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99
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28396
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661
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419

Overview

Lee Baer was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on topics related to sleep and neuroscience, with significant contributions to the understanding of sleep disorders and neuropharmacology.

Their academic work was published in the field of Neuroscience and Psychology, with subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Main topics covered in their research included:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Among their publications, the notable paper titled "1H MRS Measurement of Cortical GABA and Glutamate in Primary Insomnia and Major Depressive Disorder: Relationship to Sleep Quality and Depression Severity" was published in 2020 in the Journal of Affective Disorders. This paper was cited 46 times, reflecting engagement from the research community.

Frequent coauthors included:

  • Kathleen L. Benson
  • Ryan Bottary
  • Laura Schoerning
  • A. Gönenç
  • J. Eric Jensen

The Journal of Affective Disorders was the primary venue for Lee Baer's work. Their contributions shed light on the biochemical aspects of sleep disorders and their psychological impacts.

Best Publications

  • Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measured During Symptom Provocation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using Oxygen 15—Labeled Carbon Dioxide and Positron Emission Tomography

    Scott L. Rauch;Michael A. Jenike;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Lee Baer

  • Use of factor-analyzed symptom dimensions to predict outcome with serotonin reuptake inhibitors and placebo in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    David Mataix-Cols;Scott L. Rauch;Peter A. Manzo;Michael A. Jenike

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of symptom provocation in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Hans C. Breiter;Scott L. Rauch;Kenneth K. Kwong;John R. Baker

  • The Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale: Reliability and Validity

    Jane L. Eisen;Katharine A. Phillips;Lee Baer;Douglas A. Beer

  • Factor analysis of symptom subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder and their relation to personality and tic disorders

    Lee Baer

  • Obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions as predictors of compliance with and response to behaviour therapy: results from a controlled trial.

    David Mataix-Cols;Isaac M. Marks;John H. Greist;Kenneth A. Kobak

  • Abnormal excitatory neurotransmitter metabolism in schizophrenic brains

    Guochuan Tsai;Lucius A. Passani;Barbara S. Slusher;Ruth Carter

  • Organizational strategies mediate nonverbal memory impairment in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Cary R Savage;Lee Baer;Nancy J Keuthen;Halle D Brown

  • The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Hairpulling Scale: 1. Development and Factor Analyses

    Nancy J. Keuthen;Richard L. O’Sullivan;Joseph N. Ricciardi;David Shera

  • Behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder guided by a computer or by a clinician compared with relaxation as a control.

    John H Greist;Isaac M Marks;Lee Baer;Kenneth A Kobak

  • Prospective long-term follow-up of 44 patients who received cingulotomy for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Darin D. Dougherty;Lee Baer;G. Rees Cosgrove;Edwin H. Cassem

  • A Positron Emission Tomographic Study of Simple Phobic Symptom Provocation

    Scott L. Rauch;Cary R. Savage;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Euripedes C. Miguel

  • Sensory phenomena in obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's disorder.

    Euripedes C. Miguel;Maria Conceição do Rosário-Campos;Helena da Silva Prado;Raquel do Valle

  • Symptom stability in adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: Data from a naturalistic two-year follow-up study

    David Mataix-Cols;Scott L. Rauch;Lee Baer;Jane L. Eisen

  • Cerebral structural abnormalities in obsessive-compulsive disorder. A quantitative morphometric magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Michael A. Jenike;Hans C. Breiter;Lee Baer;David N. Kennedy

  • Strategic processing and episodic memory impairment in obsessive compulsive disorder.

    Cary R. Savage;Thilo Deckersbach;Sabine Wilhelm;Scott L. Rauch

  • Self-Injurious Skin Picking: Clinical Characteristics and Comorbidity

    Sabine Wilhelm;Nancy J. Keuthen;Thilo Deckersbach;Iris M. Engelhard

  • Habit Reversal Versus Supportive Psychotherapy for Tourette’s Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Sabine Wilhelm;Thilo Deckersbach;Barbara J. Coffey;Antje Bohne

  • L-methylfolate as adjunctive therapy for SSRI-resistant major depression: results of two randomized, double-blind, parallel-sequential trials.

    George I. Papakostas;Richard C. Shelton;John M. Zajecka;Bijan Etemad

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without a chronic tic disorder. A comparison of symptoms in 70 patients.

    J. C. Holzer;W. K. Goodman;C. J. McDougle;L. Baer

  • Effect of axis II diagnoses on treatment outcome with clomipramine in 55 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Lee Baer;Michael A. Jenike;Donald W. Black;Catherine Treece

Frequent Co-Authors

Cary R. Savage
Cary R. Savage University of Nebraska–Lincoln
David Mischoulon
David Mischoulon Harvard University
Nancy J. Keuthen
Nancy J. Keuthen Harvard University
George I. Papakostas
George I. Papakostas Harvard University
Sabine Wilhelm
Sabine Wilhelm Harvard University
Thilo Deckersbach
Thilo Deckersbach Harvard University
Paola Pedrelli
Paola Pedrelli Massachusetts General Hospital
Euripedes Constantino Miguel
Euripedes Constantino Miguel Universidade de São Paulo
Isaac Marks
Isaac Marks King's College London
Mark A. Blais
Mark A. Blais Harvard University

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