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Lakshmi N. Yatham is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a substantial number of publications in Psychiatry and Mental Health. Their subfields include Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main topics explored by Lakshmi N. Yatham include:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Mental Health Research Topics

They have contributed to multiple papers, some recent notable publications are:

  • "Mental Health of Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic," 2020, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • "A Delphi-method-based consensus guideline for definition of treatment-resistant depression for clinical trials," 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Clinician guidelines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders with nutraceuticals and phytoceuticals: The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) and Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Taskforce," 2022, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • "Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2023 Update on Clinical Guidelines for Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults: Réseau canadien pour les traitements de l'humeur et de l'anxiété (CANMAT) 2023: Mise à jour des lignes directrices cliniques pour la prise en charge du trouble dépressif majeur chez les adultes," 2024, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • "The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders: Bipolar disorder summary," 2020, Bipolar Disorders

Frequent co-authors of Lakshmi N. Yatham include:

  • Eduard Vieta
  • Raymond W. Lam
  • Roger S. McIntyre
  • Michael Berk
  • Kamyar Keramatian

Their work is often published in several key journals, including:

  • Bipolar Disorders
  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Biological Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Bipolar Disorder

    Lakshmi Yatham;Gin Malhi

  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder

    Lakshmi N Yatham;Sidney H Kennedy;Sagar V Parikh;Ayal Schaffer

  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) collaborative update of CANMAT guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2013.

    Lakshmi N. Yatham;Sidney H. Kennedy;Sagar V. Parikh;Ayal Schaffer

  • A Placebo-Controlled 18-Month Trial of Lamotrigine and Lithium Maintenance Treatment in Recently Manic or Hypomanic Patients With Bipolar I Disorder

    Charles L. Bowden;Joseph R. Calabrese;Gary Sachs;Lakshmi N. Yatham

  • A placebo-controlled 18-month trial of lamotrigine and lithium maintenance treatment in recently depressed patients with bipolar I disorder

    Joseph R. Calabrese;Charles L. Bowden;Gary Sachs;Lakshmi N. Yatham

  • The International Society for bipolar Disorders (ISBD) task force report on antidepressant use in bipolar disorders

    Isabella Pacchiarotti;David J. Bond;Ross J. Baldessarini;Willem A. Nolen

  • Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic bipolar disorder: a meta‐analysis

    I. J. Torres;V. G. Boudreau;V. G. Boudreau;L. N. Yatham

  • Oxidative stress markers in bipolar disorder: a meta-analysis

    Ana C. Andreazza;Marcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Benicio N. Frey;David J. Bond

  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) collaborative update of CANMAT guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2009.

    Lakshmi N Yatham;Sidney H Kennedy;Ayal Schaffer;Sagar V Parikh

  • The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force report on the nomenclature of course and outcome in bipolar disorders

    Mauricio Tohen;Mauricio Tohen;Ellen Frank;Charles L. Bowden;Francesc Colom

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and inflammatory markers in patients with early- vs. late-stage bipolar disorder.

    Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Flávio Pereira Kapczinski;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Ana Cristina Andreazza;David J. Bond

  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: consensus and controversies.

    Lakshmi N Yatham;Sidney H Kennedy;Claire O'Donovan;Sagar Parikh

  • Olanzapine versus lithium in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder: a 12-month, randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial.

    Mauricio Tohen;Waldemar Greil;Joseph R. Calabrese;Gary S. Sachs

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a state-marker of mood episodes in bipolar disorders: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

    Brisa Simões Fernandes;Clarissa Severino Gama;Keila Maria Ceresér;Lakshmi N. Yatham

  • International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force on Suicide: meta-analyses and meta-regression of correlates of suicide attempts and suicide deaths in bipolar disorder.

    Ayal Schaffer;Erkki T. Isometsä;Leonardo Tondo;Doris H Moreno

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of ketamine in the rapid treatment of major depressive episodes

    A. McGirr;M. T. Berlim;David J Bond;M. P. Fleck

  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder: Section 5. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatments

    Arun V Ravindran;Lynda G Balneaves;Guy Faulkner;Abigail Ortiz

  • Quality of life in bipolar disorder: A review of the literature

    Erin E Michalak;Lakshmi N Yatham;Raymond W Lam

  • Assessment and management of agitation in psychiatry: Expert consensus

    Marina Garriga;Isabella Pacchiarotti;Siegfried Kasper;Scott L Zeller

  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis:

    Raymond W Lam;Peter Chan;Michael Wilkins-Ho;Lakshmi N Yatham

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond W. Lam
Raymond W. Lam University of British Columbia
Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Gin S Malhi
Gin S Malhi University of Sydney
Allan H. Young
Allan H. Young King's College London
Roger S. McIntyre
Roger S. McIntyre University of Toronto
Sagar V. Parikh
Sagar V. Parikh University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Flávio Kapczinski
Flávio Kapczinski McMaster University
Sidney H. Kennedy
Sidney H. Kennedy University Health Network
Erin E. Michalak
Erin E. Michalak University of British Columbia

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