Thersilla Oberbarnscheidt, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise

  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Emergency & Crisis
  • Telepsychiatry
  • Anxiety, OCD & Trauma Disorders
Thersilla Oberbarnscheidt, MD, PhD

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Medicinal marijuana; Medicinal marijuana legalization; Opioid epidemic

Clinical Interests

Substance use disorders; Pain management; opioid induced hyperalgesia; Pharmacology

Education Interests

Medical student/resident/fellow education; Research advising; Medical school curriculum development

Selected Publications

  1. Osuagwu F, Roy N, Khalid Z, Oberbarnscheidt T, Jafferany M. Prevalence and Clinical of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Patients-a pilot study Nordic Journal Of Psychiatry. April 2019. DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2019.16129.
  2. Gobel H, Heinze A, Niederberger U, Witt (Oberbarnscheidt) T & Zumbroich Cephalagia V. Efficacy of phenazone in the treatment of acute migraine attacks: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study, Cephalalgia. 2004 Oct; 24(10): 888-893. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00764.x
  3. Oberbarnscheidt T, Miller NS. The Impact of Cannabidiol on Psychiatric and Medical Conditions.J Clin Med Res.2020 Jul;12(7):393-403. doi: 10.14740/jocmr4159. Epub 2020 Jun 25.
  4. Miller NS, Ipeku R, Oberbarnscheidt T, A Review of Cases of Marijuana and Violence, Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 29;17(5). pii: E1578. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051578.
  5. Oberbarnscheidt T, Miller NS, Henry T. Abilify induced Gambling disorder-A case review, Journal of pharmacology and Clinical Research. Volume 4, Issue 4. December 2017. DOI: 10.19080/JPCR.2017.04.555641.
  6. Oberbarnscheidt T, Miller NS. Kratom-A lethal drug on the rise , Journal of Addiction and Prevention, March 2019, volume 7, issue 1.
  7. Oberbarnscheidt T, Miller NS. The Effect of Marijuana on Methadone maintenance treatment, ARC Journal of Addiction, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2018, PP 5-12 www.arcjournals.org
  8. Oberbarnscheidt T, Miller NS. Pharmacology of Marijuana, J Addict Res Ther. May 2017, S11:012 DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.S11-012
  9. Oberbarnscheidt T, Miller NS. Marijuanas role in the adolescent population, J Addict Res Ther, May 2017, S11:016, DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.S11-016.
  10. Oberbarnscheidt T, Miller NS. Marijuana is it a Medicine?, J Addict Res Ther. May 2017, S11:011DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.S11-011

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, School of Medicine
Education
PhD, Neuroscience, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel
Residency
Psychiatry, Central Michigan University
Fellowship
Addiction Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Postdoctoral
Internal Medicine/Neprhology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Psychiatric Association
  • Member, American Academy for Addiction Psychiatry
  • Member, American Society of Addiction Medicine