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Alyson Nakamura, M.D.

Alyson Nakamura, M.D.

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Psychiatry

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  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Arizona College of Medicine (2001)
    Internship
    Parkland Health & Hospital System (2002)
    Residency
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2005), Psychiatry
  • Research Interest
    • Co-occuring mood and substance use disorders
    • Psychotherapy education
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Escitalopram in Patients with Asthma and Major Depressive Disorder.
    Brown ES, Sayed N, Van Enkevort E, Kulikova A, Nakamura A, Khan DA, Ivleva EI, Sunderajan P, Bender BG, Holmes T J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2018 Feb
    A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Citicoline for Cocaine Dependence in Bipolar I Disorder.
    Brown ES, Todd JP, Hu LT, Schmitz JM, Carmody TJ, Nakamura A, Sunderajan P, Rush AJ, Adinoff B, Bret ME, Holmes T, Lo A Am J Psychiatry 2015 May appiajp201514070857
    A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pregnenolone for Bipolar Depression.
    Brown ES, Park J, Marx CE, Hynan LS, Gardner C, Davila D, Nakamura A, Sunderajan P, Lo A, Holmes T Neuropsychopharmacology 2014 Jun
    Randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of memantine for cognitive changes with corticosteroid therapy.
    Brown ES, Vazquez M, Nakamura A Biol. Psychiatry 2008 Oct 64 8 727-9
  • Honors & Awards
    • Chief Resident
      UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry (2005)
    • Magna cum laude
      Wellesley College (1997)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (2017)