Murray B. Stein MD, FRCPC, MPH
Professor of Psychiatry In-Residence
La Jolla Village Professional Center
8960 Villa La Jolla Drive, Ste. 2243
La Jolla, CA 92037-0603
PHONE #: 858-622-6124
FAX #: 858-450-1491
E-mail: mstein@ucsd.edu
Biography
Dr. Stein is a graduate of
the University of Manitoba who subsequently trained at the
University of Toronto and the National Institute of Mental
Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Over 150 peer-reviewed
publications in peer-reviewed journals (including Lancet, JAMA,
American Journal of Psychiatry, and Archives of General
Psychiatry) on the topic of anxiety disorders. He holds
federal grant funding to study the neurobiology of anxiety
disorders using functional neuroimaging techniques, the
treatment of anxiety disorders in primary care, and the
pharmacological prevention of adverse psychiatric sequelae in
physically injured trauma patients. Dr. Stein is a member of
the Scientific Advisory Board of the Anxiety Disorders
Association of American, an ad-hoc reviewer for numerous
journals and granting agencies, on the editorial board of The
Economics of Neuroscience, and a Research Review Editor for
the journal Depression & Anxiety. He is also currently
completing a Masters of Public Health Degree at the Johns
Hopkins School of Public Health.
Research Focus
Dr. Stein’s research focus
is on the epidemiology, neurobiology, genetics and treatment
of anxiety disorders. Treatment modalities of interest include
pharmacotherapy and brief psychoeducational and
cognitive-behavioral techniques. Population-based and clinical
(including primary care) research are equally emphasized.
Numerous collaborative projects (e.g., with experts in
functional imaging and genetic epidemiology) enable Dr.
Stein’s laboratory to have an eclectic approach to the
understanding of anxiety and anxiety disorders.
Clinical Focus
Dr. Stein’s interests and
expertise are in the treatment of persons with anxiety
disorders. He is also interested in public health approaches
to preventing anxiety and trauma-related disorders and their
adverse consequences. Treatment of anxiety in children and
adolescents is a growing clinical focus.
Selected Publications
- Triumph Over Shyness:
Conquering Shyness and Social Anxiety, Stein MB and Walker JR,
McGraw Hill, New York NY, 2002
- Clinical Research in Mental Health: A Practical Guide,
Admunson GJG, Norton GR, Stein MB, Sage Publications, Thousand
Oaks CA, 2002
- Stein MB, Jang
KL, Taylor S, Vernon PA, Livesley WJ: Genetic and
environmental influences on trauma exposure and posttraumatic
stress disorder symptoms: A twin study. American Journal of
Psychiatry 159:1675-1681, 2002
- Stein MB, Chartier MJ, Lizak MV, Jang KJ: Familial aggregation
of anxiety-related quantitative traits in generalized social
phobia: Clues to understanding "disorder" heritability?
Neuropsychiatric Genetics 105:79-83, 2001
- Stein MB, Torgrud LJ, Walker JR: Social phobia symptoms,
subtypes and severity: Findings from a community survey.
Archives of General Psychiatry 57:1046-1052, 2000
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