![]() ![]() Through this work, he seeks to identify ecological and modifiable social, behavioral and cognitive-affective factors that maximize resilience and may support improved interventions. He is a member of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium PTSD Subcommittee and ENIGMA-PGC PTSD Neuroimaging consortium. King researches the effects of trauma, childhood adversity (e.g., early-life poverty) and racial discrimination/marginalization on the brain, autonomic nervous system and stress hormone and immune systems, and has strong interest in how these effects could explain the connection of trauma and childhood adversity to substantially elevated health risks. He uses functional MRI neuroimaging, EEG, psychophysiological and psychoneuro-endocrine/immunology/genomic tools and approaches to work on understanding the neural mechanisms within psychotherapies for trauma-related disorders like PTSD and depression, including exposure- and mindfulness-based treatments.ĭr. King is focused on advancing the design, testing and implementation of effective, efficient neuroscience-based psychotherapy interventions for psychiatric disorders, as well as empirically supported approaches for nurturing resilience and mind-body and positive psychology interventions for people exposed to trauma and undergoing stressful life events. ![]() Neural, psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and psychoneuroendocrinology (PNE) effects of trauma, childhood adversity, early-life poverty and racial discriminationĭr.Neuroimaging and large-scale neural network connectivity.Mindfulness- and compassion-based interventions for mood and trauma-related disorders.Neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other stress- and trauma-related disorders.Psychological and physiological resilience.He is also dedicated to clinical and translational research and service with underserved and health-disparity populations, including better understanding of early-life trauma and social and environmental stressors, including poverty, social marginalization, indignity, and injustice, and approaches to building resilience and growth. He researches the neural and physiological mechanisms underlying effective psychotherapies, and is dedicated to developing improved, neuroscience-based treatments for trauma- and stress-related disorders such as PTSD and depression. Anthony (Tony) King is a neuroscientist and licensed psychologist/psychotherapist who is committed to clinical and translational research aimed at elucidating the social, psychological, neural, physiological and genomic factors and processes underlying risk and resilience for mental health, and the relationships of social-emotional and mental health to physical health. Institute for Behavioral Medicine Researchĭr. Associate Professor - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
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