Dr. Drevets engages in multi-modal neuroimaging studies that apply PET and MRI technologies to characterization of the neurophysiological, receptor pharmacological, and neuroanatomical correlates of mood and anxiety disorders.
Positions
Chief, NIMH Mood and Anxiety Disorders Imaging Section
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Education
M.D., 1983, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Relevant Publications
Osuch E, Willis M, Bluhm R, Ursano R, Drevets WC: Neurophysiological responses to traumatic reminders in thea cute aftermath of serious motor vehicle collisions. Biol Psychiatry, in press.
Fuery ML, Pietrini P, Haxby JB, Drevets WC: Selective effects of cholinergic modulation on task performance during shifting selective attention. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2008;33:913-923.
Drevets W. Orbitofrontal cortex function and structure in depression. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007;1121:499-527..
Cannon DM, Ichise M, Rollis D, Klaver JM, Gandhi SK, Charney DS, Manji HK, Drevets WC: Elevated serotonin transporter binding in major depressive disorder assessed using [11C]DASB and position emission tomography; comparison with bipolar disorder. Bio Psychiatry. 2007;62:870-877.
Drevets WC, Bogers W, Raichle ME: Functional anatomical correlates of antidepressant drug treatment assessed using PET measures of regional glucose metabolism. Eur Neuropsychopharm. 2002;12:527-544.