Cort A. Pedersen

Effects of oxytocin on empathy, introspective accuracy, and social symptoms in schizophrenia: A 12-week twice-daily randomized controlled trial

Tate F. Halverson, Cort A. Pedersen, David L. Penn, L Fredrik Jarskog

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A 12-week randomized controlled trial of twice-daily intranasal oxytocin for social cognitive deficits in people with schizophrenia

L. Fredrik Jarskog, Jacqueline L. Johnson, David L. Penn, Tonya Elliott et autres

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Are Social Skill and Empathy Separable Constructs? A Psychometric Evaluation of a New Role-play Assessment of Empathy for Individuals with Schizophrenia

David L. Penn, Emily C. Gagen, L. Fredrik Jarskog, Tonya Elliott et autres

The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of a role-play measure of empathy, the Performance of Empathic Expression Rating Scale (PEERS), in a sample of 60 individuals with schizophrenia and 51 healthy controls. The role-play ratings assess a person's ability to interact …

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The effect of intranasal oxytocin on neurocognition in people with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial

L Fredrik Jarskog, David L. Penn, Tonya Elliott, Bryan J. Stiles et autres

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The Hispanic Paradox: Socioeconomic Factors and Race/Ethnicity in Breastfeeding Outcomes

Cort A. Pedersen, Kimberly Fryer, Alison M. Stuebe, Hudson P. Santos

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding has multiple benefits for both mother and infant. Previous studies have shown that Hispanic/Latina women have higher rates of breastfeeding and better health outcomes than non-Hispanic black (NHB) women of similar socioeconomic status. Our primary objective was to explore the …

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Racial Disparities and Predictors of Functioning in Schizophrenia

Tonya Elliott, Tate F. Halverson, Carrington Merritt, Cort A. Pedersen et autres

Black Americans are diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders at more than twice the rate of White individuals and experience significantly worse outcomes following diagnosis. Little research has examined specific factors that may contribute to worse functional outcomes among Black Americans diagnosed with …

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Early Life Abuse Moderates the Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Symptoms of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Preliminary Evidence From a Placebo-Controlled Trial

Erin C. Walsh, Susan S. Girdler, Cort A. Pedersen, Gabriel S. Dichter et autres

Background: Although intranasal oxytocin (OXT) has been proposed to be a promising treatment for some psychiatric disorders, little research has addressed individual difference factors that may predict response to OXT. One such factor is early life abuse (ELA), which has widespread influences …

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The effect of intranasal oxytocin on neurocognition in people with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial

Aslıhan İmamoğlu, Bryan J. Stiles, L. Fredrik Jarskog, Cort A. Pedersen et autres

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Racial disparities and predictors of functioning in schizophrenia.

Carrington Merritt, Tate F. Halverson, Tonya Elliott, L Fredrik Jarskog et autres

Black Americans are diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders at more than twice the rate of White individuals and experience significantly worse outcomes following diagnosis. Little research has examined specific factors that may contribute to worse functional outcomes among Black Americans diagnosed with …

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Associations between Self-Rated Health and Perinatal Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Latina Women

Chelsea R. Singleton, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Cort A. Pedersen, Janeth Juarez Padilla

Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine whether decreases in or consistently low preconception to pregnancy self-rated health (SRH) were associated with perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms among Latinas. Methods: This is a secondary data analysis of 153 perinatal Latinas. …

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Associations between Self-Rated Health and Perinatal Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Latina Women

Janeth Juarez Padilla, Chelsea R. Singleton, Cort A. Pedersen, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to determine whether decreases in or consistently low preconception to pregnancy self-rated health (SRH) were associated with perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms among Latinas. METHODS: This is a secondary data analysis of 153 perinatal Latinas. …

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Intranasal Oxytocin Blocks Alcohol Withdrawal in Human Subjects

L. Fredrik Jarskog, Kelly L. Smedley, Cort A. Pedersen, Robin L. Casey et autres

The neuropeptide, oxytocin, has been reported to block tolerance formation to alcohol and decrease withdrawal symptoms in alcohol-dependent rodents. Numerous recent studies in human subjects indicate that oxytocin administered by the intranasal route penetrates into and exerts effects within the brain.

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