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Dennis S. Charney

Psychiatry & Resilience

United States

184 H-Index
2,495 Total Impact

Overview

Dennis S. Charney is a psychiatry & resilience specialist with an H-index of 184 at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Faculty). Has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature reviews. Neuroscience, Nature Medicine. Based in United States.

Biography

Dennis S. Charney is an American biological psychiatrist and researcher, with expertise in the neurobiology and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. He is the author of Neurobiology of Mental Illness, The Physician's Guide to Depression and Bipolar Disorders and Molecular Biology for the Clinician, as well as the author of over 600 original papers and chapters. In 2022, he was listed #49 on Research.com's "Top Medicine Scientists in the United States," with an h-index of 218 with 173,960 citations across 887 publications. Charney is known for demonstrating that ketamine is effective for treating depression. Ketamine's use as a rapidly-acting anti-depressant is recognized as a breakthrough treatment in mental illness.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

5 Publications
0 Total Citations

Publication Timeline

0122006201920222023

Published In

Am J MedArch Gen PsychiatryNeuron

Key Publications

A randomized trial of an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist in treatment-resistant major depression.
Arch Gen Psychiatry 2006

Areas of Expertise

Medical Specialties

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