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Area Directors, Program Committee
Co-Editor, Journal of Addiction Medicine

Awards and Honors

David M. Worthen Career Achievement Award
The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) Award for Vision and Leadership
The Stephen Fleck Faculty Award as exemplary physician and clinical teacher, Yale University School of Medicine

Selected Publications

Palmisano AN, Fogle BM, Tsai J, Petrakis IL, Pietrzak RH. (2021) Disentangling the Association Between PTSD Symptom Heterogeneity and Alcohol Use Disorder: Results from the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142:179-187. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.046

Petrakis I, Ralevski E, Arias A, DeNegre D, Newcomb J, Gianoli M, McCarthy E, Meshberg-Cohen S, Yoon G. (2020) Zonisamide as an Adjunctive treatment to cognitive processing therapy for Veterans with PTSD and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study. The American Journal on Addictions, 29(6):515-524. doi:10.1111/ajad.13061

Duek O, Pietrzak RH, Petrakis I, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. (2020) Early discontinuation of pharmacotherapy in U.S. veterans diagnosed with PTSD and the role of psychotherapy. J Psychiatr Res, 132:167-173. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.10.005

Ralevski E, Southwick S, Petrakis I. (2020) Trauma- and Stress-Induced Craving for Alcohol in Individuals Without PTSD. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55(1):37-43. doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agz092

Verplaetse T, Ralevski R, Roberts W, Gueorguieva R, McKee S, Petrakis I. (2019). Alcohol abstainer status and prazosin treatment in association with change in PTSD symptoms in Veterans with comorbid AUD and PTSD. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 43(4):741-746. doi:10.1111/acer.13969

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