Michael Damingo De Bellis

Michael Damingo De Bellis
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Developmental Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2002
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2011
Affiliate of the Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis, Duke-UNC Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis, Institutes and Centers 2007
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2011

Contact Information

905 West Main St Suite 24D, Box 104360, Durham, NC 27701
Box 104360, Durham, NC 27710
debel002@mc.duke.edu (919) 385-0871

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.D., State University of New York at Brooklyn 1987
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke CTSA (KL2) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Duke CTSA (TL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- NCANDA Research Project Site: Duke awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2022
- NCANDA Research Project Site: Duke awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2022
- Biomarkers of Underage Binge Drinking in Maltreated Children. 2016 - 2019
- A Compute Cluster for Brain Imaging and Analysis awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2017
- Pathways From Maltreatment to Substance Abuse awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2016
- Prefrontal Function in Adolescent Limited vs Life Course Persistent SUD awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2014
- Frontal Function in Adolescent Cannabis Use Disorders awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2011
- A Linux Cluster Computational Facility for Neuroimaging Research awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2010
- PTSD & Childhood Sexual Abuse: Psychobiology awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2009
- PTSD & Childhood Sexual Abuse: Psychobiology awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2008
- Child Neglect: Psychobiological Consequences awarded by National Institutes of Health 2000 - 2007
- Adolescent Alcohol Abuse, PTSD & Hippocampal Development awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2006
Industry Relationships
- Internaltional Juornal of Child Abild and Neglect
- NIH
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - De Bellis, Michael D., Kate B. Nooner, Jeanette M. Scheid, and Judith A. Cohen. “Depression in Maltreated Children and Adolescents..” Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 28, no. 3 (July 2019): 289–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2019.02.002.
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  - Sun, Delin, Courtney C. Haswell, Rajendra A. Morey, and Michael D. De Bellis. “Brain structural covariance network centrality in maltreated youth with PTSD and in maltreated youth resilient to PTSD..” Dev Psychopathol 31, no. 2 (May 2019): 557–71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579418000093.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Rajendra A. Morey, Kate B. Nooner, Donald P. Woolley, Courtney C. Haswell, and Stephen R. Hooper. “A Pilot Study of Neurocognitive Function and Brain Structures in Adolescents With Alcohol Use Disorders: Does Maltreatment History Matter?.” Child Maltreat, April 1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559518810525.
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  - Peterson, Eric T., Dongjin Kwon, Beatriz Luna, Bart Larsen, Devin Prouty, Michael D. De Bellis, James Voyvodic, et al. “Distribution of brain iron accrual in adolescence: Evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis..” Hum Brain Mapp 40, no. 5 (April 1, 2019): 1480–95. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.24461.
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  - Nooner, Kate B., Stephen R. Hooper, and Michael D. De Bellis. “An examination of sex differences on neurocognitive functioning and behavior problems in maltreated youth..” Psychol Trauma 10, no. 4 (July 2018): 435–43. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000356.
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  - Pfefferbaum, Adolf, Dongjin Kwon, Ty Brumback, Wesley K. Thompson, Kevin Cummins, Susan F. Tapert, Sandra A. Brown, et al. “Altered Brain Developmental Trajectories in Adolescents After Initiating Drinking..” Am J Psychiatry 175, no. 4 (April 1, 2018): 370–80. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040469.
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  - Müller-Oehring, Eva M., Dongjin Kwon, Bonnie J. Nagel, Edith V. Sullivan, Weiwei Chu, Torsten Rohlfing, Devin Prouty, et al. “Influences of Age, Sex, and Moderate Alcohol Drinking on the Intrinsic Functional Architecture of Adolescent Brains..” Cereb Cortex 28, no. 3 (March 1, 2018): 1049–63. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhx014.
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  - Sullivan, Edith V., Barton Lane, Dongjin Kwon, M. J. Meloy, Susan F. Tapert, Sandra A. Brown, Ian M. Colrain, et al. “Structural brain anomalies in healthy adolescents in the NCANDA cohort: relation to neuropsychological test performance, sex, and ethnicity..” Brain Imaging Behav 11, no. 5 (October 2017): 1302–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-016-9634-2.
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  - Hasler, Brant P., Peter L. Franzen, Massimiliano de Zambotti, Devin Prouty, Sandra A. Brown, Susan F. Tapert, Adolf Pfefferbaum, et al. “Eveningness and Later Sleep Timing Are Associated with Greater Risk for Alcohol and Marijuana Use in Adolescence: Initial Findings from the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence Study..” Alcohol Clin Exp Res 41, no. 6 (June 2017): 1154–65. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13401.
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  - Sege, Robert D., Lisa Amaya-Jackson, and Lisa AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Committee on Child Maltreatment and Violence; NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS. “Clinical Considerations Related to the Behavioral Manifestations of Child Maltreatment..” Pediatrics 139, no. 4 (April 2017). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-0100.
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  - Stave, Elise A., Michael D. De Bellis, Steven R. Hooper, Donald P. Woolley, Suk Ki Chang, and Steven D. Chen. “Dimensions of Attention Associated With the Microstructure of Corona Radiata White Matter..” J Child Neurol 32, no. 5 (April 2017): 458–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073816685652.
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  - Sullivan, Edith V., Ty Brumback, Susan F. Tapert, Devin Prouty, Rosemary Fama, Wesley K. Thompson, Sandra A. Brown, et al. “Effects of prior testing lasting a full year in NCANDA adolescents: Contributions from age, sex, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, site, family history of alcohol or drug abuse, and baseline performance..” Dev Cogn Neurosci 24 (April 2017): 72–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2017.01.003.
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  - Clark, Duncan B., Tammy Chung, Christopher S. Martin, Brant P. Hasler, Douglas H. Fitzgerald, Beatriz Luna, Sandra A. Brown, et al. “Adolescent Executive Dysfunction in Daily Life: Relationships to Risks, Brain Structure and Substance Use..” Front Behav Neurosci 11 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00223.
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  - Pfefferbaum, Adolf, Torsten Rohlfing, Kilian M. Pohl, Barton Lane, Weiwei Chu, Dongjin Kwon, B. Nolan Nichols, et al. “Adolescent Development of Cortical and White Matter Structure in the NCANDA Sample: Role of Sex, Ethnicity, Puberty, and Alcohol Drinking..” Cereb Cortex 26, no. 10 (October 2016): 4101–21. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhv205.
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  - Sullivan, Edith V., Ty Brumback, Susan F. Tapert, Rosemary Fama, Devin Prouty, Sandra A. Brown, Kevin Cummins, et al. “Cognitive, emotion control, and motor performance of adolescents in the NCANDA study: Contributions from alcohol consumption, age, sex, ethnicity, and family history of addiction..” Neuropsychology 30, no. 4 (May 2016): 449–73. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000259.
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  - Pohl, Kilian M., Edith V. Sullivan, Torsten Rohlfing, Weiwei Chu, Dongjin Kwon, B Nolan Nichols, Yong Zhang, et al. “Harmonizing DTI measurements across scanners to examine the development of white matter microstructure in 803 adolescents of the NCANDA study..” Neuroimage 130 (April 15, 2016): 194–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.01.061.
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  - Morey, Rajendra A., Courtney C. Haswell, Stephen R. Hooper, and Michael D. De Bellis. “Amygdala, Hippocampus, and Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex Volumes Differ in Maltreated Youth with and without Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder..” Neuropsychopharmacology 41, no. 3 (February 2016): 791–801. https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.2015.205.
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  - Brown, Sandra A., Ty Brumback, Kristin Tomlinson, Kevin Cummins, Wesley K. Thompson, Bonnie J. Nagel, Michael D. De Bellis, et al. “The National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA): A Multisite Study of Adolescent Development and Substance Use..” J Stud Alcohol Drugs 76, no. 6 (November 2015): 895–908. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2015.76.895.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Stephen R. Hooper, Steven D. Chen, James M. Provenzale, Brian D. Boyd, Christopher E. Glessner, James R. MacFall, Martha E. Payne, Robert Rybczynski, and Donald P. Woolley. “Posterior structural brain volumes differ in maltreated youth with and without chronic posttraumatic stress disorder..” Dev Psychopathol 27, no. 4 Pt 2 (November 2015): 1555–76. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579415000942.
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  - Urger, Sacide E., Michael D. De Bellis, Stephen R. Hooper, Donald P. Woolley, Steven D. Chen, and James Provenzale. “The superior longitudinal fasciculus in typically developing children and adolescents: diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychological correlates..” J Child Neurol 30, no. 1 (January 2015): 9–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073813520503.
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  - Li, Wei, Bing Wu, Anastasia Batrachenko, Vivian Bancroft-Wu, Rajendra A. Morey, Vandana Shashi, Christian Langkammer, et al. “Differential developmental trajectories of magnetic susceptibility in human brain gray and white matter over the lifespan..” Hum Brain Mapp 35, no. 6 (June 2014): 2698–2713. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.22360.
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  - Crozier, Joseph C., Lihong Wang, Scott A. Huettel, and Michael D. De Bellis. “Neural correlates of cognitive and affective processing in maltreated youth with posttraumatic stress symptoms: does gender matter?.” Dev Psychopathol 26, no. 2 (May 2014): 491–513. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457941400008X.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., and Abigail Zisk. “The biological effects of childhood trauma..” Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 23, no. 2 (April 2014): 185–vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2014.01.002.
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  - Hooper, Stephen R., Donald Woolley, and Michael D. De Bellis. “Intellectual, neurocognitive, and academic achievement in abstinent adolescents with cannabis use disorder..” Psychopharmacology (Berl) 231, no. 8 (April 2014): 1467–77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-014-3463-z.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Lihong Wang, Sara R. Bergman, Richard H. Yaxley, Stephen R. Hooper, and Scott A. Huettel. “Neural mechanisms of risky decision-making and reward response in adolescent onset cannabis use disorder..” Drug Alcohol Depend 133, no. 1 (November 1, 2013): 134–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.05.020.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Donald P. Woolley, and Stephen R. Hooper. “Neuropsychological findings in pediatric maltreatment: relationship of PTSD, dissociative symptoms, and abuse/neglect indices to neurocognitive outcomes..” Child Maltreat 18, no. 3 (August 2013): 171–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559513497420.
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  - Urger, Efsun, Michael D. Debellis, Steven R. Hooper, Donald P. Woolley, Steven Chen, and James M. Provenzale. “Influence of analysis technique on measurement of diffusion tensor imaging parameters..” Ajr Am J Roentgenol 200, no. 5 (May 2013): W510–17. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.12.9650.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., and Stephen R. Hooper. “Neural substrates for processing task-irrelevant emotional distracters in maltreated adolescents with depressive disorders: a pilot study..” J Trauma Stress 25, no. 2 (April 2012): 198–202. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.21682.
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  - Xie, Yuhuan, Yian Ann Chen, and Michael D. De Bellis. “The relationship of age, gender, and IQ with the brainstem and thalamus in healthy children and adolescents: a magnetic resonance imaging volumetric study..” J Child Neurol 27, no. 3 (March 2012): 325–31. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073811419260.
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  - Crozier, J. C., E. E. Van Voorhees, S. R. Hooper, and M. D. De Bellis. “Effects of abuse and neglect on brain development,” December 1, 2011, 516–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4160-6393-3.00054-3.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Eve G. Spratt, and Stephen R. Hooper. “Neurodevelopmental biology associated with childhood sexual abuse..” J Child Sex Abus 20, no. 5 (September 2011): 548–87. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2011.607753.
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  - Moon, Won-Jin, James M. Provenzale, Basar Sarikaya, Yon Kwon Ihn, John Morlese, Steven Chen, and Michael D. DeBellis. “Diffusion-tensor imaging assessment of white matter maturation in childhood and adolescence..” Ajr Am J Roentgenol 197, no. 3 (September 2011): 704–12. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.10.6382.
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  - Holt, Rebecca L., James M. Provenzale, Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, Won-Jin Moon, Michael D. De Bellis, Soren Leonard, William B. Gallentine, et al. “Structural connectivity of the frontal lobe in children with drug-resistant partial epilepsy..” Epilepsy & Behavior : E&B 21, no. 1 (May 2011): 65–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.03.016.
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  - Yaxley, Richard H., Elizabeth E. Van Voorhees, Sara Bergman, Stephen R. Hooper, Scott A. Huettel, and Michael D. De Bellis. “Behavioral risk elicits selective activation of the executive system in adolescents: clinical implications..” Front Psychiatry 2 (2011). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2011.00068.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Stephen R. Hooper, Donald P. Woolley, and Chad E. Shenk. “Demographic, maltreatment, and neurobiological correlates of PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents..” J Pediatr Psychol 35, no. 5 (June 2010): 570–77. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsp116.
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  - De Bellis, M. D. “Commentary.” Formative Experiences: The Interaction of Caregiving, Culture, and Developmental Psychobiology, January 1, 2010, 390–97. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511711879.035.
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  - De Bellis, M. D. “The neurobiology of child neglect,” January 1, 2010, 123–32. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511777042.015.
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  - DE Bellis, Michael D., Stephen R. Hooper, Eve G. Spratt, and Donald P. Woolley. “Neuropsychological findings in childhood neglect and their relationships to pediatric PTSD..” J Int Neuropsychol Soc 15, no. 6 (November 2009): 868–78. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617709990464.
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  - MacMillan, Harriet L., Katholiki Georgiades, Eric K. Duku, Alison Shea, Meir Steiner, Anne Niec, Masako Tanaka, et al. “Cortisol response to stress in female youths exposed to childhood maltreatment: results of the youth mood project..” Biol Psychiatry 66, no. 1 (July 1, 2009): 62–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.12.014.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Elizabeth Van Voorhees, Stephen R. Hooper, Nicole Gibler, Lauren Nelson, Steve G. Hege, Martha E. Payne, and James MacFall. “Diffusion tensor measures of the corpus callosum in adolescents with adolescent onset alcohol use disorders..” Alcohol Clin Exp Res 32, no. 3 (March 2008): 395–404. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00603.x.
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  - Wang, Lihong, Scott Huettel, and Michael D. De Bellis. “Neural substrates for processing task-irrelevant sad images in adolescents..” Dev Sci 11, no. 1 (January 2008): 23–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00661.x.
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  - Thomas, Laura A., Michael D. De Bellis, Reiko Graham, and Kevin S. LaBar. “Development of emotional facial recognition in late childhood and adolescence..” Dev Sci 10, no. 5 (September 2007): 547–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00614.x.
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  - Watts-English, T., B. L. Fortson, N. Gibler, S. R. Hooper, and M. D. De Bellis. “The psychobiology of maltreatment in childhood.” Journal of Social Issues 62, no. 4 (December 1, 2006): 717–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2006.00484.x.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., and Maragatha Kuchibhatla. “Cerebellar volumes in pediatric maltreatment-related posttraumatic stress disorder..” Biol Psychiatry 60, no. 7 (October 1, 2006): 697–703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.04.035.
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  - Tupler, Larry A., and Michael D. De Bellis. “Segmented hippocampal volume in children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder..” Biol Psychiatry 59, no. 6 (March 15, 2006): 523–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.007.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., and Thomas Van Dillen. “Childhood post-traumatic stress disorder: an overview..” Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 14, no. 4 (October 2005): 745–ix. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2005.05.006.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Anandhi Narasimhan, Dawn L. Thatcher, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Paul Soloff, and Duncan B. Clark. “Prefrontal cortex, thalamus, and cerebellar volumes in adolescents and young adults with adolescent-onset alcohol use disorders and comorbid mental disorders..” Alcohol Clin Exp Res 29, no. 9 (September 2005): 1590–1600. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.alc.0000179368.87886.76.
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  - Gold, Philip W., Ma-Li Wong, David S. Goldstein, Herman K. Gold, Donna S. Ronsaville, Murray Esler, Salvatore Alesci, et al. “Cardiac implications of increased arterial entry and reversible 24-h central and peripheral norepinephrine levels in melancholia..” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102, no. 23 (June 7, 2005): 8303–8. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0503069102.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D. “The psychobiology of neglect..” Child Maltreat 10, no. 2 (May 2005): 150–72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559505275116.
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  - Diwadkar, Vaibhav A., Michael D. DeBellis, John A. Sweeney, Jay W. Pettegrew, and Matcheri S. Keshavan. “Abnormalities in MRI-measured signal intensity in the corpus callosum in schizophrenia..” Schizophr Res 67, no. 2–3 (April 1, 2004): 277–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-9964(03)00098-7.
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  - Thomas, Lisa A., and Michael D. De Bellis. “Pituitary volumes in pediatric maltreatment-related posttraumatic stress disorder..” Biol Psychiatry 55, no. 7 (April 1, 2004): 752–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.11.021.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., and Lisa A. Thomas. “Biologic findings of post-traumatic stress disorder and child maltreatment..” Curr Psychiatry Rep 5, no. 2 (June 2003): 108–17.
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  - Clark, Duncan B., Michael D. De Bellis, Kevin G. Lynch, Jack R. Cornelius, and Christopher S. Martin. “Physical and sexual abuse, depression and alcohol use disorders in adolescents: onsets and outcomes..” Drug Alcohol Depend 69, no. 1 (January 24, 2003): 51–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0376-8716(02)00254-5.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., and Matcheri S. Keshavan. “Sex differences in brain maturation in maltreatment-related pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder..” Neurosci Biobehav Rev 27, no. 1–2 (January 2003): 103–17.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Matcheri S. Keshavan, Heather Shifflett, Satish Iyengar, Sue R. Beers, Julie Hall, and Grace Moritz. “Brain structures in pediatric maltreatment-related posttraumatic stress disorder: a sociodemographically matched study..” Biol Psychiatry 52, no. 11 (December 1, 2002): 1066–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01459-2.
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  - Keshavan, Matcheri S., Elizabeth Dick, Ilona Mankowski, Keith Harenski, Debra M. Montrose, Vaibhav Diwadkar, and Michael DeBellis. “Decreased left amygdala and hippocampal volumes in young offspring at risk for schizophrenia..” Schizophr Res 58, no. 2–3 (December 1, 2002): 173–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0920-9964(01)00404-2.
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  - Beers, Sue R., and Michael D. De Bellis. “Outcomes of child abuse..” Neurosurg Clin N Am 13, no. 2 (April 2002): 235–41.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Matcheri S. Keshavan, Heather Shifflett, Satish Iyengar, Ronald E. Dahl, David A. Axelson, Boris Birmaher, Julie Hall, Grace Moritz, and Neal D. Ryan. “Superior temporal gyrus volumes in pediatric generalized anxiety disorder..” Biol Psychiatry 51, no. 7 (April 1, 2002): 553–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01375-0.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D., Matcheri S. Keshavan, Karin Frustaci, Heather Shifflett, Satish Iyengar, Sue R. Beers, and Julie Hall. “Superior temporal gyrus volumes in maltreated children and adolescents with PTSD..” Biol Psychiatry 51, no. 7 (April 1, 2002): 544–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01374-9.
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  - Keshavan, Matcheri S., Vaibhav A. Diwadkar, Michael DeBellis, Elizabeth Dick, Rupali Kotwal, David R. Rosenberg, John A. Sweeney, Nancy Minshew, and Jay W. Pettegrew. “Development of the corpus callosum in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood..” Life Sci 70, no. 16 (March 8, 2002): 1909–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0024-3205(02)01492-3.
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  - Beers, Sue R., and Michael D. De Bellis. “Neuropsychological function in children with maltreatment-related posttraumatic stress disorder..” Am J Psychiatry 159, no. 3 (March 2002): 483–86. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.3.483.
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  - De Bellis, Michael D. “Developmental traumatology: a contributory mechanism for alcohol and substance use disorders..” Psychoneuroendocrinology 27, no. 1–2 (January 2002): 155–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4530(01)00042-7.
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  - Gonzalez-Heydrich, J., R. J. Steingard, F. W. Putnam, M. D. De Bellis, W. Beardslee, and I. S. Kohane. “Corticotropin releasing hormone increases apparent potency of adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation of cortisol secretion..” Med Hypotheses 57, no. 5 (November 2001): 544–48. https://doi.org/10.1054/mehy.2001.1384.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., J. Hall, A. M. Boring, K. Frustaci, and G. Moritz. “A pilot longitudinal study of hippocampal volumes in pediatric maltreatment-related posttraumatic stress disorder..” Biol Psychiatry 50, no. 4 (August 15, 2001): 305–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01105-2.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., E. R. Broussard, D. J. Herring, S. Wexler, G. Moritz, and J. G. Benitez. “Psychiatric co-morbidity in caregivers and children involved in maltreatment: a pilot research study with policy implications..” Child Abuse Negl 25, no. 7 (July 2001): 923–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0145-2134(01)00247-2.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., M. S. Keshavan, S. R. Beers, J. Hall, K. Frustaci, A. Masalehdan, J. Noll, and A. M. Boring. “Sex differences in brain maturation during childhood and adolescence..” Cereb Cortex 11, no. 6 (June 2001): 552–57. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/11.6.552.
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  - Hill, S. Y., M. D. De Bellis, M. S. Keshavan, L. Lowers, S. Shen, J. Hall, and T. Pitts. “Right amygdala volume in adolescent and young adult offspring from families at high risk for developing alcoholism..” Biol Psychiatry 49, no. 11 (June 1, 2001): 894–905. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01088-5.
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  - Tae, W. S., and S. B. Hong. “Boundary of amygdala and hippocampus..” Am J Psychiatry 158, no. 5 (May 2001): 820–21. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.5.820-a.
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  - De Bellis, M. D. “Developmental traumatology: the psychobiological development of maltreated children and its implications for research, treatment, and policy..” Dev Psychopathol 13, no. 3 (2001): 539–64.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., M. S. Keshavan, and K. A. Harenski. “Anterior cingulate N-acetylaspartate/creatine ratios during clonidine treatment in a maltreated child with posttraumatic stress disorder..” J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 11, no. 3 (2001): 311–16. https://doi.org/10.1089/10445460152595649.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., B. J. Casey, R. E. Dahl, B. Birmaher, D. E. Williamson, K. M. Thomas, D. A. Axelson, et al. “A pilot study of amygdala volumes in pediatric generalized anxiety disorder..” Biol Psychiatry 48, no. 1 (July 1, 2000): 51–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00835-0.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., M. S. Keshavan, S. Spencer, and J. Hall. “N-Acetylaspartate concentration in the anterior cingulate of maltreated children and adolescents with PTSD..” Am J Psychiatry 157, no. 7 (July 2000): 1175–77. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.7.1175.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., D. B. Clark, S. R. Beers, P. H. Soloff, A. M. Boring, J. Hall, A. Kersh, and M. S. Keshavan. “Hippocampal volume in adolescent-onset alcohol use disorders..” Am J Psychiatry 157, no. 5 (May 2000): 737–44. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.5.737.
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  - Wong, M. L., M. A. Kling, P. J. Munson, S. Listwak, J. Licinio, P. Prolo, B. Karp, et al. “Pronounced and sustained central hypernoradrenergic function in major depression with melancholic features: relation to hypercortisolism and corticotropin-releasing hormone..” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 97, no. 1 (January 4, 2000): 325–30. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.97.1.325.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., M. S. Keshavan, D. B. Clark, B. J. Casey, J. N. Giedd, A. M. Boring, K. Frustaci, and N. D. Ryan. “A.E. Bennett Research Award. Developmental traumatology. Part II: Brain development..” Biol Psychiatry 45, no. 10 (May 15, 1999): 1271–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00045-1.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., A. S. Baum, B. Birmaher, M. S. Keshavan, C. H. Eccard, A. M. Boring, F. J. Jenkins, and N. D. Ryan. “A.E. Bennett Research Award. Developmental traumatology. Part I: Biological stress systems..” Biological Psychiatry 45, no. 10 (May 1999): 1259–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00044-x.
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  - Altemus, M., K. R. Jacobson, M. Debellis, M. Kling, T. Pigott, D. L. Murphy, and P. W. Gold. “Normal CSF oxytocin and NPY levels in OCD..” Biol Psychiatry 45, no. 7 (April 1, 1999): 931–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00263-7.
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  - Newcorn, J. H., K. Schulz, M. Harrison, M. D. DeBellis, J. K. Udarbe, and J. M. Halperin. “Alpha 2 adrenergic agonists. Neurochemistry, efficacy, and clinical guidelines for use in children..” Pediatr Clin North Am 45, no. 5 (October 1998): 1099–viii. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70064-x.
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  - Chadwick, D. L., R. H. Kirschner, R. M. Reece, L. R. Ricci, R. Alexander, M. Amaya, J. A. Bays, et al. “Shaken baby syndrome--a forensic pediatric response..” Pediatrics 101, no. 2 (February 1998): 321–23. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.101.2.321.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., A. S. Baum, B. Birmaher, and N. D. Ryan. “Urinary catecholamine excretion in childhood overanxious and posttraumatic stress disorders..” Ann N Y Acad Sci 821 (June 21, 1997): 451–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48303.x.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., R. E. Dahl, J. M. Perel, B. Birmaher, M. al-Shabbout, D. E. Williamson, B. Nelson, and N. D. Ryan. “Nocturnal ACTH, cortisol, growth hormone, and prolactin secretion in prepubertal depression..” J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 35, no. 9 (September 1996): 1130–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199609000-00010.
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  - Dorn, L. D., E. S. Burgess, E. J. Susman, A. von Eye, M. D. DeBellis, P. W. Gold, and G. P. Chrousos. “Response to oCRH in depressed and nondepressed adolescents: does gender make a difference?.” J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 35, no. 6 (June 1996): 764–73. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199606000-00016.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., L. Burke, P. K. Trickett, and F. W. Putnam. “Antinuclear antibodies and thyroid function in sexually abused girls..” J Trauma Stress 9, no. 2 (April 1996): 369–78.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., L. Lefter, P. K. Trickett, and F. W. Putnam. “Urinary catecholamine excretion in sexually abused girls..” J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 33, no. 3 (March 1994): 320–27. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199403000-00004.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., G. P. Chrousos, L. D. Dorn, L. Burke, K. Helmers, M. A. Kling, P. K. Trickett, and F. W. Putnam. “Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation in sexually abused girls..” J Clin Endocrinol Metab 78, no. 2 (February 1994): 249–55. https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.78.2.8106608.
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  - Bellis, M. D. de, G. P. Chrousos, L. D. Dorn, L. Burke, K. Helmers, M. A. Kling, P. K. Trickett, and F. W. Putman. “Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation in sexually abused girls.” Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 49, no. 7 (January 1, 1994): 487–90.
  - Kling, M. A., M. D. Debellis, D. K. O’Rourke, S. J. Listwak, T. D. G. Jr, I. E. McCutcheon, K. T. Kalogeras, E. H. Oldfield, and P. W. Gold. “Diurnal variation of cerebrospinal fluid immunoreactive corticotropin-releasing hormone levels in healthy volunteers.” Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 79, no. 1 (1994): 233–39.
  - Kling, M. A., M. A. Smith, J. R. Glowa, D. Pluznik, J. Demas, M. D. DeBellis, P. W. Gold, and J. Schulkin. “Facilitation of cocaine kindling by glucocorticoids in rats..” Brain Res 629, no. 1 (November 26, 1993): 163–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(93)90497-b.
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  - Kling, M. A., M. A. Demitrack, H. J. Whitfield, K. T. Kalogeras, S. J. Listwak, M. D. DeBellis, G. P. Chrousos, P. W. Gold, and H. A. Brandt. “Effects of the glucocorticoid antagonist RU 486 on pituitary-adrenal function in patients with anorexia nervosa and healthy volunteers: enhancement of plasma ACTH and cortisol secretion in underweight patients..” Neuroendocrinology 57, no. 6 (June 1993): 1082–91. https://doi.org/10.1159/000126474.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., T. D. Geracioti, M. Altemus, and M. A. Kling. “Cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolites in fluoxetine-treated patients with major depression and in healthy volunteers..” Biol Psychiatry 33, no. 8–9 (April 15, 1993): 636–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3223(93)90103-k.
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  - De Bellis, M. D., P. W. Gold, T. D. Geracioti, S. J. Listwak, and M. A. Kling. “Association of fluoxetine treatment with reductions in CSF concentrations of corticotropin-releasing hormone and arginine vasopressin in patients with major depression..” Am J Psychiatry 150, no. 4 (April 1993): 656–57. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.4.656.
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  - Hauser, P., O. Devinsky, M. De Bellis, W. H. Theodore, and R. M. Post. “Benzodiazepine withdrawal delirium with catatonic features. Occurrence in patients with partial seizure disorders..” Arch Neurol 46, no. 6 (June 1989): 696–99. https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1989.00520420118033.
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- Conference Papers
  - Tervo-Clemmens, B., A. Quach, B. Luna, W. Foran, T. Chung, M. D. De Bellis, and D. B. Clark. “Neural correlates of rewarded response inhibition in youth at risk for problematic alcohol use.” In Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Vol. 11, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00205.
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