Ruth O'Hara

Publications

• BDNF and CREB1 genetic variants interact to affect antidepressant treatment outcomes in geriatric depression. Murphy GM, Sarginson JE, Ryan HS, O'Hara R, Schatzberg AF, Lazzeroni LC. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2013; 23 (6): 301-13
• Elevated prefrontal myo-inositol and choline following breast cancer chemotherapy. Kesler SR, Watson C, Koovakkattu D, Lee C, O'Hara R, Mahaffey ML, Wefel JS. Brain Imaging Behav. 2013
• Psychosocial predictors of treatment response to cognitive-behavior therapy for late-life depression: an exploratory study. Marquett RM, Thompson LW, Reiser RP, Holland JM, O'Hara RM, Kesler SR, Stepanenko A, Bilbrey A, Rengifo J, Majoros A, Thompson DG. Aging Ment Health. 2013
• Sleep Disturbance in Pediatric PTSD: Current Findings and Future Directions. Kovachy B, O''Hara R, Hawkins N, Gershon A, Primeau MM, Madej J, Carrion V. J Clin Sleep Med. 2013; 9 (5): 501-10
• The long-term impact of early adversity on late-life psychiatric disorders. Gershon A, Sudheimer K, Tirouvanziam R, Williams LM, O'Hara R. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2013; 15 (4): 352
• 5-HTTLPR short allele, resilience, and successful aging in older adults. OʼHara R, Marcus P, Thompson WK, Flournoy J, Vahia I, Lin X, Hallmayer J, Depp C, Jeste DV. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012; 20 (5): 452-6
• Distinct plasma profile of polar neutral amino acids, leucine, and glutamate in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Tirouvanziam R, Obukhanych TV, Laval J, Aronov PA, Libove R, Banerjee AG, Parker KJ, O'Hara R, Herzenberg LA, Herzenberg LA, Hardan AY. J Autism Dev Disord. 2012; 42 (5): 827-36
• Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome: a synthesis of the literature. Ohayon MM, O'Hara R, Vitiello MV. Sleep Med Rev. 2012; 16 (4): 283-95
• Neuropsychiatric symptoms, apolipoprotein E gene, and risk of progression to cognitive impairment, no dementia and dementia: the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (ADAMS). Beaudreau SA, Kaci Fairchild J, Spira AP, Lazzeroni LC, O'Hara R. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012
• Sleep-disordered breathing in Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Yesavage JA, Kinoshita LM, Kimball T, Zeitzer J, Friedman L, Noda A, David R, Hernandez B, Lee T, Cheng J, Oʼhara R. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012; 20 (3): 199-204
• The reciprocal relationship of neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric function in late life. OʼHara R, Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012; 20 (12): 1001-5
• Utility of the abbreviated Fuld Object Memory Evaluation and MMSE for detection of dementia and cognitive impairment not dementia in diverse ethnic groups. Rideaux T, Beaudreau SA, Fernandez S, O'Hara R. J Alzheimers Dis. 2012; 31 (2): 371-86
• Circadian clock gene polymorphisms and sleep-wake disturbance in Alzheimer disease. Yesavage JA, Noda A, Hernandez B, Friedman L, Cheng JJ, Tinklenberg JR, Hallmayer J, O'hara R, David R, Robert P, Landsverk E, Zeitzer JM. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011; 19 (7): 635-43
• Design considerations for characterizing psychiatric trajectories across the lifespan: application to effects of APOE-ε4 on cerebral cortical thickness in Alzheimer's disease. Thompson WK, Hallmayer J, O'Hara R. Am J Psychiatry. 2011; 168 (9): 894-903
• MR spectroscopy for assessment of memantine treatment in mild to moderate Alzheimer dementia. Ashford JW, Adamson M, Beale T, La D, Hernandez B, Noda A, Rosen A, O'Hara R, Fairchild JK, Spielman D, Yesavage JA. J Alzheimers Dis. 2011: 26 Suppl 3 331-6
• Prefrontal cortex and executive function impairments in primary breast cancer. Kesler SR, Kent JS, O'Hara R. Arch Neurol. 2011; 68 (11): 1447-53
• Increasing the ranks of academic researchers in mental health: a multisite approach to postdoctoral fellowship training. O'Hara R, Cassidy-Eagle EL, Beaudreau SA, Eyler LT, Gray HL, Giese-Davis J, Hubbard J, Yesavage JA. Acad Med. 2010; 85 (1): 41-7
• Insomnia in the context of traumatic brain injury. Zeitzer JM, Friedman L, O'Hara R. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009; 46 (6): 827-36
• Sleep apnea, apolipoprotein epsilon 4 allele, and TBI: mechanism for cognitive dysfunction and development of dementia. O'Hara R, Luzon A, Hubbard J, Zeitzer JM. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009; 46 (6): 837-50
• The association of anxiety and depressive symptoms with cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults. Beaudreau SA, O'Hara R. Psychol Aging. 2009; 24 (2): 507-12
• Late-life anxiety and cognitive impairment: a review. Beaudreau SA, O'Hara R. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008; 16 (10): 790-803
• Slower speed-of-processing of cognitive tasks is associated with presence of the apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele. O'Hara R, Sommer B, Way N, Kraemer HC, Taylor J, Murphy G. J Psychiatr Res. 2008; 42 (3): 199-204
• Long-term effects of mnemonic training in community-dwelling older adults. O'Hara R, Brooks JO, Friedman L, Schröder CM, Morgan KS, Kraemer HC. J Psychiatr Res. 2007; 41 (7): 585-90
• Serotonin transporter polymorphism and stress: a view across the lifespan. O'Hara R, Hallmayer JF. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2007; 9 (3): 173-5
• Serotonin transporter polymorphism, memory and hippocampal volume in the elderly: association and interaction with cortisol. O'Hara R, Schröder CM, Mahadevan R, Schatzberg AF, Lindley S, Fox S, Weiner M, Kraemer HC, Noda A, Lin X, Gray HL, Hallmayer JF. Mol Psychiatry. 2007; 12 (6): 544-55
• Should older adults be screened for dementia? It is important to screen for evidence of dementia! Ashford JW, Borson S, O'Hara R, Dash P, Frank L, Robert P, Shankle WR, Tierney MC, Brodaty H, Schmitt FA, Kraemer HC, Buschke H, Fillit H. Alzheimers Dement. 2007; 3 (2): 75-80
• Should one use medications in combination with cognitive training? If so, which ones? Yesavage J, Hoblyn J, Friedman L, Mumenthaler M, Schneider B, O'Hara R. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2007: 62 Spec No 1 11-8
• COMT genotype, gender and cognition in community-dwelling, older adults. O'Hara R, Miller E, Liao CP, Way N, Lin X, Hallmayer J. Neurosci Lett. 2006; 409 (3): 205-9
• Design decisions to optimize reliability of daytime cortisol slopes in an older population. Kraemer HC, Giese-Davis J, Yutsis M, O'Hara R, Neri E, Gallagher-Thompson D, Taylor CB, Spiegel D. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006; 14 (4): 325-33
• Factors in choosing atypical antipsychotics: toward understanding the bases of physicians' prescribing decisions. Hoblyn J, Noda A, Yesavage JA, Brooks JO, Sheikh J, Lee T, Tinklenberg JR, Schneider B, O'Hara R, Leslie DL, Rosenheck RA, Kraemer HC. J Psychiatr Res. 2006; 40 (2): 160-6
• Should older adults be screened for dementia? Ashford JW, Borson S, O'Hara R, Dash P, Frank L, Robert P, Shankle WR, Tierney MC, Brodaty H, Schmitt FA, Kraemer HC, Buschke H. Alzheimers Dement. 2006; 2 (2): 76-85
• Spatial test for agricultural pesticide "blow-in" effect on prevalence of Parkinson's disease. Yesavage JA, Sheikh J, Noda A, Murphy G, O'Hara R, Hierholzer R, Battista M, Ashford JW, Schneider B, Hoblyn J, Kraemer HC, Tinklenberg J. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2006; 19 (1): 32-5
• Stress, aging, and mental health. O'Hara R, Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006; 14 (4): 295-8
• Unraveling the relationship of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing to major depressive disorder. O'Hara R, Schröder C. Sleep Med. 2006; 7 (2): 101-3
• Cognitive ability, expertise, and age differences in following air-traffic control instructions. Taylor JL, O'Hara R, Mumenthaler MS, Rosen AC, Yesavage JA. Psychol Aging. 2005; 20 (1): 117-33
• Depression and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Schröder CM, O'Hara R. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2005: 4 13
• Hormone replacement therapy and longitudinal cognitive performance in postmenopausal women. O'Hara R, Schröder CM, Bloss C, Bailey AM, Alyeshmerni AM, Mumenthaler MS, Friedman LF, Yesavage JA. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2005; 13 (12): 1107-10
• Nocturnal sleep apnea/hypopnea is associated with lower memory performance in APOE epsilon4 carriers. O'Hara R, Schröder CM, Kraemer HC, Kryla N, Cao C, Miller E, Schatzberg AF, Yesavage JA, Murphy GM. Neurology. 2005; 65 (4): 642-4
• Relating medial temporal lobe volume to frontal fMRI activation for memory encoding in older adults. Rosen AC, Gabrieli JD, Stoub T, Prull MW, O'Hara R, Yesavage J, deToledo-Morrell L. Cortex. 2005; 41 (4): 595-602
• The effect of oxybutynin treatment on cognition in children with diurnal incontinence. Sommer BR, O'Hara R, Askari N, Kraemer HC, Kennedy WA. J Urol. 2005; 173 (6): 2125-7
• The role of hypoxia in apolipoprotein E4-associated cognitive impairment: implications for neurodegeneration and sleep-disordered breathing O'Hara R, Sleep. 2005; 28 (11): 1355-57
• Underreporting of behavioral problems in older hospitalized patients. Davies HD, O'Hara R, Mumenthaler MS, Cassidy EL, Buffum M, Kim JM, Danielsen CE, Noda A, Kraemer HC, Sheikh JI. Gerontologist. 2005; 45 (4): 535-8
• Categorical versus dimensional approaches to diagnosis: methodological challenges. Kraemer HC, Noda A, O'Hara R. J Psychiatr Res. 2004; 38 (1): 17-25
• Sleep/wake disruption in Alzheimer's disease: APOE status and longitudinal course. Yesavage JA, Friedman L, Kraemer H, Tinklenberg JR, Salehi A, Noda A, Taylor JL, O'Hara R, Murphy G. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2004; 17 (1): 20-4
• Use of a VA pharmacy database to screen for areas at high risk for disease: Parkinson's disease and exposure to pesticides. Yesavage JA, Sheikh J, Noda A, Murphy G, O'Hara R, Hierholzer R, Battista M, Ashford JW, Kraemer HC, Tinklenberg J. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2004; 17 (1): 36-8
• Age and disease severity predict choice of atypical neuroleptic: a signal detection approach to physicians' prescribing decisions. Yesavage JA, Hoblyn J, Sheikh J, Tinklenberg JR, Noda A, O'Hara R, Fenn C, Mumenthaler MS, Friedman L, Kraemer HC. J Psychiatr Res. 2003 Nov-Dec; 37 (6): 535-8
• Differential associations between entorhinal and hippocampal volumes and memory performance in older adults. Rosen AC, Prull MW, Gabrieli JD, Stoub T, O'Hara R, Friedman L, Yesavage JA, deToledo-Morrell L. Behav Neurosci. 2003; 117 (6): 1150-60
• Psychoactive drugs and pilot performance: a comparison of nicotine, donepezil, and alcohol effects. Mumenthaler MS, Yesavage JA, Taylor JL, O'Hara R, Friedman L, Lee H, Kraemer HC. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2003; 28 (7): 1366-73
• Modeling the prevalence and incidence of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Yesavage JA, O'Hara R, Kraemer H, Noda A, Taylor JL, Ferris S, Gély-Nargeot MC, Rosen A, Friedman L, Sheikh J, Derouesné C. J Psychiatr Res. 2002 Sep-Oct; 36 (5): 281-6
• Cognitive status and behavioral problems in older hospitalized patients. O'Hara R, Mumenthaler MS, Davies H, Cassidy EL, Buffum M, Namburi S, Shakoori R, Danielsen CE, Tsui P, Noda A, Kraemer HC, Sheikh JI. Ann Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2002; 1 (1): 1
• Donepezil and flight simulator performance: effects on retention of complex skills. Yesavage JA, Mumenthaler MS, Taylor JL, Friedman L, O'Hara R, Sheikh J, Tinklenberg J, Whitehouse PJ. Neurology. 2002; 59 (1): 123-5
• Variable effects of aging on frontal lobe contributions to memory. Rosen AC, Prull MW, O'Hara R, Race EA, Desmond JE, Glover GH, Yesavage JA, Gabrieli JD. Neuroreport. 2002; 13 (18): 2425-8
• Which Alzheimer patients are at risk for rapid cognitive decline? O'Hara R, Thompson JM, Kraemer HC, Fenn C, Taylor JL, Ross L, Yesavage JA, Bailey AM, Tinklenberg JR. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2002; 15 (4): 233-8
• Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele affects the relationship between stress and depression in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Gallagher-Thompson D, O'Hara R, Simmons A, Kraemer HC, Murphy GM. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2001; 14 (3): 115-9
• Influence of the menstrual cycle on flight simulator performance after alcohol ingestion. Mumenthaler MS, O'Hara R, Taylor JL, Friedman L, Yesavage JA. J Stud Alcohol. 2001; 62 (4): 422-33
• Relationship between variations in estradiol and progesterone levels across the menstrual cycle and human performance. Mumenthaler MS, O'Hara R, Taylor JL, Friedman L, Yesavage JA. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2001; 155 (2): 198-203
• A longitudinal study of apolipoprotein-E genotype and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults. Mauricio M, O'Hara R, Yesavage JA, Friedman L, Kraemer HC, Van De Water M, Murphy GM. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2000; 8 (3): 196-200
• Relationship of CogScreen-AE to flight simulator performance and pilot age. Taylor JL, O'Hara R, Mumenthaler MS, Yesavage JA. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2000; 71 (4): 373-80
• Update on Alzheimer's disease: recent findings and treatments. O'Hara R, Mumenthaler MS, Yesavage JA. West J Med. 2000; 172 (2): 115-20
• Effects of menstrual cycle and female sex steroids on ethanol pharmacokinetics. Mumenthaler MS, Taylor JL, O'Hara R, Fisch HU, Yesavage JA. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1999; 23 (2): 250-5
• Gender differences in moderate drinking effects. Mumenthaler MS, Taylor JL, O'Hara R, Yesavage JA. Alcohol Res Health. 1999; 23 (1): 55-64
• Relationship of age and simulated flight performance. Yesavage JA, Taylor JL, Mumenthaler MS, Noda A, O'Hara R. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999; 47 (7): 819-23
• Influence of nicotine on simulator flight performance in non-smokers. Mumenthaler MS, Taylor JL, O'Hara R, Yesavage JA. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1998; 140 (1): 38-41
• The APOE epsilon4 allele is associated with decline on delayed recall performance in community-dwelling older adults. O'Hara R, Yesavage JA, Kraemer HC, Mauricio M, Friedman LF, Murphy GM. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998; 46 (12): 1493-8