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Overview

John O. Brooks is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, with a primary focus on medicine, neuroscience, and psychology.

The scientist's work often explores key subfields such as psychiatry and mental health, biological psychiatry, pharmacology, clinical psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology. This multidisciplinary approach informs their investigations into complex mental health conditions and biological mechanisms.

Brooks's contributions include research on a variety of topics, including:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Treatment of major depression
  • Electroconvulsive therapy studies
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Suicide and self-harm studies
  • Mental health research topics
  • Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum

Their recent papers reflect a focus on depression, treatment responses, and suicide risk, often investigating sex-specific biological factors. Notable publications include:

  • "Inflammation and depression treatment response to electroconvulsive therapy: Sex-specific role of interleukin-8" (2020), Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Depression treatment response to ketamine: sex-specific role of interleukin-8, but not other inflammatory markers" (2021), Translational Psychiatry
  • "Machine Learning to Differentiate Risk of Suicide Attempt and Self-harm After General Medical Hospitalization of Women With Mental Illness" (2021), Medical Care
  • "Interleukin-8 and lower severity of depression in females, but not males, with treatment-resistant depression" (2021), Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • "Predicting suicidal behavior and self-harm after general hospitalization of adults with serious mental illness" (2020), Journal of Psychiatric Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Brooks include Jennifer L. Kruse, Katherine L. Narr, Gerhard Hellemann, Randall Espinoza, and Benjamin Wade. This network indicates a strong collaborative engagement across multiple studies, often within the domain of psychiatric and neurological research.

Brooks's work has frequently been published in reputable venues such as the Journal of Psychiatric Research, Brain Behavior and Immunity, Biological Psychiatry, Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, and Translational Psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • Proposed Factor Structure of the Geriatric Depression Scale

    Javaid I. Sheikh;Jerome A. Yesavage;John O. Brooks;Leah Friedman

  • An actigraphic comparison of sleep restriction and sleep hygiene treatments for insomnia in older adults.

    Leah Friedman;Kathleen Benson;Art Noda;Vincent Zarcone

  • The relations among caregiver stress, "sundowning" symptoms, and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

    Dolores Gallagher‐Thompson;John O. Brooks;Donald Bliwise;Julie Leader

  • Insulin resistance and hippocampal volume in women at risk for Alzheimer's disease.

    Natalie L. Rasgon;Heather A. Kenna;Tonita E. Wroolie;Ryan Kelley

  • Advantages of excluding underpowered studies in meta-analysis: Inclusionist versus exclusionist viewpoints.

    Helena Chmura Kraemer;Christopher Gardner;John O. Brooks Iii;Jerome A. Yesavage

  • Depressive illness burden associated with complex polypharmacy in patients with bipolar disorder: findings from the STEP-BD.

    Joseph F. Goldberg;John O. Brooks;Keiko Kurita;Jennifer C. Hoblyn

  • Sleep Functioning in Relation to Mood, Function, and Quality of Life at Entry to the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)

    June Gruber;Allison G. Harvey;Po W. Wang;John O. Brooks;John O. Brooks

  • Use of the wrist actigraph to study insomnia in older adults.

    John O. Brooks;Leah Friedman;Donald L. Bliwise;Jerome A. Yesavage;Jerome A. Yesavage

  • Decreased prefrontal, anterior cingulate, insula, and ventral striatal metabolism in medication-free depressed outpatients with bipolar disorder.

    John O. Brooks;John O. Brooks;Po W. Wang;Julie C. Bonner;Allyson C. Rosen

  • The methodology of studying decline in Alzheimer's disease.

    John O. Brooks;Helena Chmura Kraemer;Elizabeth Decker Tanke;Jerome A. Yesavage;Jerome A. Yesavage

  • Differences in regional brain metabolism associated with specific formulations of hormone therapy in postmenopausal women at risk for AD.

    Daniel H.S. Silverman;Cheri L. Geist;Heather A. Kenna;Katherine Williams

  • Acetyl L-Carnitine Slows Decline in Younger Patients With Alzheimer's Disease: A Reanalysis of a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Using the Trilinear Approach

    John O. Brooks;Jerome A. Yesavage;Angelico Carta;Daniele Bravi

  • Mnemonic training in older adults: effects of age, length of training, and type of cognitive pretraining.

    John O. Brooks;Leah Friedman;Ann M. Pearman;Christine Gray

  • Neurocognitive Costs and Benefits of Psychotropic Medications in Older Adults

    John O. Brooks;Jennifer C. Hoblyn

  • PREDICTIVE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CLINICAL PROFILES OF ANTIDEPRESSANT RESPONSE AND REMISSION

    Felipe A. Jain;Aimee M. Hunter;John O. Brooks;Andrew F. Leuchter

  • Perceptions of life stress and chronic insomnia in older adults.

    Leah Friedman;John O. Brooks;Donald L. Bliwise;Jerome A. Yesavage

  • Long-term effects of mnemonic training in community-dwelling older adults.

    Ruth O’Hara;John O. Brooks;John O. Brooks;Leah Friedman;Carmen M. Schröder

  • Factor analysis and preliminary validation of the mini-mental state examination from a longitudinal perspective.

    Jared Tinklenberg;John O. Brooks;Elizabeth Decker Tanke;Kausar Khalid

  • Substance use disorders as risk factors for psychiatric hospitalization in bipolar disorder.

    Jennifer C. Hoblyn;Steve L. Balt;Stephanie A. Woodard;John O. Brooks

  • Selected psychiatric symptoms associated with rate of cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

    Terry P. Miller;Jared R. Tinklenberg;John O. Brooks;Howard H. Fenn

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerome A. Yesavage
Jerome A. Yesavage Stanford University
Terence A. Ketter
Terence A. Ketter Stanford University
Leah Friedman
Leah Friedman Stanford University
Gerhard Hellemann
Gerhard Hellemann University of California, Los Angeles
Helena C. Kraemer
Helena C. Kraemer Stanford University
Lori L. Altshuler
Lori L. Altshuler University of California, Los Angeles
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania
David J. Miklowitz
David J. Miklowitz University of California, Los Angeles
Carrie E. Bearden
Carrie E. Bearden University of California, Los Angeles
June Gruber
June Gruber University of Colorado Boulder

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