Amy Lehrner

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Amy Lehrner is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Amy Lehrner has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Clinical Psychology, 13 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 6 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Amy Lehrner's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (13 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (11 papers) and Intimate Partner and Family Violence (6 papers). Amy Lehrner is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (13 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (11 papers) and Intimate Partner and Family Violence (6 papers). Amy Lehrner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Amy Lehrner's co-authors include Rachel Yehuda, Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, Linda M. Bierer, Iouri Makotkine, Nicole E. Allen, Janine D. Flory, Frank Désarnaud, Heather N. Bader, Michael J. Meaney and Talli Y. Rosenbaum and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Amy Lehrner

31 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Intergenerational transmission of trauma effects: putative role of epigenetic mechanisms

2018 327 citations Rachel Yehuda, Amy Lehrner World Psychiatry profile →
Influences of Maternal and Paternal PTSD on Epigenetic Regulation of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene in Holocaust Survivor Offspring

2014 320 citations Rachel Yehuda, Nikolaos P. Daskalakis et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amy Lehrner United States	23	1.1k	576	445	349	346	32	2.3k
Tianyi Yu United States	31	1.4k 1.3×	356 0.6×	758 1.7×	456 1.3×	443 1.3×	104	3.3k
Colter Mitchell United States	28	927 0.9×	168 0.3×	514 1.2×	257 0.7×	369 1.1×	107	2.5k
Isabelle Ouellet‐Morin Canada	25	1.4k 1.2×	517 0.9×	224 0.5×	225 0.6×	260 0.8×	100	2.3k
Chad E. Shenk United States	25	1.6k 1.5×	255 0.4×	264 0.6×	223 0.6×	255 0.7×	66	2.4k
Maggie Schauer Germany	37	3.0k 2.8×	302 0.5×	692 1.6×	140 0.4×	352 1.0×	97	4.1k
John Myers United States	26	3.0k 2.7×	251 0.4×	340 0.8×	439 1.3×	333 1.0×	35	5.1k
Carol A. Van Hulle United States	32	2.3k 2.1×	215 0.4×	320 0.7×	109 0.3×	453 1.3×	108	4.0k
Kristine Marceau United States	25	1.4k 1.3×	541 0.9×	207 0.5×	70 0.2×	380 1.1×	102	2.7k
Karen S. Mitchell United States	38	2.6k 2.4×	156 0.3×	221 0.5×	178 0.5×	108 0.3×	106	3.5k
Verena Ertl Germany	22	1.8k 1.7×	217 0.4×	425 1.0×	216 0.6×	112 0.3×	45	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amy Lehrner

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lehrner, Amy, et al.. (2026). Balancing Innovation and Evidence: Reflections on Structured Protocols in MDMA-Assisted Therapy Versus a Principle-Guided, Patient-Directed Approach.

Mathai, David S., Sandeep M. Nayak, Nathan D. Sepeda, et al.. (2025). Shame, Guilt and Psychedelic Experience: Results from a Prospective, Longitudinal Survey of Real-World Psilocybin Use. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 1–12. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Ruoting, Changxin Xu, Linda M. Bierer, et al.. (2021). Longitudinal genome-wide methylation study of PTSD treatment using prolonged exposure and hydrocortisone. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 398–398. 22 indexed citations

Lehrner, Amy, Tom Hildebrandt, Linda M. Bierer, et al.. (2021). A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of hydrocortisone augmentation of Prolonged Exposure for PTSD in U.S. combat veterans. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 144. 103924–103924. 19 indexed citations

Daskalakis, Nikolaos P., Changxin Xu, Heather N. Bader, et al.. (2020). Intergenerational trauma is associated with expression alterations in glucocorticoid- and immune-related genes. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(4). 763–773. 25 indexed citations

Lehrner, Amy & Rachel Yehuda. (2018). Cultural trauma and epigenetic inheritance. Development and Psychopathology. 30(5). 1763–1777. 60 indexed citations

Szeszko, Philip R., Amy Lehrner, & Rachel Yehuda. (2018). Glucocorticoids and Hippocampal Structure and Function in PTSD. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 26(3). 142–157. 72 indexed citations

Lehrner, Amy & Rachel Yehuda. (2018). Trauma across generations and paths to adaptation and resilience.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 10(1). 22–29. 70 indexed citations

Yehuda, Rachel & Amy Lehrner. (2018). Intergenerational transmission of trauma effects: putative role of epigenetic mechanisms. World Psychiatry. 17(3). 243–257. 327 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lehrner, Amy, Janine D. Flory, Linda M. Bierer, et al.. (2015). Sexual dysfunction and neuroendocrine correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder in combat veterans: Preliminary findings. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 63. 271–275. 18 indexed citations

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Bader, Heather N., Linda M. Bierer, Amy Lehrner, et al.. (2014). Maternal Age at Holocaust Exposure and Maternal PTSD Independently Influence Urinary Cortisol Levels in Adult Offspring. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 5. 103–103. 25 indexed citations

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Lehrner, Amy & Rachel Yehuda. (2014). Biomarkers of PTSD: military applications and considerations. European journal of psychotraumatology. 5(0). 44 indexed citations

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Yehuda, Rachel, Janine D. Flory, Linda M. Bierer, et al.. (2014). Lower Methylation of Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Promoter 1F in Peripheral Blood of Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 77(4). 356–364. 225 indexed citations

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Yehuda, Rachel, Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, Amy Lehrner, et al.. (2014). Influences of Maternal and Paternal PTSD on Epigenetic Regulation of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene in Holocaust Survivor Offspring. American Journal of Psychiatry. 171(8). 872–880. 320 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yehuda, Rachel, Laura C. Pratchett, Matthew W. Elmes, et al.. (2014). Glucocorticoid-related predictors and correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder treatment response in combat veterans. Interface Focus. 4(5). 20140048–20140048. 75 indexed citations

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Yehuda, Rachel, Linda M. Bierer, Laura C. Pratchett, et al.. (2014). Cortisol augmentation of a psychological treatment for warfighters with posttraumatic stress disorder: Randomized trial showing improved treatment retention and outcome. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 51. 589–597. 124 indexed citations

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Yehuda, Rachel, Eric Vermetten, Alexander C. McFarlane, & Amy Lehrner. (2014). PTSD in the military: special considerations for understanding prevalence, pathophysiology and treatment following deployment. European journal of psychotraumatology. 5(1). 40 indexed citations

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Lehrner, Amy, Linda M. Bierer, Laura C. Pratchett, et al.. (2013). Maternal PTSD associates with greater glucocorticoid sensitivity in offspring of Holocaust survivors. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 40. 213–220. 96 indexed citations

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Daskalakis, Nikolaos P., Amy Lehrner, & Rachel Yehuda. (2013). Endocrine Aspects of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 42(3). 503–513. 160 indexed citations

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Viveros, María‐Paz, Tomáš Paus, Ana Belén López-Rodríguez, et al.. (2012). A Comparative, Developmental, and Clinical Perspective of Neurobehavioral Sexual Dimorphisms. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 6. 84–84. 21 indexed citations

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