He was a longtime member of the executive committee of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, of which he is a former president, and chairman of the Expert Platform on Mental Health.
In addition to a focus on new treatments, the clinic is interested in the brain function imaging of patients with these anxiety disorders.
His work explores the promising effects of hydrocortisone treatment when administered after the traumatic event in preventing the development of PTSD.
In 1984, Zohar joined the lab of Dr. Dennis Murphy, at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
[7] He is the author of more than 400 scientific papers and has edited 18 books focusing on refractory depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and PTSD.