Philip R. Gehrman, PhD

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About

Philip R. Gehrman, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. His publications from 2014 to 2024 focus on sleep, major depressive disorder, genetics, and neurology within psychiatry. His research topics include transcranial alternating current stimulation for depression, insomnia and sleep duration, sleep deprivation's antidepressant effects, nocturnal wakefulness as a suicide risk factor, and the genetic architecture of seasonality in relation to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He has frequently collaborated with authors such as David F. Dinges, Elaine M. Boland, and Michael E. Thase.

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Fully Remote Trial of tACS for Treatment of MDD
Original Research

Fully Remote Trial of tACS for Treatment of MDD

April 22, 2024

Rapid improvement in depression was associated with tACS, particularly for women. Patients can use tACS treatment on their own at home, and it is associated with minimal adverse events.
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PCC
Brief Report

Insomnia Symptoms With Subjective Short Sleep Duration

November 19, 2020

Insomnia and short sleep duration are linked to increased morbidity from cardiometabolic and neuropsychiatric disorders. This study investigated the prevalence and common clinical correlates of insomnia with subjective short...
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JCP
Letter to the Editor

Drs Boland and Gehrman Reply

April 25, 2018

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JCP
Meta-Analysis

Antidepressant Effects of Sleep Deprivation

September 19, 2017

Acute sleep deprivation is one of the most rapid antidepressant interventions known; however, its benefits are usually short-lived. This meta-analysis synthesizes the existing data on acute sleep deprivation in...
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JCP
Article

Nocturnal Wakefulness and Suicide

June 22, 2016

Insomnia and nightmares have been shown to increase the risk for suicidal ideation and suicide. Could simply being awake at night be a risk factor as well? Perlis et...
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JCP
Original Research

Seasonality Shows Evidence for Polygenic Architecture and Genetic Correlation With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

December 9, 2014

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