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Harrison G. Pope is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans medicine and psychology, with significant contributions in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and clinical psychology. Their work also touches on molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and sociology and political science as subfields.

The scientist's publications address several main topics, including hormonal and reproductive studies, eating disorders and behaviors, sexual differentiation and disorders, menopause and its health impacts and treatments, doping in sports, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders.

They have authored research papers in notable journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity, Performance Enhancement & Health, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, and Psychedelic Medicine.

  • Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and Body Image in Men: A Growing Concern for Clinicians, 2020, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
  • Depressive Syndromes in Men With Hypogonadism in the TRAVERSE Trial: Response to Testosterone-Replacement Therapy, 2024, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Review Article: Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids, Violence, and Crime: Two Cases and Literature Review, 2021, American Journal on Addictions
  • Disorders of eating and body image during the menopausal transition: associations with menopausal stage and with menopausal symptomatology, 2021, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
  • Incidence, Timing, and Factors Associated With Suicide Among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Cancer in the US, 2023, JAMA Oncology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Pope include James I. Hudson, Gen Kanayama, Marc J. Kaufman, Kristin N. Javaras, and Jiana Schnabel. Among these, Hudson and Kanayama have the highest number of joint publications.

  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
  • Performance Enhancement & Health
  • Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
  • Psychedelic Medicine

The scientist's body of work integrates clinical and molecular perspectives, focusing on disorders related to hormones and metabolism as well as psychological conditions linked to these physiological factors. Their research on anabolic-androgenic steroids intersects with topics of body image, violence, and doping in sports.

With a professional emphasis on both medicine and psychology, they contribute to understanding complex health issues such as hypogonadism, menopausal symptomatology, and the psychological sequelae of hormonal treatments. This interdisciplinary approach highlights multiple facets of human health and behavior.

Best Publications

  • The Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

    James I. Hudson;Eva Hiripi;Harrison G. Pope;Ronald C. Kessler

  • The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID). II. Multisite test-retest reliability.

    Janet B. W. Williams;Miriam Gibbon;Michael B. First;Robert L. Spitzer

  • The Adonis Complex: The Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession

    Harrison G. Pope;Katharine A. Phillips;Roberto Olivardia

  • Muscle dysmorphia. An underrecognized form of body dysmorphic disorder.

    Harrison G. Pope;Amanda J. Gruber;Amanda J. Gruber;Amanda J. Gruber;Precilla Choi;Precilla Choi;Precilla Choi;Roberto Olivardia;Roberto Olivardia;Roberto Olivardia

  • A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled 12-Month Trial of Divalproex and Lithium in Treatment of Outpatients With Bipolar I Disorder

    Charles L. Bowden;Joseph R. Calabrese;Susan L. McElroy;Laszlo Gyulai

  • Biceps and Body Image: The Relationship Between Muscularity and Self-Esteem, Depression, and Eating Disorder Symptoms.

    Roberto Olivardia;Harrison G. Pope Jr.;John J. Borowiecki Iii;Geoffrey H. Cohane

  • Compulsive buying : a report of 20 cases

    Susan L. McElroy;Paul E. Keck;Harrison G. Pope;Jacqueline M. R. Smith

  • Psychiatric and Medical Effects of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use: A Controlled Study of 160 Athletes

    Harrison G. Pope;David L. Katz

  • Diagnosis in schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness: a reassessment of the specificity of 'schizophrenic' symptoms in the light of current research.

    Harrison G. Pope;Joseph F. Lipinski

  • Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users

    Harrison G. Pope;Amanda J. Gruber;James I. Hudson;Marilyn A. Huestis

  • Cultural expectations of muscularity in men: The evolution of playgirl centerfolds

    Richard A. Leit;Harrison G. Pope;Harrison G. Pope;James J. Gray

  • Anorexia Nervosa and "Reverse Anorexia" Among 108 Male Bodybuilders

    Harrison G. Pope;Harrison G. Pope;David L. Katz;David L. Katz;James I. Hudson;James I. Hudson

  • Effects of Supraphysiologic Doses of Testosterone on Mood and Aggression in Normal Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Harrison G. Pope;Elena M. Kouri;James I. Hudson

  • The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders (SCID-II). II: Multi-site test-retest reliability study

    Michael B. First;Robert L. Spitzer;Miriam Gibbon;Janet B.W. Williams

  • Body image in boys: A review of the literature

    Geoffrey H. Cohane;Harrison G. Pope

  • Body dysmorphic disorder: 30 cases of imagined ugliness.

    Katherine A. Phillips;Susan L. McElroy;Paul E. Keck;Harrison G. Pope

  • The residual cognitive effects of heavy marijuana use in college students.

    Harrison G. Pope;Deborah Yurgelun-Todd

  • Muscle Dysmorphia in Male Weightlifters: A Case-Control Study

    Roberto Olivardia;Harrison G. Pope;James I. Hudson

  • Early-onset cannabis use and cognitive deficits: what is the nature of the association?

    Harrison G Pope;Amanda J Gruber;James I Hudson;Geoffrey Cohane

  • Comorbidity of Fibromyalgia with Medical and Psychiatric Disorders

    J. I. Hudson;D. L. Goldenberg;H. G. Pope;P. E. Keck

Frequent Co-Authors

James I. Hudson
James I. Hudson Harvard University
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd University of Utah
Paul E. Keck
Paul E. Keck University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Susan L. McElroy
Susan L. McElroy University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Bruce M. Cohen
Bruce M. Cohen Harvard University
Staci A. Gruber
Staci A. Gruber Harvard University
Aaron L. Baggish
Aaron L. Baggish Harvard University
Marc J. Kaufman
Marc J. Kaufman Harvard University
Katharine A. Phillips
Katharine A. Phillips Cornell University
J. Eric Jensen
J. Eric Jensen Harvard University

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