Division Head, Biological Psychiatry

Department / Division:
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences / Biological Psychiatry

Address:
DUMC 3018
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-5933

Office Telephone:
919-684-5933

Fax Telephone:
919-681-7668

• MBBS, University of Madras (India), 1987

• Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, 1991-1995

Clinical Interests:
Memory and mood disorders in the elderly, clinical trials of investigational drugs, psychopharmacology consults, alternative and complementary medicine for enhancing mental fitness

Research Interests:
1.   Mental wellness

2.   Clinical trials of novel pharmacologic agents, herbals, lifestyle strategies, diet, and brain training.

3.   Brain fitness, Healthy brain aging, Alzheimer's disease

Representative Publications:
Petrella JR, Coleman RE, Doraiswamy PM. Neuroimaging and early diagnosis of Alzheimer disease: a look to the future. Radiology. 2003 Feb;226(2):315-36. (2003) Abstract

Heller JH, Spiridigliozzi GA, Sullivan JA, Doraiswamy PM, Krishnan RR, Kishnani PS. Donepezil for the treatment of language deficits in adults with Down syndrome: A preliminary 24-week open trial. Am J Med Genet. 2003 Jan 15;116(2):111-6. (2003) Abstract

Wu LR, Parkerson GR Jr, Doraiswamy PM. Health perception, pain, and disability as correlates of anxiety and depression symptoms in primary care patients. J Am Board Fam Pract. 2002 May-Jun;15(3):183-90. (2002) Abstract

Varia IM, Cloutier CA, Doraiswamy PM. Treatment of social anxiety disorder with citalopram. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2002 Jan;26(1):205-8. (2002) Abstract

Pomara N, Doraiswamy PM, Tun H, Ferris S. Mifepristone (RU 486) for Alzheimer's disease. Neurology. 2002 May 14;58(9):1436. (2002) Abstract

Petrella JR, Lustig C, Bucher LA, Jha AP, Doraiswamy PM. Prefrontal activation patterns in subjects at risk for Alzheimer disease. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2002 Jan-Feb;10(1):112-3. (2002) Abstract

Koller EA, Doraiswamy PM. Olanzapine-associated diabetes mellitus. Pharmacotherapy. 2002 Jul;22(7):841-52. (2002) Abstract

Herman S, Blumenthal JA, Babyak M, Khatri P, Craighead WE, Krishnan KR, Doraiswamy PM. Exercise therapy for depression in middle-aged and older adults: predictors of early dropout and treatment failure. Health Psychol. 2002 Nov;21(6):553-63. (2002) Abstract

Doraiswamy PM. Non-cholinergic strategies for treating and preventing Alzheimer's disease. CNS Drugs. 2002;16(12):811-24. (2002) Abstract

Doraiswamy PM, Leon J, Cummings JL, Marin D, Neumann PJ. Prevalence and impact of medical comorbidity in Alzheimer's disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2002 Mar;57(3):M173-7. (2002) Abstract

Doraiswamy PM, Krishnan KR, Anand R, Sohn H, Danyluk J, Hartman RD, Veach J. Long-term effects of rivastigmine in moderately severe Alzheimer's disease: does early initiation of therapy offer sustained benefits? Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2002 May;26(4):705-12. (2002) Abstract

Doraiswamy PM, Khan ZM, Donahue RM, Richard NE. The spectrum of quality-of-life impairments in recurrent geriatric depression. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2002 Feb;57(2):M134-7. (2002) Abstract

Clary GL, Palmer SM, Doraiswamy PM. Mood disorders and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current research and future needs. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2002 Jun;4(3):213-21. (2002) Abstract

Chen JG, Edwards CL, Vidyarthi S, Pitchumoni S, Tabrizi S, Barboriak D, Charles HC, Doraiswamy PM. Learning and recall in subjects at genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2002 Winter;14(1):58-63. (2002) Abstract

Kishnani PS, Spiridigliozzi GA, Heller JH, Sullivan JA, Doraiswamy PM, Krishnan KR. Donepezil for Down's syndrome. Am J Psychiatry. 2001 Jan;158(1):143. (2001) Abstract

Khatri P, Baldewicz T, Babyak M, Craighead E, Herman S, Krishnan KR, Doraiswamy P, Blumenthal J. Effects of exercise on cognitive functioning of older adults with depression. J Aging Physical Activity 9:43-57, 2001. (2001)

Gwyther L, Doraiswamy PM. Web resource guide. Part 2. Caregiver Resources. Primary Psychiatry, December 2001. (2001)

Glick I, Doraiswamy PM, Lydiard B, Preven D, Janowsky D, Klein D. How should we teach psychopharmacology to residents? Results of the initial experience with the American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology Model Curriculum. Academic Psychiatry, 25:90-97, 2001. (2001)

Doraiswamy PM. Contemporary management of comorbid anxiety and depression in geriatric patients. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62 Suppl 12:30-5. (2001) Abstract

Doraiswamy PM. Alzheimer's disease. Editorial. New Horizons: Chaging Paradigms in Primary Care, 5, 4-15, 2001. (2001)

Doraiswamy PM, Scates AC. Relapse of depression after electroconvulsive therapy. JAMA. 2001 Jun 27;285(24):3087-9. (2001) Abstract

Doraiswamy PM, Khan ZM, Donahue RM, Richard NE. Quality of life in geriatric depression: a comparison of remitters, partial responders, and nonresponders. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2001 Fall;9(4):423-8. (2001) Abstract

Doraiswamy PM, Kaiser L, Bieber F, Garman RL. The Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale: evaluation of psychometric properties and patterns of cognitive decline in multicenter clinical trials of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2001 Oct-Dec;15(4):174-83. (2001) Abstract

Doraiswamy PM, Chen G, Charles HC. Brain 1H-MR Spectroscopy: Role in assessing Alzheimer's disease outcomes. CNS Drugs 14 (6) 457-472, 2001. (2001)

Carroll K, Gwyther L, Doraiswamy PM. Web resource guide. Part 1. Alzheimer's disease. Primary Psychiatry, June 2001. (2001)

Blumenthal J, Hart A, Sherwood A, Doraiswamy PM, Herman S, Watkins L, Hinderliter A, Gullette E, Krishnan KR. Depression and vascular function in older adults. Evaluating the benefits of exercise. Nor Car Medical J 62(2): 95-98, 2001. (2001)