Research
Introduction to Research in the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Research development is a core component of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at Western. The Division enjoys a strong collaborative relationship with other disciplines involved in the care of the elderly; this is also reflected in some of the collaborative research projects developed between Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine.
Recent Publications by Members of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
- O’Regan, N., Thain, J., Thain, A., & Burhan, A. M. (2019). Acute Medical Events: Falls, Seizures, CVAs, Urinary Retention, Cardiac Events, Hypotension, SIADH, Dehydration, and Infection. In Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry (pp. 129-151). Springer, Cham.
- Kerfoot, K., & Burhan, A. M. (2019). Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in the Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient: Acute Treatment, Detoxification, and Withdrawal. In Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry (pp. 189-199). Springer, Cham.
- Montero-Odasso, M., Almeida, Q. J., Bherer, L., Burhan, A. M., Camicioli, R., Doyon, J., ... & McIlroy, W. (2019). Consensus on shared measures of mobility and cognition: from the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA). The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 74(6), 897-909.
- Naidu, A. S., Vasudev, A., Burhan, A. M., Ionson, E., & Montero-Odasso, M. (2019). Does dual-task gait differ in those with late-life depression versus mild cognitive impairment?. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(1), 62-72.
- Ionson, E., Limbachia, J., Rej, S., Puka, K., Newman, R. I., Wetmore, S., ... & Vasudev, A. (2019). Effects of Sahaj Samadhi meditation on heart rate variability and depressive symptoms in patients with late-life depression. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 214(4), 218-224.
- Vasudev, A., Torres-Platas, S. G., Kerfoot, K., Potes, A., Therriault, J., Gifuni, A., ... & Rej, S. (2019). Mind-Body Interventions in Late-Life Mental Illnesses and Cognitive Disorders: A Narrative Review. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(5), 536-547.
- Ross, E., Khan, S., & Burhan, A. M. (2019). Psychiatric Symptoms Comorbid with Neurological Syndromes. In Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry (pp. 201-218). Springer, Cham.
- Patience, J., Lai, K. S. P., Russell, E., Vasudev, A., Montero-Odasso, M., & Burhan, A. M. (2019). Relationship Between Mood, Thinking, and Walking: A Systematic Review Examining Depressive Symptoms, Executive Function, and Gait. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(12), 1375-1383.
- Peckham, S. B., Ionson, E., Nassim, M., Ojha, K., Palaniyappan, L., Gati, J., ... & Rej, S. (2019). Sahaj Samadhi meditation vs a Health Enhancement Program in improving late-life depression severity and executive function: study protocol for a two-site, randomized controlled trial. Trials, 20(1), 605.
- Rudak, P. T., Gangireddy, R., Choi, J., Burhan, A. M., Summers, K. L., Jackson, D. N., ... & Haeryfar, S. M. (2019). Stress-elicited glucocorticoid receptor signaling upregulates TIGIT in innate-like invariant T lymphocytes. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 80, 793-804.
- Chertkow, H., Borrie, M., Whitehead, V., Black, S. E., Feldman, H. H., Gauthier, S., ... & Tierney, M. C. (2019). The comprehensive assessment of neurodegeneration and dementia: Canadian cohort study. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 46(5), 499-511.
- Knuff, A., Leung, R. H., Seitz, D. P., Pallaveshi, L., & Burhan, A. M. (2019). Use of actigraphy to measure symptoms of agitation in dementia. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(8), 865-869.
Grants Currently held by Members of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Improving Quality of Life in the Elderly by Standardizing Care for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia (Rajji, T., Kumar, S. & Burhan, A.M.). From Brain Canada Foundation $1,519,880; 04/2018-03/2021.
- Escitalopram for Agitation in Alzheimer Disease (Lyketsos, C., Porsteinssen, A., Burhan, A.M., VanBussel, L. & Vasudev, A.). From National Institute on Aging $3,000,455USD; 06/2017-06/2022.
- Cognitive Outcomes and the Response/Remission Efficacy of Convulsive Therapies in Treatment Resistant Depression: The CORRECT-TRD Trail (Blumberger, D.M. & Burhan, A.M.). From Brain Canada Foundation $1,499,918; 12/2016-12/2019.
- Suicide Prevention in Men: A Cluster Randomized Control Trail of Smartphone Assisted Problem Solving Therapy Compared to Usual Care in Men Who Present with Intentional Self-Harm to Emergency Departments (Hatcher, S., Heisel, M.J.). From Ontario SPOR Support Unit OSSUIMPACT Award $1,752,292; 6/2015-5/2018.
- Summer Research Institute on Suicide Prevention: The Development of a Patient-Oriented Research Training for Researchers, Clinicians, Policy Makers and People with Lived Experience of Suicide (Hatcher, S., Heisel, M.J.). From CIHR $24,989; 2017-2018.
