Publications
Virtual reality and mental health in older adults: a systematic review.
Skurla MD, Rahman AT, Salcone S, Mathias L, Shah B, Forester BP, Vahia IV.
International Psychogeriatrics. 2021 [published online ahead of print, 2021 Mar 24];1-13. doi:10.1017/S104161022100017X
Predictors for Matriculation into Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship: Data from a 2019-2020 National Survey of U.S. Program Directors.
Conroy ML, Meyen RA, Slade MD, Forester BP, Kirwin PD, Wilkins KM
Academic Psychiatry. 2021 [published online ahead of print, 2021 Mar 15]. ;1-5. doi:10.1007/s40596-021-01413-2
The essential role of population health during and beyond COVID-19.
Bakshi, S, Schiavoni, KH, Carlson, LC, Chang, TE., Flaster AO, Forester BP, Kronenberg FR, Pu CT, Rowe, JS, Terry, DF, Wasfy, JH., Bartels, SJ, Sequist, TD, Meyer, GS., & Mendu, ML.
American Journal of Managed Care. 2021;27(3):123-128. doi:10.37765/ajmc.2021.88511
Rate of continuing acute course treatment using right unilateral ultrabrief pulse electroconvulsive therapy at a large academic medical center.
Luccarelli J, McCoy TH Jr, Shannon AP, Forester BP, Seiner SJ, Henry ME.
European Archives of Psychiatry Clincal Neuroscience. 2021;271(1):191-197. doi:10.1007/s00406-020-01202-2
Distribution of agitation and related symptoms among hospitalized patients using a scalable natural language processing method.
Hart KL, Pellegrini AM, Forester BP, et al.
General Hospital Psychiatry. 2021;68:46-51. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.11.003
Predictors of the importance of everyday preferences for older adults with cognitive impairment.
Wilkins JM, Locascio JJ, Gunther JM, Yap L, Gomez-Isla T, Hyman BT, Blacker D, Forester BP, Okereke OI.
International Psychogeriatrics. 2021[published online ahead of print, 2021 Jan 18] ;1-8. doi:10.1017/S1041610220003956
Cannabinoids for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease.
Outen JD, Burhanullah H, Vandrey R, Halima A, Harper DG, Patrick RE, Forester BP…Rosenberg, PB.
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2021 Jan. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.01.015.
Clinical validation of combinatorial pharmacogenomic testing and single-gene guidelines in predicting psychotropic medication blood levels and clinical outcomes in patients with depression.
Rothschild AJ, Parikh SV, Hain D, Law R, Thase ME, Dunlop BW, DeBattista C, Conway CR, Forester BP, Shelton RC, Macaluso M, Brown K, Lewis D, Gutin A, Jablonski MR, Greden JF.
Psychiatry Research. 2021;296:113649. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113649
150 HAM-D6 Outcomes in a Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating the Utility of Combinatorial Pharmacogenomics in Depression
Dunlop BW, Parikh SV, Patel M, Rothschild AJ, Thase ME, DeBattista C, Conway CR, Forester BP, Shelton RC, Mancuso M, Li J, Brown K, Brown L, Jablonski MR, Greden JF.
CNS Spectrums. 2020 April 24. 25(2), 295-296. doi: 10.1017/S1092852920000668
The Urgency to Implement Comprehensive, Chronic Disease Management Models of Dementia Care While Pursuing Further Evidence for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Care Cost Reduction
Forester BP, Heintz H**, Epstein-Lubow G.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 28. (3):337-338
COVID-19, Mental Health and Aging: A Need for New Knowledge to Bridge Science and Service.
Vahia IV, Blazer DG, Smith GS, Karp JF, Steffens DC, Forester BP, Tampi R, Agronin M, Jeste DV, Reynolds CF.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 25. pii: S1064-7481(20)30271-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.03.007.
The Role of Intraindividual Cognitive Variability in Posttraumatic Stress Syndromes and Cognitive Aging.
Rutter LA, Vahia IV, Passell E, Forester BP, Germine L.
International Psychogeriatrics. 2020 Mar 16: 1-11. doi: 10.1017/S1041610220000228.
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry's Trainee Programs: Participant Characteristics and Perceived Benefits.
Wilkins KM, Conroy ML, Yarns BC, Pietrzak RH, Forester BP, Kirwin PD.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 7. pii: S1064-7481(20)30247-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.03.002.
Radio Signal Sensing and Signal Processing to Monitor Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia: A Case Study.
Vahia IV, Kabelac Z, Hsu CY, Forester BP, Monette P, May R, Hobbs K, Munir U, Hoti K, Katabi D.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 8. pii: S1064-7481(20)30243-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.02.012.
Heterogeneous Indicators of Cognitive Performance and Performance Variability Across the Lifespan.
Rutter LA, Vahia IV, Forester BP, Ressler KJ, Germine L.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2020 Mar 6;12:62. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00062.
Differences in Assessment of Everyday Preferences Between People With Cognitive Impairment and Their Care Partners: The Role of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms.
Wilkins JM, Locascio JJ, Gunther JM, Yap L, Hyman BT, Blacker D, Forester BP, Okereke OI.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Feb 6. pii: S1064-7481(20)30212-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.01.189.
The role of anxiety in the integrative memory model
Nephew BC, Chumachenko S, Forester BP.
Behavioral Brain Science. 2020 Jan 3;42:e293. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X19001900.
Informed consent, therapeutic misconception, and clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease.
Wilkins JM, Forester BP.
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 May;35(5):430-435. doi: 10.1002/gps.5262.
Comparing sensitivity to change using the 6-item versus the 17-item Hamilton depression rating scale in the GUIDED randomized controlled trial.
Dunlop BW, Parkih SV, Rothschild AJ, Thase ME, DeBattista C, Conway CR, Forester BP, Mondimore FM, Shelton RC, Macaluso M, Logan J, Traxler P, Li J, Johnson H, Greden JF.
Boston Medical Center Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 27;19(1):420. doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2410-2.
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry-Strategic Thinking.
Tampi RR, Forester BP, Wood CN, Cheong JA, Colenda CC, Schultz SK.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Mar;28(3):257-273. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.11.002.
Evolving Evidence for the Efficacy and Safety of ECT for Agitation in Alzheimer Disease.
Forester BP, Rahman AT, Harper DG, Petrides G.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Feb;28(2):164-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.10.013.
Differences in Assessment of Everyday Preferences Between People With Cognitive Impairment and Their Care Partners: The Role of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms.
Wilkins JM, Locascio JJ, Gunther JM, Yap L, Hyman BT, Blacker D, Forester BP, Okereke OI.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Feb 6. pii: S1064-7481(20)30212-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.01.189.
Establishing a Link Between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Late-Life Depression.
Forester BP, Mellen E, Cohen BM.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2019 Sep;27(9):972-974. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.04.013.
Response to: Goldberg et al. and Severance et al. Letters to the Editor: The clinical significance of improving remission over standard of care - The reality of treatment resistant-based therapies.
Greden JF, Parikh SV, Rothschild AJ, Thase ME, Dunlop BW, DeBattista C, Conway CR, Forester BP, Mondimore FM, Shelton RC, Macaluso M, Li J, Brown K, Gilbert A, Burns L, Jablonski MR, Dechairo B.
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2019 Jul;114:211-213. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.04.027.
Tetrahydrocannabinol Has Potential for Treating Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease.
Rosenberg PB, Outen JD, Amjad H, Burhanullah MH, Vandrey R, Monette PJ, Forester BP.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2019 May 24. pii: S1064-7481(19)30370-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.05.014.
The Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD) project: Understanding older-age bipolar disorder by combining multiple datasets.
Sajatovic M, Eyler LT, Rej S, Almeida OP, Blumberg HP, Forester BP, Forlenza OV, Gildengers A, Mulsant BH, Strejilevich S, Tsai S, Vieta E, Young RC, Dols A.
Bipolar Disorders. 2019 May 13. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12795.
Lamotrigine Therapy and Biomarkers of Cerebral Energy Metabolism in Older Age Bipolar Depression.
Mellen EJ, Harper DG, Ravichandran C, Jensen E, Silveri M, Forester BP.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2019 Aug;27(8):783-793. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.02.017.
Emotion sensitivity and self-reported symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder across the lifespan: A population-based sample approach.
Rutter LA, Scheuer L, Vahia IV, Forester BP, Smoller JW, Germine L.
Brain and Behavior. 2019 Jun;9(6):e01282. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1282.
The Limitations of Using Cognitive Cutoff Scores for Enrollment in Alzheimer Trials.
Patrick RE, Hobbs K, Mathias L, Harper DG, Forester BP.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2019 Mar 1. pii: S1064-7481(19)30275-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.02.014.
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms-An Emerging Crisis of the Alzheimer Dementia Epidemic.
Forester BP, Vahia I.
JAMA Network Open. 2019 Mar 1;2(3):e190790. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.0790.
49 Combinatorial Pharmacogenomics to Guide Treatment Selection for Major Depressive Disorder: A Large, Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial.
Greden JF, Rosthschild AJ, Thase M, Dunlop BW, DeBattista DC, Conway CR, Forester BP, Mondimore FM, Shelton RC, Li J, Gilbert A, Burns L, Jablonski M, Dechairo B, Parikh S.
CNS Spectrums. 2019 Feb;24(1):202-203. doi: 10.1017/S1092852919000415.
Emotion sensitivity across the lifespan: Mapping clinical risk periods to sensitivity to facial emotion intensity.
Rutter LA, Dodell-Feder D, Vahia IV, Forester BP, Ressler KJ, Wilmer JB, Germine L.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 2019 Feb 18. doi: 10.1037/xge0000559.
Impact of pharmacogenomics on clinical outcomes in major depressive disorder in the GUIDED trial: A large, patient- and rater-blinded, randomized, controlled study.
Greden JF, Parikh SV, Rothschild AJ, Thase ME, Dunlop BW, DeBattista C, Conway CR, Forester BP, Mondimore FM, Shelton RC, Macaluso M, Li J, Brown K, Gilbert A, Burns L, Jablonski MR, Dechairo B.
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2019 Apr;111:59-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.01.003.
Characteristics of Hospice Referrals From an Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Unit.
Wilkins JM, Goldstein EK, Forester BP.
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2019 Feb;27(2):162-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.11.011.
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