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Overview

Elias Eriksson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, contributing extensively to the fields of pharmacology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including treatment of major depression, mental health research topics, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, neurological disorders and treatments, menstrual health and disorders, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, and neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Frequent publication venues for Elias Eriksson include:

  • Translational Psychiatry
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Acta Neuropsychiatrica
  • Neuroscience Applied

Among their recent papers are:

  • World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders - Version 3. Part I: Anxiety disorders (2022), The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders - Version 3. Part II: OCD and PTSD (2022), The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • Do side effects of antidepressants impact efficacy estimates based on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale? A pooled patient-level analysis (2021), Translational Psychiatry
  • A Complex Impact of Systemically Administered 5-HT2A Receptor Ligands on Conditioned Fear (2021), The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • The complex clinical response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in depression: a network perspective (2023), Translational Psychiatry

Elias Eriksson has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Fredrik Hieronymus
  • Alexander Lisinski
  • Sven Melker Hagsäter
  • Daniela Atanasovski
  • Søren Dinesen Østergaard

Best Publications

  • Genetic variation in the vasopressin receptor 1a gene (AVPR1A) associates with pair-bonding behavior in humans

    Hasse Walum;Lars Westberg;Susanne Henningsson;Jenae M. Neiderhiser

  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Evidence for a New Category for DSM-5

    C. Neill Epperson;Meir Steiner;S. Ann Hartlage;Elias Eriksson

  • Towards a consensus on diagnostic criteria, measurement and trial design of the premenstrual disorders : the ISPMD Montreal consensus

    Patrick Michael Shaughn O’Brien;Torbjorn Bäckström;Candace Brown;Lorraine Dennerstein

  • The Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Paroxetin Is Superior to the Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor Maprotiline in the Treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome

    Elias Eriksson;Marina A Hedberg;Björn Andersch;Charlotta Sundblad

  • A Link between Serotonin-Related Gene Polymorphisms, Amygdala Activity, and Placebo-Induced Relief from Social Anxiety

    Tomas Furmark;Lieuwe Appel;Susanne Henningsson;Fredrik Åhs

  • Polymorphisms of the androgen receptor gene and the estrogen receptor beta gene are associated with androgen levels in women.

    Lars Westberg;Fariba Baghaei;Roland Rosmond;Monika Hellstrand

  • Clinical diagnostic criteria for premenstrual syndrome and guidelines for their quantification for research studies

    Uriel Halbreich;Torbjörn Bäckström;Elias Eriksson;Shawn O'brien

  • Effect of buspirone on sexual dysfunction in depressed patients treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

    Mikael Landen;Elias Eriksson;Hans Agren;Tom Fahlen

  • ISPMD consensus on the management of premenstrual disorders

    Tracy Nevatte;Patrick Michael Shaughn O'Brien;Torbjörn Bäckström;Candace Brown

  • Update on Research and Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

    Joanne Cunningham;Kimberly Ann Yonkers;Shaughn O'Brien;Elias Eriksson

  • Sex steroid-related genes and male-to-female transsexualism

    Susanne Henningsson;Lars Westberg;Staffan Nilsson;Bengt Lundström

  • Prenatal cytokine exposure results in obesity and gender-specific programming

    Jovanna Dahlgren;Cecilia Nilsson;Eva Jennische;Hoi-Por Ho

  • Citalopram in premenstrual dysphoria: is intermittent treatment during luteal phases more effective than continuous medication throughout the menstrual cycle?

    Ida Wikander;Charlotta Sundblad;Bjorn Andersch;Inger Dagnell

  • Anxiety and depression symptoms in women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared with controls matched for body mass index

    E. Jedel;M. Waern;D. Gustafson;D. Gustafson;M. Landén

  • Consistent superiority of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors over placebo in reducing depressed mood in patients with major depression

    F Hieronymus;Johan Fredrik Emilsson;Staffan Nilsson;Elias Eriksson

  • Is premenstrual dysphoric disorder a distinct clinical entity

    Jean Endicott;Jay Amsterdam;Elias Eriksson;Ellen Frank

  • Clomipramine Administered during the Luteal Phase Reduces the Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome: A Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Charlotta Sundblad;Marina A. Hedberg;Elias Eriksson

  • Clomipramine effectively reduces premenstrual irritability and dysphoria: a placebo-controlled trial.

    C. Sundblad;K. Modigh;B. Andersch;E. Eriksson

  • Sex differences in episodic memory: minimal influence of estradiol.

    Julie E Yonker;Elias Eriksson;Lars Göran Nilsson;Agneta Herlitz;Agneta Herlitz

  • Serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms are associated with anxiety-related personality traits in women.

    Jonas Melke;Mikael Landén;Fariba Baghei;Roland Rosmond

Frequent Co-Authors

Staffan Nilsson
Staffan Nilsson University of Gothenburg
Mikael Landén
Mikael Landén University of Gothenburg
Per Björntorp
Per Björntorp University of Gothenburg
Lars-Göran Nilsson
Lars-Göran Nilsson Stockholm University
Tomas Furmark
Tomas Furmark Uppsala University
Hans Nissbrandt
Hans Nissbrandt University of Gothenburg
Mats Fredrikson
Mats Fredrikson Uppsala University
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Patrick Jern
Patrick Jern Åbo Akademi University
Meir Steiner
Meir Steiner McMaster University

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