By Professor Bronwyn Margaret Graham

Journal articles

Li SH; Graham BM, 2020, 'Progesterone levels predict reductions in behavioral avoidance following cognitive restructuring in women with spider phobia', Journal of Affective Disorders, 270, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.039

Tang S; Graham BM, 2020, 'Hormonal, reproductive, and behavioural predictors of fear extinction recall in female rats', Hormones and Behavior, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104693

Li SH; Newby J; Graham BM, 2020, 'Day at the museum. A benchmarking and feasibility study for large group, one-session exposure treatment for spider phobia', Australian Psychologist, 55, pp. 121 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12425

Li SH; Lloyd AR; Graham BM, 2020, 'Physical and mental fatigue across the menstrual cycle in women with and without generalised anxiety disorder', Hormones and Behavior, 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104667

Tang S; Graham BM, 2019, 'D-Cycloserine and estradiol enhance fear extinction in nulliparous but not primiparous female rats', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2019.107088

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2019, 'Fibroblast growth factor-2 enhancement of extinction recall depends on the success of within-session extinction training in rats: a re-analysis', Psychopharmacology, 236, pp. 227 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-018-5032-3

Tang S; Graham BM, 2019, 'Reproductive experience alters the involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in fear extinction, but not fear conditioning, in female Sprague Dawley rats', Psychopharmacology, 236, pp. 251 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-018-4956-y

White EC; Graham BM, 2018, 'Low estradiol is linked to increased skin conductance, but not subjective anxiety or affect, in response to an impromptu speech task', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 98, pp. 30 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.07.023

Graham BM, 2018, 'Sex hormones and gender vulnerabilities to anxiety disorders', Psychiatric Times, 35, pp. 12 - 13

Graham BM; Dong V; Richardson R, 2018, 'The impact of chronic fluoxetine on conditioned fear expression and hippocampal FGF2 in rats: Short- and long-term effects', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 155, pp. 344 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2018.09.004

Graham BM, 2018, 'Postnatal stress is associated with impaired fear conditioning and extinction, and heightened hippocampal fibroblast growth factor 2, in mother rats', Hormones and Behavior, 105, pp. 110 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.08.005

Graham BM; Scott E, 2018, 'Estradiol-induced enhancement of fear extinction in female rats: The role of NMDA receptor activation', Progress in Neuro Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 86, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.05.003

Graham BM; Shin G, 2018, 'Estradiol moderates the relationship between state-trait anxiety and attentional bias to threat in women', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 93, pp. 82 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.04.018

Graham BM; Denson TF; Barnett J; Calderwood C; Grisham JR, 2018, 'Sex hormones are associated with rumination and interact with emotion regulation strategy choice to predict negative affect in women following a sad mood induction', Frontiers in Psychology, 9, pp. 937, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00937

King G; Graham BM; Richardson R, 2018, 'Effects of D-cycloserine on individual differences in relapse of fear', Progress in Neuro Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 84, pp. 115 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.02.005

Graham BM; Li SH; Black MJ; Öst LG, 2018, 'The association between estradiol levels, hormonal contraceptive use, and responsiveness to one-session-treatment for spider phobia in women', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 90, pp. 134 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.02.019

Graham BM; Scott E, 2018, 'Effects of systemic estradiol on fear extinction in female rats are dependent on interactions between dose, estrous phase, and endogenous estradiol levels', Hormones and Behavior, 97, pp. 67 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.10.009

King G; Graham BM; Richardson R, 2018, 'Individual differences in fear relapse', Behaviour Research and Therapy, 100, pp. 37 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.11.003

Graham BM; Zagic D; Richardson R, 2017, 'Low Endogenous Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Levels Are Associated With Heightened Conditioned Fear Expression in Rats and Humans', Biological Psychiatry, 82, pp. 601 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.03.020

Graham BM; Ash C; Den ML, 2017, 'High endogenous estradiol is associated with enhanced cognitive emotion regulation of physiological conditioned fear responses in women', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 80, pp. 7 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.02.023

King G; Scott E; Graham BM; Richardson R, 2017, 'Individual differences in fear extinction and anxiety-like behavior', Learning and Memory, 24, pp. 182 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.045021.117

Graham BM, 2017, 'Fibroblast growth factor-2: A promising biomarker for anxiety and trauma disorders', Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, 11, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179069517749589

Li SH; Graham BM, 2017, 'Why are women so vulnerable to anxiety, trauma-related and stress-related disorders? The potential role of sex hormones', Lancet Psychiatry, 4, pp. 73 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30358-3

Li S; Graham BM, 2016, 'Estradiol is associated with altered cognitive and physiological responses during fear conditioning and extinction in healthy and spider phobic women', Behavioral Neuroscience, 130, pp. 614 - 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bne0000166

Milligan-Saville JS; Graham BM, 2016, 'Mothers do it differently: reproductive experience alters fear extinction in female rats and women', Translational psychiatry, 6, pp. e928 - e928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2016.193

White EC; Graham BM, 2016, 'Estradiol levels in women predict skin conductance response but not valence and expectancy ratings in conditioned fear extinction', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 134, pp. 339 - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2016.08.011

Walters E; Richardson R; Graham BM, 2016, 'Individual differences in conditioned fear expression are associated with enduring differences in endogenous Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 and hippocampal-mediated memory performance', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 134, pp. 248 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2016.07.021

Graham BM; Daher M, 2016, 'Estradiol and Progesterone have Opposing Roles in the Regulation of Fear Extinction in Female Rats', Neuropsychopharmacology, 41, pp. 774 - 780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npp.2015.202

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2016, 'Individual differences in the expression of conditioned fear are associated with endogenous fibroblast growth factor 2', Learning and Memory, 23, pp. 42 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.039644.115

Den ML; Graham BM; Newall C; Richardson R, 2015, 'Teens that fear screams: A comparison of fear conditioning, extinction, and reinstatement in adolescents and adults', Developmental Psychobiology, 57, pp. 818 - 832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.21330

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2015, 'Fibroblast growth factor 2 as a new approach to fighting fear', JAMA Psychiatry, 72, pp. 959 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1187

Graham BM; Callaghan BL; Richardson R, 2014, 'Bridging the gap: Lessons we have learnt from the merging of psychology and psychiatry for the optimisation of treatments for emotional disorders', Behaviour Research and Therapy, 62, pp. 3 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.07.012

Baker KD; Den ML; Graham BM; Richardson R, 2014, 'A window of vulnerability: Impaired fear extinction in adolescence', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 113, pp. 90 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2013.10.009

Graham BM; Milad MR, 2014, 'Inhibition of estradiol synthesis impairs fear extinction in male rats', Learning and Memory, 21, pp. 347 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.034926.114

Callaghan BL; Graham BM; Li S; Richardson R, 2013, 'From resilience to vulnerability: Mechanistic insights into the effects of stress on transitions in critical period plasticity', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 4, pp. 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00090

Graham BM; Milad MR, 2013, 'Blockade of estrogen by hormonal contraceptives impairs fear extinction in female rats and women', Biological Psychiatry, 73, pp. 371 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.09.018

Lebron-Milad K; Graham BM; Milad MR, 2012, 'Low estradiol levels: a vulnerability factor for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder.', Biol Psychiatry, 72, pp. 6 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.04.029

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2011, 'Intraamygdala infusion of fibroblast growth factor 2 enhances extinction and reduces renewal and reinstatement in adult rats.', J Neurosci, 31, pp. 14151 - 14157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3014-11.2011

Graham BM; Milad MR, 2011, 'The study of fear extinction: Implications for anxiety disorders', American Journal of Psychiatry, 168, pp. 1255 - 1265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11040557

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2011, 'Fibroblast growth factor-2 alters the nature of extinction.', Learn Mem, 18, pp. 80 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.2006511

Graham BM; Langton JM; Richardson R, 2011, 'Pharmacological enhancement of fear reduction: preclinical models.', Br J Pharmacol, 164, pp. 1230 - 1247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.01175.x

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2009, 'Acute systemic fibroblast growth factor-2 enhances long-term extinction of fear and reduces reinstatement in rats.', Neuropsychopharmacology, 34, pp. 1875 - 1882, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npp.2009.14

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2009, 'Acute systemic fibroblast growth factor-2 enhances long-term memory in developing rats.', Neurobiol Learn Mem, 91, pp. 424 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2008.12.007

Conference Papers

Graham BM; Daher M, 2014, 'Estradiol and Progesterone have Opposing Roles in the Regulation of Fear Extinction', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NY, New York, pp. 33S - 33S, presented at 69th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, NY, New York, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000334101800103&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Graham BM; Milad M, 2012, 'Hormonal Contraceptives Interfere with Fear Extinction Memory Across Species', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, PA, Philadelphia, pp. 29S - 30S, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, PA, Philadelphia, 03 May 2012 - 05 May 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000302466000095&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Graham BM; Milad M, 2012, 'Preventing Conversion of Testosterone to Estrogen Impairs Fear Extinction Memory in the Male Rat', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, PA, Philadelphia, pp. 30S - 30S, presented at 67th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, PA, Philadelphia, 03 May 2012 - 05 May 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000302466000096&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts

Pestana J; Kershaw K; Graham B, 2024, 'The effects of diazepam and chronic fluoxetine on models of anxiety differ in female rats depending on their reproductive history', in PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, ELECTR NETWORK, Vol. 160, presented at Virtual Annual Meeting of the International-Society-of-Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), ELECTR NETWORK, 12 September 2024 - 13 September 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106718

Graham B; Pestana J; Lonstein J; Pawluski J, 2024, 'What rodent models can tell us about the mechanisms and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in the peripartum period and beyond', in PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, ELECTR NETWORK, Vol. 160, presented at Virtual Annual Meeting of the International-Society-of-Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), ELECTR NETWORK, 12 September 2024 - 13 September 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106714

Graham B; Kershaw K; Pestana J, 2024, 'Dissociable roles of the basolateral amygdala in fear acquisition and extinction as a function of reproductive experience in female rats', in Psychoneuroendocrinology, Elsevier, Vol. 160, pp. 106716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106716

Pestana J; Graham B, 2021, 'Mother’s Little Helpers: The Effects of Diazepam and Chronic Fluoxetine on Anxiety Differs in Nulliparous and Primiparous Rats', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier, Vol. 89, pp. s293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.02.729

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