Monica Aas

  • Researcher; PhD
  • +47 230 27350
 

Publications 2024

Alameda L, Rodriguez V, Di Forti M, Spinazzola E, Trotta G, Arango C, Arrojo M, Bernardo M, Bobes J, de Haan L, Del-Ben CM, Gayer-Anderson C, Sideli L, Jones PB, Kirkbride JB, La Cascia C, Tripoli G, Ferraro L, La Barbera D, Lasalvia A, Tosato S, Llorca PM, Menezes PR, van Os J, Rutten BP et al. (2024)
The effect of polygenic risk score and childhood adversity on transdiagnostic symptom dimensions at first-episode psychosis: evidence for an affective pathway to psychosis
Transl Psychiatry, 14 (1), 454
DOI 10.1038/s41398-024-03149-7, PubMed 39461938

Mlakar V, Akkouh I, Halff EF, Srivastava DP, Birkenæs V, Ueland T, Quintana DS, Ormerod MBEG, Steen NE, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA, Aas M (2024)
Telomere biology and its maintenance in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Exploring links to cognition
Schizophr Res, 272, 89-95
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2024.08.011, PubMed 39208769

Publications 2023

Alameda L, Liu Z, Sham PC, Aas M, Trotta G, Rodriguez V, Di Forti M, Stilo SA, Kandaswamy R, Arango C, Arrojo M, Bernardo M, Bobes J, de Haan L, Del-Ben CM, Gayer-Anderson C, Sideli L, Jones PB, Jongsma HE, Kirkbride JB, La Cascia C, Lasalvia A, Tosato S, Llorca PM, Menezes PR et al. (2023)
Exploring the mediation of DNA methylation across the epigenome between childhood adversity and First Episode of Psychosis-findings from the EU-GEI study
Mol Psychiatry, 28 (5), 2095-2106
DOI 10.1038/s41380-023-02044-9, PubMed 37062770

Christy A, Cavero D, Navajeeva S, Murray-O'Shea R, Rodriguez V, Aas M, Trotta G, Moudiab S, Garrido N, Zamora B, Sideli L, Wrobel AL, Salazar de Pablo G, Alameda L (2023)
Association Between Childhood Adversity and Functional Outcomes in People With Psychosis: A Meta-analysis
Schizophr Bull, 49 (2), 285-296
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbac105, PubMed 36107860

Lunding SH, Ueland T, Aas M, Høegh MC, Werner MCF, Rødevand L, Johansen IT, Hjell G, Ormerod MBEG, Ringen PA, Ottesen A, Lagerberg TV, Melle I, Andreassen OA, Simonsen C, Steen NE (2023)
Tobacco smoking related to childhood trauma mediated by cognitive control and impulsiveness in severe mental disorders
Schizophr Res, 261, 236-244
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2023.09.041, PubMed 37806047

Mlakar V, Birkenæs V, Elvsaashagen T, Ormerod MBEG, Quintana DS, Ueland T, Melle I, Lagerberg TV, Djurovic S, Martin-Ruiz C, Steen NE, Andreassen OA, Aas M (2023)
Telomere length and verbal learning in bipolar disorders
J Affect Disord, 339, 555-560
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.087, PubMed 37459977

Reponen EJ, Ueland T, Rokicki J, Bettella F, Aas M, Werner MCF, Dieset I, Steen NE, Andreassen OA, Tesli M (2023)
Polygenic risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in relation to cardiovascular biomarkers
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 274 (5), 1223-1230
DOI 10.1007/s00406-023-01591-0, PubMed 37145175

Sideli L, Aas M, Quattrone D, La Barbera D, La Cascia C, Ferraro L, Alameda L, Velthorst E, Trotta G, Tripoli G, Schimmenti A, Fontana A, Gayer-Anderson C, Stilo S, Seminerio F, Sartorio C, Marrazzo G, Lasalvia A, Tosato S, Tarricone I, Berardi D, D'Andrea G, EU-GEI WP2 Group, Arango C, Arrojo M et al. (2023)
The relationship between genetic liability, childhood maltreatment, and IQ: findings from the EU-GEI multicentric case-control study
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 58 (10), 1573-1580
DOI 10.1007/s00127-023-02513-0, PubMed 37335320

Trotta G, Rodriguez V, Quattrone D, Spinazzola E, Tripoli G, Gayer-Anderson C, Freeman TP, Jongsma HE, Sideli L, Aas M, Stilo SA, La Cascia C, Ferraro L, La Barbera D, Lasalvia A, Tosato S, Tarricone I, D'Andrea G, Tortelli A, Schürhoff F, Szöke A, Pignon B, Selten JP, Velthorst E, de Haan L et al. (2023)
Cannabis use as a potential mediator between childhood adversity and first-episode psychosis: results from the EU-GEI case-control study
Psychol Med, 53 (15), 7375-7384
DOI 10.1017/S0033291723000995, PubMed 38078747

Aas M, Andreassen OA, Gjerstad J, Rødevand L, Hjell G, Johansen IT, Lunding SH, Ormerod MBEG, Lagerverg TV, Steen NE, Djurovic S, Akkouh I (2023)
Expression of ANK3 moderates the association between childhood trauma and affective traits in severe mental disorders
Sci Rep, 13 (1), 13845
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-40310-6, PubMed 37620394

Aas M, Sideli L, Franceschini C, Alameda L, Trotta G, Coco GL, Musetti A, Schimmenti A (2023)
The role of interpersonal trauma and substance use in mental health: A large population-based study
Psychiatry Res, 333, 115712
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115712, PubMed 38219350

Publications 2022

Birkenes V, Elvsahagen T, Westlye LT, Hoegh MC, Haram M, Werner MCF, Quintana DS, Lunding SH, Martin-Ruiz C, Agartz I, Djurovic S, Steen NE, Andreassen OA, Aas M (2022)
Telomeres are shorter and associated with number of suicide attempts in affective disorders
J. Affect. Disord., 297, 1032-1039
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.135

Løkhammer S, Stavrum AK, Polushina T, Aas M, Ottesen AA, Andreassen OA, Melle I, Le Hellard S (2022)
An epigenetic association analysis of childhood trauma in psychosis reveals possible overlap with methylation changes associated with PTSD
Transl Psychiatry, 12 (1), 177
DOI 10.1038/s41398-022-01936-8, PubMed 35501310

Sideli L, Schimmenti A, La Barbera D, La Cascia C, Ferraro L, Aas M, Alameda L, Velthorst E, Fisher HL, Caretti V, Trotta G, Tripoli G, Quattrone D, Gayer-Anderson C, Seminerio F, Sartorio C, Marrazzo G, Lasalvia A, Tosato S, Tarricone I, Berardi D, D'Andrea G, Arango C, Arrojo M, Bernardo M et al. (2022)
Childhood Maltreatment, Educational Attainment, and IQ: Findings From a Multicentric Case-control Study of First-episode Psychosis (EU-GEI)
Schizophr Bull, 48 (3), 575-589
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbac004, PubMed 35137235

Aas M, Ueland T, Lagerberg TV, Melle I, Aminoff SR, Hoegh MC, Lunding SH, Laskemoen JF, Steen NE, Andreassen OA (2022)
Retrospectively assessed childhood trauma experiences are associated with illness severity in mental disorders adjusted for symptom state
Psychiatry Res, 320, 115045
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.115045, PubMed 36621206

Publications 2021

Alameda L, Christy A, Rodriguez V, Salazar de Pablo G, Thrush M, Shen Y, Alameda B, Spinazzola E, Iacoponi E, Trotta G, Carr E, Ruiz Veguilla M, Aas M, Morgan C, Murray RM (2021)
Association Between Specific Childhood Adversities and Symptom Dimensions in People With Psychosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Schizophr Bull, 47 (4), 975-985
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbaa199, PubMed 33836526

Birkenæs V, Elvsåshagen T, Westlye LT, Høegh MC, Haram M, Werner MCF, Quintana DS, Lunding SH, Martin-Ruiz C, Agartz I, Djurovic S, Steen NE, Andreassen OA, Aas M (2021)
Telomeres are shorter and associated with number of suicide attempts in affective disorders
J Affect Disord, 295, 1032-1039
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.135, PubMed 34706411

Etain B, Aas M (2021)
Childhood Maltreatment in Bipolar Disorders
Curr Top Behav Neurosci, 48, 277-301
DOI 10.1007/7854_2020_149, PubMed 32653999

Lunding SH, Simonsen C, Aas M, Rødevand L, Werner MCF, Laskemoen JF, Hjell G, Ringen PA, Lagerberg TV, Melle I, Andreassen OA, Ueland T, Steen NE (2021)
Childhood trauma and cardiometabolic risk in severe mental disorders: The mediating role of cognitive control
Eur Psychiatry, 64 (1), e24
DOI 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.14, PubMed 33775258

Rodriguez V, Aas M, Vorontsova N, Trotta G, Gadelrab R, Rooprai NK, Alameda L (2021)
Exploring the Interplay Between Adversity, Neurocognition, Social Cognition, and Functional Outcome in People With Psychosis: A Narrative Review
Front Psychiatry, 12, 596949
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.596949, PubMed 33762975

Aas M, Alameda L, Di Forti M, Quattrone D, Dazzan P, Trotta A, Ferraro L, Rodriguez V, Vassos E, Sham P, Tripoli G, Cascia C, Barbera D, Tarricone I, Muratori R, Berardi D, Lasalvia A, Tosato S, Szöke A, Llorca PM, Arango C, Tortelli A, de Haan L, Velthorst E, Bobes J et al. (2021)
Synergistic effects of childhood adversity and polygenic risk in first-episode psychosis: the EU-GEI study
Psychol Med, 53 (5), 1970-1978
DOI 10.1017/S0033291721003664, PubMed 37310339

Aas M, Ueland T, Mørch RH, Laskemoen JF, Lunding SH, Reponen EJ, Cattaneo A, Agartz I, Melle I, Steen NE, Andreassen OA (2021)
Physical activity and childhood trauma experiences in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorders
World J Biol Psychiatry, 22 (8), 637-645
DOI 10.1080/15622975.2021.1907707, PubMed 33779484

Publications 2020

Alameda L, Rodriguez V, Carr E, Aas M, Trotta G, Marino P, Vorontsova N, Herane-Vives A, Gadelrab R, Spinazzola E, Di Forti M, Morgan C, Murray RM (2020)
A systematic review on mediators between adversity and psychosis: potential targets for treatment
Psychol Med, 50 (12), 1966-1976
DOI 10.1017/S0033291720002421, PubMed 32744193

Hjelseng IV, Vaskinn A, Ueland T, Lunding SH, Reponen EJ, Steen NE, Andreassen OA, Aas M (2020)
Childhood trauma is associated with poorer social functioning in severe mental disorders both during an active illness phase and in remission
Schizophr Res, 243, 241-246
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2020.03.015, PubMed 32222348

Laskemoen JF, Aas M, Vaskinn A, Berg AO, Lunding SH, Barrett EA, Melle I, Simonsen C (2020)
Sleep disturbance mediates the link between childhood trauma and clinical outcome in severe mental disorders
Psychol Med, 51 (14), 2337-2346
DOI 10.1017/S0033291720000914, PubMed 32321600

Reponen EJ, Dieset I, Tesli M, Mørch RH, Aas M, Vedal TSJ, Haug E, Drange OK, Steen NE, Hope S, Szabo A, Gohar SM, Wedervang-Resell K, Djurovic S, Melle I, Aukrust P, Andreassen OA, Ueland T (2020)
Atherogenic Lipid Ratios Related to Myeloperoxidase and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Psychotic Disorders
Front Psychiatry, 11, 672
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00672, PubMed 32754070

Vaskinn A, Melle I, Aas M, Berg AO (2020)
Sexual abuse and physical neglect in childhood are associated with affective theory of mind in adults with schizophrenia
Schizophr Res Cogn, 23, 100189
DOI 10.1016/j.scog.2020.100189, PubMed 33134093

Aas M, Ueland T, Inova A, Melle I, Andreassen OA, Steen NE (2020)
Childhood Trauma Is Nominally Associated With Elevated Cortisol Metabolism in Severe Mental Disorder
Front Psychiatry, 11, 391
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00391, PubMed 32528319

Publications 2019

Janiri D, Kotzalidis GD, De Chiara L, Koukopoulos AE, Aas M, Sani G (2019)
The Ring of Fire: Childhood Trauma, Emotional Reactivity, and Mixed States in Mood Disorders
Psychiatr Clin North Am, 43 (1), 69-82
DOI 10.1016/j.psc.2019.10.007, PubMed 32008689

Laskemoen JF, Büchmann C, Barrett EA, Collier-Høegh M, Haatveit B, Vedal TJ, Ueland T, Melle I, Aas M, Simonsen C (2019)
Do sleep disturbances contribute to cognitive impairments in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders?
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 270 (6), 749-759
DOI 10.1007/s00406-019-01075-0, PubMed 31587109

Laskemoen JF, Simonsen C, Büchmann C, Barrett EA, Bjella T, Lagerberg TV, Vedal TJ, Andreassen OA, Melle I, Aas M (2019)
Sleep disturbances in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders - a transdiagnostic perspective
Compr Psychiatry, 91, 6-12
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.02.006, PubMed 30856497

Mørch RH, Dieset I, Færden A, Reponen EJ, Hope S, Hoseth EZ, Gardsjord ES, Aas M, Iversen T, Joa I, Morken G, Agartz I, Melle I, Aukrust P, Djurovic S, Ueland T, Andreassen OA (2019)
Inflammatory markers are altered in severe mental disorders independent of comorbid cardiometabolic disease risk factors
Psychol Med, 49 (10), 1749-1757
DOI 10.1017/S0033291718004142, PubMed 30688187

Mørch RH, Dieset I, Færden A, Reponen EJ, Hope S, Hoseth EZ, Gardsjord ES, Aas M, Iversen T, Joa I, Morken G, Agartz I, Melle I, Aukrust P, Djurovic S, Ueland T, Andreassen OA (2019)
Inflammatory markers are altered in severe mental disorders independent of comorbid cardiometabolic disease risk factors - ERRATUM
Psychol Med, 49 (10), 1758
DOI 10.1017/S0033291719000291, PubMed 30803457

Aas M, Bellivier F, Bettella F, Henry C, Gard S, Kahn JP, Lagerberg TV, Aminoff SR, Melle I, Leboyer M, Jamain S, Andreassen OA, Etain B (2019)
Childhood maltreatment and polygenic risk in bipolar disorders
Bipolar Disord, 22 (2), 174-181
DOI 10.1111/bdi.12851, PubMed 31628696

Aas M, Djurovic S, Ueland T, Mørch RH, Fjæra Laskemoen J, Reponen EJ, Cattaneo A, Eiel Steen N, Agartz I, Melle I, Andreassen OA (2019)
The relationship between physical activity, clinical and cognitive characteristics and BDNF mRNA levels in patients with severe mental disorders
World J Biol Psychiatry, 20 (7), 567-576
DOI 10.1080/15622975.2018.1557345, PubMed 30560709

Aas M, Elvsåshagen T, Westlye LT, Kaufmann T, Athanasiu L, Djurovic S, Melle I, van der Meer D, Martin-Ruiz C, Steen NE, Agartz I, Andreassen OA (2019)
Telomere length is associated with childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders
Transl Psychiatry, 9 (1), 97
DOI 10.1038/s41398-019-0432-7, PubMed 30898995

Aas M, Pizzagalli DA, Laskemoen JF, Reponen EJ, Ueland T, Melle I, Agartz I, Steen NE, Andreassen OA (2019)
Elevated hair cortisol is associated with childhood maltreatment and cognitive impairment in schizophrenia and in bipolar disorders
Schizophr Res, 213, 65-71
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2019.01.011, PubMed 30660575

Aas M, Vecchio C, Pauls A, Mehta M, Williams S, Hazelgrove K, Biaggi A, Pawlby S, Conroy S, Seneviratne G, Mondelli V, Pariante CM, Dazzan P (2019)
Biological stress response in women at risk of postpartum psychosis: The role of life events and inflammation
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 113, 104558
DOI 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104558, PubMed 31923613

Publications 2018

Aas M, Dieset I, Mørch R, Steen NE, Hope S, Reponen EJ, Laskemoen JF, Ueland T, Aukrust P, Melle I, Agartz I, Andreassen OA (2018)
Reduced brain-derived neurotrophic factor is associated with childhood trauma experiences and number of depressive episodes in severe mental disorders
Schizophr Res, 205, 45-50
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2018.08.007, PubMed 30126813

Publications 2017

Church C, Andreassen OA, Lorentzen S, Melle I, Aas M (2017)
Childhood Trauma and Minimization/Denial in People with and without a Severe Mental Disorder
Front Psychol, 8, 1276
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01276, PubMed 28883800

Aas M (2017)
Response to Xuerong Luo et al., Letter to the Editor
Brain Behav Immun, 65, 363
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.07.006, PubMed 28698114

Aas M, Dieset I, Hope S, Hoseth E, Mørch R, Reponen E, Steen NE, Laskemoen JF, Ueland T, Aukrust P, Agartz I, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2017)
Childhood maltreatment severity is associated with elevated C-reactive protein and body mass index in adults with schizophrenia and bipolar diagnoses
Brain Behav Immun, 65, 342-349
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.06.005, PubMed 28619247

Publications 2016

Lagerberg TV, Aminoff SR, Aas M, Bjella T, Henry C, Leboyer M, Pedersen G, Bellivier F, Icick R, Andreassen OA, Etain B, Melle I (2016)
Alcohol use disorders are associated with increased affective lability in bipolar disorder
J Affect Disord, 208, 316-324
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2016.09.062, PubMed 27810713

Mørch RH, Dieset I, Færden A, Hope S, Aas M, Nerhus M, Gardsjord ES, Joa I, Morken G, Agartz I, Aukrust P, Djurovic S, Melle I, Ueland T, Andreassen OA (2016)
Inflammatory evidence for the psychosis continuum model
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 67, 189-97
DOI 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.02.011, PubMed 26923849

Pruessner M, Cullen AE, Aas M, Walker EF (2016)
The neural diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia revisited: An update on recent findings considering illness stage and neurobiological and methodological complexities
Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 73, 191-218
DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.12.013, PubMed 27993603

Steen NE, Aas M, Simonsen C, Dieset I, Tesli M, Nerhus M, Gardsjord E, Mørch R, Agartz I, Melle I, Ueland T, Spigset O, Andreassen OA (2016)
Serum levels of second-generation antipsychotics are associated with cognitive function in psychotic disorders
World J Biol Psychiatry, 18 (6), 471-482
DOI 10.1080/15622975.2016.1245441, PubMed 27712130

Steen NE, Aas M, Simonsen C, Dieset I, Tesli M, Nerhus M, Gardsjord E, Mørch R, Agartz I, Melle I, Vaskinn A, Spigset O, Andreassen OA (2016)
Serum concentrations of mood stabilizers are associated with memory, but not other cognitive domains in psychosis spectrum disorders; explorative analyses in a naturalistic setting
Int J Bipolar Disord, 4 (1), 24
DOI 10.1186/s40345-016-0067-z, PubMed 27858347

Aas M, Andreassen OA, Aminoff SR, Færden A, Romm KL, Nesvåg R, Berg AO, Simonsen C, Agartz I, Melle I (2016)
A history of childhood trauma is associated with slower improvement rates: Findings from a one-year follow-up study of patients with a first-episode psychosis
BMC Psychiatry, 16, 126
DOI 10.1186/s12888-016-0827-4, PubMed 27146044

Aas M, Blokland GA, Chawner SJ, Choi SW, Estrada J, Forsingdal A, Friedrich M, Ganesham S, Hall L, Haslinger D, Huckins L, Loken E, Malan-Müller S, Martin J, Misiewicz Z, Pagliaroli L, Pardiñas AF, Pisanu C, Quadri G, Santoro ML, Shaw AD, Ranlund S, Song J, Tesli M, Tropeano M et al. (2016)
Summaries of plenary, symposia, and oral sessions at the XXII World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, Copenhagen, Denmark, 12-16 October 2014
Psychiatr Genet, 26 (1), 1-47
DOI 10.1097/YPG.0000000000000112, PubMed 26565519

Aas M, Henry C, Andreassen OA, Bellivier F, Melle I, Etain B (2016)
The role of childhood trauma in bipolar disorders
Int J Bipolar Disord, 4 (1), 2
DOI 10.1186/s40345-015-0042-0, PubMed 26763504

Publications 2015

Aminoff SR, Tesli M, Bettella F, Aas M, Lagerberg TV, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2015)
Polygenic risk scores in bipolar disorder subgroups
J Affect Disord, 183, 310-4
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.021, PubMed 26047958

Hope S, Hoseth E, Dieset I, Mørch RH, Aas M, Aukrust P, Djurovic S, Melle I, Ueland T, Agartz I, Ueland T, Westlye LT, Andreassen OA (2015)
Inflammatory markers are associated with general cognitive abilities in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients and healthy controls
Schizophr Res, 165 (2-3), 188-94
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2015.04.004, PubMed 25956633

Steen NE, Aas M, Simonsen C, Dieset I, Tesli M, Nerhus M, Gardsjord E, Mørch R, Agartz I, Melle I, Vaskinn A, Spigset O, Andreassen OA (2015)
Serum level of venlafaxine is associated with better memory in psychotic disorders
Schizophr Res, 169 (1-3), 386-392
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2015.10.021, PubMed 26516101

Publications 2014

Berg AO, Aas M, Larsson S, Nerhus M, Hauff E, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2014)
Childhood trauma mediates the association between ethnic minority status and more severe hallucinations in psychotic disorder
Psychol Med, 45 (1), 133-42
DOI 10.1017/S0033291714001135, PubMed 25065296

Haug E, Øie M, Andreassen OA, Bratlien U, Nelson B, Aas M, Møller P, Melle I (2014)
Anomalous self-experience and childhood trauma in first-episode schizophrenia
Compr Psychiatry, 56, 35-41
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.10.005, PubMed 25458477

Steen NE, Methlie P, Lorentzen S, Dieset I, Aas M, Nerhus M, Haram M, Agartz I, Melle I, Berg JP, Andreassen OA (2014)
Altered systemic cortisol metabolism in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia spectrum disorders
J Psychiatr Res, 52, 57-62
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.01.017, PubMed 24534618

Aas M, Aminoff SR, Vik Lagerberg T, Etain B, Agartz I, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2014)
Affective lability in patients with bipolar disorders is associated with high levels of childhood trauma
Psychiatry Res, 218 (1-2), 252-5
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.03.046, PubMed 24803185

Aas M, Dazzan P, Mondelli V, Melle I, Murray RM, Pariante CM (2014)
A systematic review of cognitive function in first-episode psychosis, including a discussion on childhood trauma, stress, and inflammation
Front Psychiatry, 4, 182
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00182, PubMed 24409157

Aas M, Haukvik UK, Djurovic S, Tesli M, Athanasiu L, Bjella T, Hansson L, Cattaneo A, Agartz I, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2014)
Interplay between childhood trauma and BDNF val66met variants on blood BDNF mRNA levels and on hippocampus subfields volumes in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders
J Psychiatr Res, 59, 14-21
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.08.011, PubMed 25246365

Aas M, Pedersen G, Henry C, Bjella T, Bellivier F, Leboyer M, Kahn JP, Cohen RF, Gard S, Aminoff SR, Lagerberg TV, Andreassen OA, Melle I, Etain B (2014)
Psychometric properties of the Affective Lability Scale (54 and 18-item version) in patients with bipolar disorder, first-degree relatives, and healthy controls
J Affect Disord, 172, 375-80
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.028, PubMed 25451440

Publications 2013

Etain B, Aas M, Andreassen OA, Lorentzen S, Dieset I, Gard S, Kahn JP, Bellivier F, Leboyer M, Melle I, Henry C (2013)
Childhood trauma is associated with severe clinical characteristics of bipolar disorders
J Clin Psychiatry, 74 (10), 991-8
DOI 10.4088/JCP.13m08353, PubMed 24229750

Lagerberg TV, Kvitland LR, Aminoff SR, Aas M, Ringen PA, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2013)
Indications of a dose-response relationship between cannabis use and age at onset in bipolar disorder
Psychiatry Res, 215 (1), 101-4
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.10.029, PubMed 24262665

Larsson S, Aas M, Klungsøyr O, Agartz I, Mork E, Steen NE, Barrett EA, Lagerberg TV, Røssberg JI, Melle I, Andreassen OA, Lorentzen S (2013)
Patterns of childhood adverse events are associated with clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder
BMC Psychiatry, 13, 97
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-13-97, PubMed 23522391

Aas M, Etain B, Bellivier F, Henry C, Lagerberg T, Ringen A, Agartz I, Gard S, Kahn JP, Leboyer M, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2013)
Additive effects of childhood abuse and cannabis abuse on clinical expressions of bipolar disorders
Psychol Med, 44 (8), 1653-62
DOI 10.1017/S0033291713002316, PubMed 24028906

Aas M, Haukvik UK, Djurovic S, Bergmann Ø, Athanasiu L, Tesli MS, Hellvin T, Steen NE, Agartz I, Lorentzen S, Sundet K, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2013)
BDNF val66met modulates the association between childhood trauma, cognitive and brain abnormalities in psychoses
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 46, 181-8
DOI 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.07.008, PubMed 23876786

Publications 2012

Larsson S, Andreassen OA, Aas M, Røssberg JI, Mork E, Steen NE, Barrett EA, Lagerberg TV, Peleikis D, Agartz I, Melle I, Lorentzen S (2012)
High prevalence of childhood trauma in patients with schizophrenia spectrum and affective disorder
Compr Psychiatry, 54 (2), 123-7
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.06.009, PubMed 22901835

O'Connor JA, Wiffen BD, Reichenberg A, Aas M, Falcone MA, Russo M, Sood PG, Taylor H, David AS (2012)
Is deterioration of IQ a feature of first episode psychosis and how can we measure it?
Schizophr Res, 137 (1-3), 104-9
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2012.01.041, PubMed 22341899

Aas M, Navari S, Gibbs A, Mondelli V, Fisher HL, Morgan C, Morgan K, MacCabe J, Reichenberg A, Zanelli J, Fearon P, Jones PB, Murray RM, Pariante CM, Dazzan P (2012)
Is there a link between childhood trauma, cognition, and amygdala and hippocampus volume in first-episode psychosis?
Schizophr Res, 137 (1-3), 73-9
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2012.01.035, PubMed 22353995

Aas M, Steen NE, Agartz I, Aminoff SR, Lorentzen S, Sundet K, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2012)
Is cognitive impairment following early life stress in severe mental disorders based on specific or general cognitive functioning?
Psychiatry Res, 198 (3), 495-500
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.12.045, PubMed 22472845

Publications 2011

Aas M, Dazzan P, Fisher HL, Morgan C, Morgan K, Reichenberg A, Zanelli J, Fearon P, Jones PB, Murray RM, Pariante CM (2011)
Childhood trauma and cognitive function in first-episode affective and non-affective psychosis
Schizophr Res, 129 (1), 12-9
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2011.03.017, PubMed 21601792

Aas M, Djurovic S, Athanasiu L, Steen NE, Agartz I, Lorentzen S, Sundet K, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2011)
Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism, childhood trauma, and cognition in patients with psychotic disorders
Schizophr Bull, 38 (1), 15-22
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbr113, PubMed 21908796

Publications 2010

Mondelli V, Pariante CM, Navari S, Aas M, D'Albenzio A, Di Forti M, Handley R, Hepgul N, Marques TR, Taylor H, Papadopoulos AS, Aitchison KJ, Murray RM, Dazzan P (2010)
Higher cortisol levels are associated with smaller left hippocampal volume in first-episode psychosis
Schizophr Res, 119 (1-3), 75-8
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2009.12.021, PubMed 20071148

Publications 2009

Mondelli V, Dazzan P, Hepgul N, Di Forti M, Aas M, D'Albenzio A, Di Nicola M, Fisher H, Handley R, Marques TR, Morgan C, Navari S, Taylor H, Papadopoulos A, Aitchison KJ, Murray RM, Pariante CM (2009)
Abnormal cortisol levels during the day and cortisol awakening response in first-episode psychosis: the role of stress and of antipsychotic treatment
Schizophr Res, 116 (2-3), 234-42
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2009.08.013, PubMed 19751968