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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Evaluation of the Relationship Between the Gene Expression Level of Orexin-1 Receptor in the Rat Blood and Prefrontal Cortex, Novelty-Seeking, and Proneness to Methamphetamine Dependence: A Candidate Biomarker
Azarakhsh Mokri
Azarakhsh Mokri

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Department Psychiatry

School of Medicine

Roozbeh Hospital

Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS)

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

All Documents
1. Inter/Transgenerational Effects of Drugs of Abuse: A Scoping Review, CNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets (2023)
2. Barriers and Facilitators to Substance Use Disorder Treatment: An Overview of Systematic Reviews, Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment (2022)
3. Effect of Tramadol on Apoptosis and Synaptogenesis in Hippocampal Neurons: The Possible Role of Μ-Opioid Receptor, Drug Development Research (2022)
4. Exercise Can Restore Behavioural and Molecular Changes of Intergenerational Morphine Effects, Addiction Biology (2022)
5. Cabergoline in Treatment of Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients and Its Effect on Serum Level of Glial Cell-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial, European Addiction Research (2021)
6. Comparing Sexual Function Between Opioid Dependents Consuming Methadone or Opium Tincture, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
7. Service Development and Implementation of an Exercise Therapy Unit in a Psychiatric Hospital in Iran: A Brief Report, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2021)
8. Alteration of Orexin-A and Pkcα in the Postmortem Brain of Pure-Opioid and Multi-Drug Abusers, Neuropeptides (2020)
9. Beneficial Effects of Physical Activity on Depressive and Ocd-Like Behaviors in the Male Offspring of Morphine-Abstinent Rats, Brain Research (2020)
10. Covid-19 and Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations to a Comprehensive Healthcare Response. an International Society of Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy Interest Group Position Paper, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2020)
11. Covid-19 and Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations to a Comprehensive Healthcare Response. an International Society of Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy Interest Group Position Paper, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2020)
12. Hab-O Shefa, a Persian Medicine Compound for Maintenance Treatment of Opioid Dependence: Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2020)
13. Is There a Correlation Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Low Serum Level of Gdnf in Substance Use Disorder Cases?, Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems (2020)
14. The Evolution of Addiction Treatment and Harm Reduction Programs in Iran: A Chaotic Response or a Synergistic Diversity?, Addiction (2020)
15. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Regular Methamphetamine Use in Methadone Treatment, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (2019)
16. Setting Research Priorities to Achieve Long-Term Health Targets in Iran, Journal of Global Health (2018)
17. Setting Research Priorities to Achieve Long-Term Health Targets in Iran, Journal of Global Health (2018)
18. The Medieval Persian Manuscript of Afyunieh: The First Individual Treatise on the Opium and Addiction in History, Journal of Integrative Medicine (2018)
19. Comparison of Response Inhibition Behavior Between Methadone Maintenance Patients and Active Opiate Users, International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction (2017)
20. Drop-Out From a Drug Treatment Clinic and Associated Reasons; [Taux D’Abandon Dans Un Centre De Traitement De La Dependance Aux Drogues Et Raisons Associees], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2017)
21. Medical Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder in Iran: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Comparison of Buprenorphine/Naloxone and Naltrexone Maintenance Treatment, Addiction (2016)
22. Neuroscience of Drug Craving for Addiction Medicine: From Circuits to Therapies, Progress in Brain Research (2016)
23. Validation for Persian Versions of “Desire for Drug Questionnaire” and “Obsessive Compulsive Drug Use Scale” in Heroin Dependents, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2016)
24. Effect of Abstinence on Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Chronic Methamphetamine Users in a Therapeutic Community, International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction (2015)
25. Exploring Neural Correlates of Different Dimensions in Drug Craving Self-Reports Among Heroin Dependents, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2015)
26. Methamphetamine Use and Treatment in Iran: A Systematic Review From the Most Populated Persian Gulf Country, Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2015)