Research Interests:
Dr. Hartman is the Donald W. Hastings Professor of Psychiatry,
and Director of the Division of Neuroscience in Psychiatry. His
basic research interest is in the anatomy and function of biochemically
defined neural systems, especially those that may have a role in
the mediation of depression and eating disorders. The long-range
objective of the Division of Neuroscience is to use the findings
of basic research to achieve a better understanding of the pathophysiology
of the psychiatric disorders. A "neural systems" approach to investigations
at the interface of basic neuroscience and clinical psychiatry has
been developed. This approach has led to an understanding of the
influence of vagal satiety system abnormalities that appear to drive
the binge/purge behavior in bulimic nervosa. This work has involved
the collaboration of both clinical and basic researchers in the
Department. A similar investigation is now in progress on depression.
Selected Publications: Faris PL, Eckert ED, Kim SW, Meller WH, Pardo JV, Goodale RL, Hartman BK. Evidence for a vagal pathophysiology for bulimia nervosa and the accompanying depressive symptoms. J Affect Disord. 2006 May;92(1):79-90.
Kim SW, Grant JE, Eckert ED, Faris PL, Hartman BK. Pathological gambling and mood disorders: clinical associations and treatment implications. J Affect Disord. 2006 May;92(1):109-16.
Stephan E, Pardo JV, Faris PL, Hartman BK, Kim SW, Ivanov EH, Daughters RS, Costello PA, Goodale RL. Functional neuroimaging of gastric distention. J Gastrointest Surg. 2003 Sep-Oct;7(6):740-9.
Former Graduate Students:
Scott Oakman (Ph.D. 1997, Neuroscience,
University of Minnesota).
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