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  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Meryl A. Butters is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Neuroscience with a significant number of publications in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, and Neurology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on the relationship between depression and dementia as well as neuroimaging and treatment outcomes in depressive disorders. Selected papers include:

  • "Late-life depression and increased risk of dementia: a longitudinal cohort study," 2021, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Late-Life Depression Is Associated With Reduced Cortical Amyloid Burden: Findings From the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Depression Project," 2020, Biological Psychiatry
  • "MRI predictors of pharmacotherapy response in major depressive disorder," 2022, NeuroImage Clinical
  • "Design and Rationale of the PACt-MD Randomized Clinical Trial: Prevention of Alzheimer's dementia with Cognitive remediation plus transcranial direct current stimulation in Mild cognitive impairment and Depression," 2020, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • "A randomized controlled trial of amyloid positron emission tomography results disclosure in mild cognitive impairment," 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia

Key frequent coauthors include:

  • Benoit H. Mulsant
  • Alastair J. Flint
  • Tarek K. Rajji
  • Bruce G. Pollock
  • Corinne E. Fischer

Common publication venues where this scientist frequently contributes are:

  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • SLEEP
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Meryl A. Butters was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Late-life depression and risk of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based cohort studies

    Breno S. Diniz;Meryl A. Butters;Steven M. Albert;Mary Amanda Dew

  • The nature and determinants of neuropsychological functioning in late-life depression.

    Meryl A. Butters;Ellen M. Whyte;Robert D. Nebes;Amy E. Begley

  • Pathways linking late-life depression to persistent cognitive impairment and dementia

    Meryl A Butters;Jeffrey B. Young;Oscar Ramos Lopez;Howard J. Aizenstein

  • Maintenance treatment of major depression in old age.

    Charles F. Reynolds;Mary Amanda Dew;Bruce G. Pollock;Benoit H. Mulsant

  • Changes in cognitive functioning following treatment of late-life depression.

    Meryl A. Butters;James T. Becker;Robert D. Nebes;Michelle D. Zmuda

  • The NIH Cognitive and Emotional Health Project

    Hugh C. Hendrie;Marilyn S. Albert;Meryl A. Butters;Sujuan Gao

  • Decreased working memory and processing speed mediate cognitive impairment in geriatric depression.

    R. D. Nebes;M. A. Butters;B. H. Mulsant;B. G. Pollock

  • Brain Morphometric Abnormalities in Geriatric Depression: Long-Term Neurobiological Effects of Illness Duration

    Sandra Bell-McGinty;Meryl A. Butters;Carolyn Cidis Meltzer;Phil J. Greer

  • Persistence of Neuropsychologic Deficits in the Remitted State of Late-Life Depression

    Rishi K. Bhalla;Meryl A. Butters;Benoit H. Mulsant;Amy E. Begley

  • Exercise effects on depression: Possible neural mechanisms.

    Swathi Gujral;Swathi Gujral;Howard Aizenstein;Charles F. Reynolds;Meryl A. Butters

  • Persistence of cognitive impairment in geriatric patients following antidepressant treatment: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial with nortriptyline and paroxetine

    Robert D. Nebes;Bruce G. Pollock;Patricia R. Houck;Meryl A. Butters

  • Salivary cortisol is associated with diagnosis and severity of late-life generalized anxiety disorder.

    Rose C. Mantella;Meryl A. Butters;Janet A. Amico;Sati Mazumdar

  • Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of augmentation pharmacotherapy with aripiprazole for treatment-resistant depression in late life: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Eric J Lenze;Benoit H Mulsant;Daniel M Blumberger;Jordan F Karp

  • Serotonin 1A receptor binding and treatment response in late-life depression.

    Carolyn Cidis Meltzer;Julie C Price;Chester A Mathis;Meryl A Butters

  • Cognitive impairment in late-life generalized anxiety disorder

    Rose C. Mantella;Meryl A. Butters;Mary Amanda Dew;Benoit H. Mulsant

  • Perspectives on depression, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitive decline.

    David C. Steffens;Emeline Otey;George S. Alexopoulos;Meryl A. Butters

  • Physical activity and brain plasticity in late adulthood.

    Kirk I Erickson;Ariel G Gildengers;Meryl A Butters

  • Non-pharmacological interventions for adults with mild cognitive impairment and early stage dementia: An updated scoping review

    Juleen Rodakowski;Ester Saghafi;Meryl A. Butters;Elizabeth R. Skidmore

  • A Fully Automated Method for Quantifying and Localizing White Matter Hyperintensities on MR Images

    Minjie Wu;Caterina Rosano;Meryl Butters;Ellen Whyte

  • Cognitive and Affective Predictors of Rehabilitation Participation After Stroke

    Elizabeth R. Skidmore;Ellen M. Whyte;Margo B. Holm;James T. Becker

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles F. Reynolds
Charles F. Reynolds University of Pittsburgh
Benoit H. Mulsant
Benoit H. Mulsant Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Mary Amanda Dew
Mary Amanda Dew University of Pittsburgh
Howard J. Aizenstein
Howard J. Aizenstein University of Pittsburgh
Tarek K. Rajji
Tarek K. Rajji Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Bruce G. Pollock
Bruce G. Pollock University of Toronto
Corinne E. Fischer
Corinne E. Fischer St. Michael's Hospital
James T. Becker
James T. Becker University of Pittsburgh
Nathan Herrmann
Nathan Herrmann Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Alastair J. Flint
Alastair J. Flint University of Toronto

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