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Gerhard Hellemann is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research work spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Genetics, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Gerhard Hellemann has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Some of the recent notable papers include:

  • The Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC-CT): Scientific Context, Study Design, and Progress Toward Biomarker Qualification, 2020, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
  • A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Intervention Intensity and Intervention Style on Outcomes for Young Children With Autism, 2020, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • The Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials: Initial Evaluation of a Battery of Candidate EEG Biomarkers, 2022, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Biomarker Acquisition and Quality Control for Multi-Site Studies: The Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials, 2020, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
  • Hippocampal subregions and networks linked with antidepressant response to electroconvulsive therapy, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Collaboration with other researchers features prominently in their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Katherine L. Narr
  • Randall Espinoza
  • Antoni Kubicki
  • Benjamin Wade
  • Sonya S. Brady

Their studies have been published in several venues repeatedly, reflecting institutional associations or focus interests, including:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Psychological Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • Translational Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Symptoms as mediators of the relationship between neurocognition and functional outcome in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis.

    Joseph Ventura;Gerhard S. Hellemann;April D. Thames;Vanessa Koellner

  • Oral curcumin for Alzheimer's disease: tolerability and efficacy in a 24-week randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study.

    John M Ringman;Sally A Frautschy;Edmond Teng;Aynun N Begum

  • Social Cognition in Schizophrenia, Part 1: Performance Across Phase of Illness

    Michael F. Green;Carrie E. Bearden;Tyrone D. Cannon;Alan P. Fiske

  • Randomized comparative efficacy study of parent-mediated interventions for toddlers with autism.

    Connie Kasari;Amanda Gulsrud;Tanya Paparella;Gerhard Hellemann

  • From Perception to Functional Outcome in Schizophrenia: Modeling the Role of Ability and Motivation

    Michael F. Green;Gerhard Hellemann;William P. Horan;Junghee Lee

  • Longitudinal Follow-Up of Children with Autism Receiving Targeted Interventions on Joint Attention and Play.

    Connie Kasari;Connie Kasari;Amanda Gulsrud;Amanda Gulsrud;Stephanny Freeman;Tanya Paparella

  • Social Cognition in Schizophrenia, Part 2: 12-Month Stability and Prediction of Functional Outcome in First-Episode Patients

    William P. Horan;William P. Horan;Michael F. Green;Michael F. Green;Michael DeGroot;Michael DeGroot;Alan Fiske

  • Effects of Antenatal Depression and Antidepressant Treatment on Gestational Age at Birth and Risk of Preterm Birth

    Rita Suri;Lori Altshuler;Gerhard Hellemann;Vivien K. Burt

  • Long-Acting Injectable Risperidone for Relapse Prevention and Control of Breakthrough Symptoms After a Recent First Episode of Schizophrenia. A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Kenneth L. Subotnik;Laurie R. Casaus;Joseph Ventura;John S. Luo

  • Symptom Domains and Neurocognitive Functioning Can Help Differentiate Social Cognitive Processes in Schizophrenia: A Meta-Analysis

    Joseph Ventura;Rachel C. Wood;Gerhard S. Hellemann

  • Add-on Treatment of Benzoate for Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of d-Amino Acid Oxidase Inhibitor

    Hsien-Yuan Lane;Ching-Hua Lin;Michael F. Green;Michael F. Green;Gerhard Hellemann

  • Withdrawal symptoms in abstinent methamphetamine-dependent subjects.

    Todd Zorick;Liam Nestor;Karen Miotto;Catherine Sugar

  • Disorganization and Reality Distortion in Schizophrenia: A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Positive Symptoms and Neurocognitive Deficits

    Joseph Ventura;April D. Thames;Rachel C. Wood;Lisa H. Guzik;Lisa H. Guzik

  • A Multisite Randomized Controlled Two-Phase Trial of the Early Start Denver Model Compared to Treatment as Usual

    Sally J. Rogers;Annette Estes;Catherine Lord;Jeff Munson

  • Modeling Deficits From Early Auditory Information Processing to Psychosocial Functioning in Schizophrenia.

    Michael L. Thomas;Michael F. Green;Gerhard Hellemann;Catherine A. Sugar

  • Risky decision making, prefrontal cortex, and mesocorticolimbic functional connectivity in methamphetamine dependence.

    Milky Kohno;Angelica M. Morales;Dara G. Ghahremani;Gerhard Hellemann

  • Prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in 875 patients with bipolar disorder

    Susan L. McElroy;Mark A. Frye;Gerhard Hellemann;Lori Altshuler;Lori Altshuler

  • Examining predictive models of HRQOL in a population-based, multiethnic sample of women with breast carcinoma

    Kimlin T. Ashing-Giwa;Kimlin T. Ashing-Giwa;Judith S. Tejero;Judith S. Tejero;Jinsook Kim;Geraldine V. Padilla

  • Volume of the human Hippocampus and clinical response following Electroconvulsive Therapy

    Leif Oltedal;Katherine L. Narr;Christopher Abbott;Amit Anand

  • Efficacy and specificity of Social Cognitive Skills Training for outpatients with psychotic disorders

    William P. Horan;William P. Horan;Robert S. Kern;Robert S. Kern;Cory Tripp;Gerhard Hellemann

  • Amygdala astrocyte reduction in subjects with major depressive disorder but not bipolar disorder.

    Lori L Altshuler;Osama A Abulseoud;Lara Foland-Ross;George Bartzokis;George Bartzokis

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael F. Green
Michael F. Green University of California, Los Angeles
Keith H. Nuechterlein
Keith H. Nuechterlein University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan K. Wynn
Jonathan K. Wynn University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph Ventura
Joseph Ventura University of California, Los Angeles
Kenneth L. Subotnik
Kenneth L. Subotnik University of California, Los Angeles
Edythe D. London
Edythe D. London University of California, Los Angeles
Robert S. Kern
Robert S. Kern University of California, Los Angeles
Lori L. Altshuler
Lori L. Altshuler University of California, Los Angeles
Susan L. McElroy
Susan L. McElroy University of Cincinnati Medical Center
James T. McCracken
James T. McCracken University of California, Los Angeles

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