Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Traumatic Stress Service

Her research interests focus on studying the neural correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) using neuroimaging (functional magnetic resonance imaging) and treatment outcome research examining various pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods.

Current projects include studies involving first-time mothers with borderline personality disorder (BPD), and pain perception, self-awareness, and self-perception in PTSD and BPD. These studies aim to elucidate the clinical finding that patients with PTSD and/or BPD often report lacking a strong “sense of self”, to help clarify the relationship between BPD and PTSD, and to try to better understand the neuronal basis of PTSD which will help to develop better treatment strategies for this disorder.

Recent Publications:

Frewen PA, Pain C, Dozois DJ, Lanius RA. Alexithymia in PTSD: psychometric and FMRI studies. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Jul;1071:397-400.

Frewen PA, Lanius RA. Toward a psychobiology of posttraumatic self-dysregulation: reexperiencing, hyperarousal, dissociation, and emotional numbing. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Jul;1071:110-24.

Frewen PA, Lanius RA. Neurobiology of dissociation: unity and disunity in mind-body-brain. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2006 Mar;29(1):113-28.

Lanius RA, Bluhm RL, Lanius U, Pain C. A review of neuroimaging studies in PTSD: Heterogeneity of response to symptom provacation. J Psychiatr Res. 2005 Oct 6.

Gupta MA, Lanius RA, Van der Kolk BA. Psychologic trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and dermatology. Dermatol Clin. 2005 Oct; 23 (4): 649-56.