Ritsner Michael Clinical Associate Professor

- Phone: 972-4-627-8750
- Email: ritsner@sm.health.gov.il
- Fax: 972-4-627-8045
Alma Mater
M.D., High Medical School, Khabarovsk State University, Russia
Ph.D., Psychiatry. Tomsk State University, Russia
D.Sc., Psychiatry & Genetics, Moscow, Russia
Main Research Area
Biomarkers in neuropsychiatry
The role of neurosteroids in schizophrenia
Novel neuroprotective treatments
Quality of life impairment in mental disorders
Research projects
External cooperation
Journal articles
Chapters and reviews in books and proceedings
Ritsner MS
Novel Neuroprotective Agents for Schizophrenia: Neurosteroids, memantine, bexarotene and L-theanine
New Hope for Mental Disturbances., Edited by Lerner V., Miodownik, C. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, Chapter 7, 2009 2009
Ritsner, M., Kurs, R.
Quality-of-life impairment in severe mental illness: focus on schizoaffective disorders.
Schizoaffective Disorder: New Research. Ed. William H. Murray, NOVA Publishers, NY, Chapter 3, pp. 69-107. 2009. 2009
Molecular genetics of schizophrenia: focus on symptom dimensions.
The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes Edited by Michael S. Ritsner. Springer, Vol IV, pp. 95-124, 2009. 2009
Ritsner MS, and Gottesman I.
Where do we stand in the quest for neuropsychiatric biomarkers and endophenotypes and what next?
In: The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes, Volume 1: Neuropsychological Endophenotypes and Biomarkers (MS Ritsner, ed.), pp 3-21. New York: Springer (20 May 2009). 2009
Gallagher P., and Ritsner MS.
Can the cortisol to DHEA molar ratio be used as a peripheral biomarker for schizophrenia and mood disorders?
The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes Edited by Michael S. Ritsner. Springer, Vol III, pp. 27-45, 2009. 2009
Ritsner MS
Dehydroepiandrosterone Administration in Treating Medical and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: High Hopes, Disappointing Results, and Topics for Future Research
Neuroactive Steroids in Brain Function, Behavior and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Novel Strategies for Research and Treatment. Michael S. Ritsner, and Abraham Weizman, Editors. Springer, pp.337-368. 2008
Ritsner MS, Gibel A, Ratner Y, Weizman A.
Dehydroepiandrosterone and Pregnenolone Alterations in Schizophrenia
Neuroactive Steroids in Brain Function, Behavior and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Novel Strategies for Research and Treatment. Michael S. Ritsner, and Abraham Weizman, Editors. Springer, pp.251-298. 2008
Ritsner MS, Gibel A.
Quality of life impairment syndrome in schizophrenia.
Quality of Life Impairment in Schizophrenia, Mood and Anxiety Disorders. New Perspectives on Research and Treatment. Ritsner, Michael S.; Awad, A. George (Eds.), Springer, 2007, 173-226. 2007
Ritsner MS.
Comparison of instruments for measuring quality of life impairment syndrome in severe mental disorders: Q-LES-Q versus QLS and LQOLP.
Quality of Life Impairment in Schizophrenia, Mood and Anxiety Disorders. New Perspectives on Research and Treatment. Ritsner, Michael S.; Awad, A. George (Eds.), Springer, 2007, 133-142. 2007
Ritsner MS.
The Distress/Protection Vulnerability Model of the quality of life impairment syndrome: current evidence and new directions for research.
Quality of Life Impairment in Schizophrenia, Mood and Anxiety Disorders. New Perspectives on Research and Treatment. Ritsner, Michael S.; Awad, A. George (Eds.), Springer, 2007, 3-19. 2007
Books edited
Michael S Ritsner
Brain Protection in Schizophrenia, Mood and Cognitive Disorders,
Springer-Verlag New York Pub. Date: March 01, 2010
Michael S Ritsner
The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes: Volume IV:
Molecular Genetic and Genomic Markers. May 2009, 232pp.
Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Michael S Ritsner
The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes, Volume 3:
Metabolic and Peripheral Biomarkers. May 2009, 231pp.
Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Michael S Ritsner
The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes: Volume II:
Neuroanatomical and Neuroimaging Endophenotypes and Biomarkers, May 2009, 244pp
Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Michael S. Ritsner
The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes. Vol. I,
Neuropsychological Endophenotypes and Biomarkers, May 2009, 231pp
Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Ritsner, Michael S.; Weizman, Abraham (Eds.)
Neuroactive Steroids in Brain Function, Behavior and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Novel
Strategies for Research and Treatment
Springer, 2008, XX, 564 p. 50 illus., Hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-4020-6853-9
http://www.springer.com/medicine/internal/book/978-1-4020-6853-9 2008
Ritsner, Michael S.; Awad, A. George
Quality of Life Impairment in Schizophrenia, Mood and Anxiety Disorders. New Perspectives
on Research and Treatment.
Springer, 2007, 388 p. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5777-9
http://www.springer.com/medicine/psychiatry/book/978-1-4020-5777-
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