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Debra M. Montrose is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health as well as Cognitive Neuroscience as subfields. The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to schizophrenia research and treatment, functional brain connectivity, neural dynamics and brain function, and mental health treatment and access.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Visual Cortical Alterations and their Association with Negative Symptoms in Antipsychotic-Naïve First Episode Psychosis (2020, Psychiatry Research)
  • Over 30 years of STEP: The Pittsburgh experience with first-episode psychosis (2024, Early Intervention in Psychiatry)

Debra M. Montrose frequently collaborates with a number of researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Matcheri S. Keshavan
  • Iniya Adhan
  • Paulo Lizano
  • Deepthi Bannai
  • Olivia Lutz

Their scholarly work is published in journals such as Psychiatry Research and Early Intervention in Psychiatry, reflecting their engagement with venues dedicated to mental health and early psychosis intervention.

The scientist's research focuses on understanding the neural and clinical aspects of psychosis, with a particular interest in early-stage psychotic disorders and their neurobiological underpinnings. Their investigations into visual cortical changes and the negative symptoms associated with antipsychotic-naïve first episode psychosis contribute to the broader understanding of schizophrenia and mental health treatment.

Montrose's contributions also address long-term observational studies of psychosis, such as the "STEP" project, which emphasizes treatment experiences and outcomes over multiple decades. This work intersects clinical psychiatry and neuroscience, aiming to improve both theoretical knowledge and practical approaches in mental health care.

Best Publications

  • Subunit-selective modulation of GABA type A receptor neurotransmission and cognition in schizophrenia

    David A. Lewis;Raymond Y. Cho;Cameron S. Carter;Kevin Eklund

  • Cognitive Enhancement Therapy for Early Course Schizophrenia: Effects of a Two-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

    Shaun M Eack;Deborah P Greenwald;Susan S Hogarty;Susan J Cooley

  • Frontostriatal measurement in treatment-naive children with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    David R. Rosenberg;Matcheri S. Keshavan;Kirsten M. O'Hearn;Elizabeth L. Dick

  • Delta Sleep Deficits in Schizophrenia Evidence From Automated Analyses of Sleep Data

    Matcheri S. Keshavan;Charles F. Reynolds;Jean M. Miewald;Debra M. Montrose

  • Prolonged Untreated Illness Duration From Prodromal Onset Predicts Outcome in First Episode Psychoses

    Matcheri S. Keshavan;Gretchen Haas;Jean Miewald;Debra M. Montrose

  • Social Cognition Deficits Among Individuals at Familial High Risk for Schizophrenia

    Shaun M. Eack;Diana E. Mermon;Debra M. Montrose;Jean Miewald

  • Decreased left amygdala and hippocampal volumes in young offspring at risk for schizophrenia.

    Matcheri S Keshavan;Elizabeth Dick;Ilona Mankowski;Keith Harenski

  • Premorbid indicators and risk for schizophrenia: A selective review and update

    Matcheri S. Keshavan;Matcheri S. Keshavan;Vaibhav A. Diwadkar;Debra M. Montrose;Rajaprabhakaran Rajarethinam

  • Association study of 21 circadian genes with bipolar I disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia

    Hader A Mansour;Michael E Talkowski;Joel Wood;Kodavali V Chowdari

  • Sleep spindle deficits in antipsychotic-naïve early course schizophrenia and in non-psychotic first-degree relatives

    Dara S. Manoach;Charmaine Demanuele;Erin J. Wamsley;Mark Vangel

  • Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in offspring at risk for schizophrenia: Preliminary studies

    Matcheri S. Keshavan;Debra M. Montrose;Joseph N. Pierri;Elizabeth L. Dick

  • Decreased BDNF in Patients with Antipsychotic Naïve First Episode Schizophrenia

    Ripu D. Jindal;Anilkumar Pillai;Sahebrao P. Mahadik;Kevin Eklund

  • Altered interactions of tryptophan metabolites in first-episode neuroleptic-naive patients with schizophrenia.

    J. K. Yao;G. G. Dougherty;R. D. Reddy;M. S. Keshavan;M. S. Keshavan;M. S. Keshavan

  • Psychopathology among offspring of parents with schizophrenia: Relationship to premorbid impairments

    Matcheri Keshavan;Matcheri Keshavan;Matcheri Keshavan;Debra M. Montrose;Rajaprabhakaran Rajarethinam;Vaibhav Diwadkar;Vaibhav Diwadkar

  • Psychosis proneness and ADHD in young relatives of schizophrenia patients.

    Matcheri S. Keshavan;Mandayam Sujata;Akhil Mehra;Debra M. Montrose

  • Cannabis use and brain structural alterations in first episode schizophrenia--a region of interest, voxel based morphometric study.

    Srihari S. Bangalore;Konasale M.R. Prasad;Debra M. Montrose;Dhruman D. Goradia

  • 3-Hydroxykynurenine and clinical symptoms in first-episode neuroleptic-naive patients with schizophrenia

    Ruth Condray;George G. Dougherty;Matcheri S. Keshavan;Matcheri S. Keshavan;Ravinder D. Reddy

  • Premorbid cognitive deficits in young relatives of schizophrenia patients.

    Matcheri S. Keshavan;Matcheri S. Keshavan;Shreedhar Kulkarni;Tejas Bhojraj;Alan Francis

  • Genetically predisposed offspring with schizotypal features: an ultra high-risk group for schizophrenia?

    Vaibhav A. Diwadkar;Vaibhav A. Diwadkar;Debra M. Montrose;Diana Dworakowski;John A. Sweeney

  • Premorbid characterization in schizophrenia: the Pittsburgh High Risk Study.

    Matcheri S Keshavan;Vaibhav A Diwadkar;Debra M Montrose;Jeff A Stanley

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Sweeney
John A. Sweeney University of Cincinnati
Shaun M. Eack
Shaun M. Eack University of Pittsburgh
Boris Birmaher
Boris Birmaher University of Pittsburgh
Steve Rozen
Steve Rozen National University of Singapore
Vikram K. Yeragani
Vikram K. Yeragani Wayne State University
Raquel E. Gur
Raquel E. Gur University of Pennsylvania
Michael E. Talkowski
Michael E. Talkowski Harvard University
Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar
Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar University of Pittsburgh
Bernie Devlin
Bernie Devlin University of Pittsburgh
Pamela Sklar
Pamela Sklar Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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