Clinical Interests
Personality disorder
Major depressive disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Research Interests
Stress neuropeptides
EEG
Childhood Trauma
Northwestern University
BA
1992
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
MD
1996
Rush Medical School
Residency - General Adult Psychiatry
1999
Rush Medical School
Chief Residency - General Adult Psychiatry
2000
The University of Chicago
Post-doctor Research Fellowship - Clinical electrophysiology
2007
Modulation of central serotonin affects emotional information processing in impulsive aggressive personality disorder.
Lee RJ, Gill A, Chen B, McCloskey M, Coccaro EF. Modulation of central serotonin affects emotional information processing in impulsive aggressive personality disorder. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012 Jun; 32(3):329-35.
PMID: 22544009
Growth hormone responses to GABAB receptor challenge with baclofen and impulsivity in healthy control and personality disorder subjects.
Lee R, Chong B, Coccaro E. Growth hormone responses to GABAB receptor challenge with baclofen and impulsivity in healthy control and personality disorder subjects. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2011 May; 215(1):41-8.
PMID: 21181128
Plasma homovanillic acid correlates inversely with history of childhood trauma in personality disordered and healthy control adults.
Lee R, Coccaro EF. Plasma homovanillic acid correlates inversely with history of childhood trauma in personality disordered and healthy control adults. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2010 Nov; 117(11):1327-34.
PMID: 20953642
Cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin, life history of aggression, and personality disorder.
Lee R, Ferris C, Van de Kar LD, Coccaro EF. Cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin, life history of aggression, and personality disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 Nov; 34(10):1567-73.
PMID: 19577376
Cerebrospinal fluid GABA concentration: relationship with impulsivity and history of suicidal behavior, but not aggression, in human subjects.
Lee R, Petty F, Coccaro EF. Cerebrospinal fluid GABA concentration: relationship with impulsivity and history of suicidal behavior, but not aggression, in human subjects. J Psychiatr Res. 2009 Jan; 43(4):353-9.
PMID: 18490031
CSF corticotropin-releasing factor in personality disorder: relationship with self-reported parental care.
Lee RJ, Gollan J, Kasckow J, Geracioti T, Coccaro EF. CSF corticotropin-releasing factor in personality disorder: relationship with self-reported parental care. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2006 Oct; 31(10):2289-95.
PMID: 16880775
Childhood trauma and personality disorder: positive correlation with adult CSF corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations.
Lee R, Geracioti TD, Kasckow JW, Coccaro EF. Childhood trauma and personality disorder: positive correlation with adult CSF corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations. Am J Psychiatry. 2005 May; 162(5):995-7.
PMID: 15863804
Plasma oxytocin in response to pharmaco-challenge to D-fenfluramine and placebo in healthy men.
Lee R, Garcia F, van de Kar LD, Hauger RD, Coccaro EF. Plasma oxytocin in response to pharmaco-challenge to D-fenfluramine and placebo in healthy men. Psychiatry Res. 2003 May 30; 118(2):129-36.
PMID: 12798977
Mistrustful and Misunderstood: A Review of Paranoid Personality Disorder.
Lee R. Mistrustful and Misunderstood: A Review of Paranoid Personality Disorder. Curr Behav Neurosci Rep. 2017 Jun; 4(2):151-165.
PMID: 29399432
The neuroendocrinology of childhood trauma in personality disorder.
Lee RJ, Hempel J, Tenharmsel A, Liu T, Mathé AA, Klock A. The neuroendocrinology of childhood trauma in personality disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2012 Jan; 37(1):78-86.
PMID: 21641725