CURRENT OHSU PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH PROJECTS
Projects listed by Principal Investigator (PI)
Boehnlein, James
• Genetics of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among Cambodian Refugees (Medical Research Foundation of Oregon)
Boverman, Joshua
• Open Label, Flexible dose, Randomized, 12-Week Clinical Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Escitalopram in comparison with Sertraline in the treatment of Dysthymic Disorder and Double Depression (Forest Pharmaceuticals)
Busch, Les
• Children's Psychiatric Day Treatment Center Education, OHSU (Oregon Dept of Education, Office of Special Education)
• Title 1 Part D (N & D) (Oregon Dept of Education, Office of Special Education)
• The Transition Program (Oregon Dept of Education, Office of Special Education)
• Community-based mental health services for Medicaid-eligible (Title XIX) individuals with severe mental or emotional disturbances, age 21 or younger (Oregon Dept. of Human Services, Office of Mental Health & Addiction Services)
Emens, Jonathan
• Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (DHHS NIH Natl Ctr for Rsch Resources)
• Evaluation and Treatment of Circadian Misalignment in Non-seasonal Major Depression (Natl Alliance for Rsch on Schizo & Depression)
Ganzini, Linda
• Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice (VA HSR&D)
• Family Members' Views on and Experiences with Loved Ones who Choose Physician-Assisted Suicide (Greenwall Foundation)
• The Roles of Attachment, Control, Meaning and Hopelessness in Decisions for Physician-Assisted Suicide (NW Health Foundation)
Green, Carla
• Recoveries from Severe Mental Illness (NIMH)
• Gender, Drinking Patterns, Health and Service Seeking (Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Janokwsky, Aaron
• Cominatorial Pharmacotherapies for Cocaine Independence (Human BioMolecular Research Institute
Johnson, Kyle
• Identification of Free-Running Rhythms in Totally Blind Children (Medical Research Foundation of Oregon)
Keepers, George
• Studies of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (Private endowment)
• International, Multicenter LST to Compare the Cardiovascular Safety of Ziprasidone and Olanzapine (Pfizer, Inc.)
Kinzie, J. David
• Category III Applicants: Community Practice Program Development (DHHS SAMHSA)
• Torture Treatment Center of Oregon (DHHS Admin for Children and Families)
Kozell, Laura B.
• Phencyclidine-induced changes in glutamate receptors and associated proteins (Natl Alliance for Rsch on Schizo & Depression)
Lewy, Alfred
• Melatonin for Circadian Sleep Disorders in the Blind (DHHS NIH Natl Inst of Mental Hlth)
• Melatonin Entrainment of Elderly Blind Free-runners (DHHS NIH Natl Inst on Aging)
• Melatonin Studies of Totally Blind Children (DHHS NIH Natl Inst of Child Hlth & Human Dvlp)
Loftis, Jennifer M.
• Biochemical and Behavioral Correlates of IFN Response (DHHS NIH Natl Inst of Mental Hlth)
Lowensohn, Richard
• ATTC-SAFE Program - Child Care Services (Oregon Dept of Employment)
McFarland, Bentson
• Impact of Financing on Outcomes of Methadone Maintenance (RMC Research Corporation)
• Mental Health & Substance Abuse in Publicly Funded Treatment Systems (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy)
• Standardized Patients as Drug Abuse Treatment Clients (DHHS NIH Natl Inst on Drug Abuse)
• Divalproex, Lithium, and Suicide in a Medicaid population (Abbott Pharmaceuticals)
• Consequences for Medicaid Clients of Losing Coverage for Atypical Antipsychotic Medication (Lilly Rsch Laboratories)
• Short and Long Term Suicide Risk Factors (Portland State Univ)
McKelvey, Robert
• Teen Suicide and Depression: Reaching Out to Train and Support (Northwest Health Foundation)
Messamore, Erik
• Niacin Sensitivity and Fatty Acids in Schizophrenia (DHHS NIH Natl Inst of Mental Hlth)
Mitchell, Suzanne H.
• Interactions between Impulsivity and Cigarette Smoking (DHHS NIH NIDA)
Passmore, Thomas
• Pilot Study for the use of Lamotrigine in the treatment of PTSD: A study of cortisol response patterns in PTSD and their relation to active symptoms and the course of treatment (GlaxoSmithKline)
Sack, Robert
• A 12-Month, Open Label, Flexible-Dosage (100 to 250 mg/day) Study of the Efficacy and Safety of CEP-10953 in the Treatment of Patients With Excessive Sleepiness Associated With Narcolepsy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome or Chronic Shift-Work Sleep Disorder (Cephalon Pharmaceuticals)
• A 12 Week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Ropinirole in Patients Suffering from Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) (GlaxoSmithKline)
Stevens, Alexander
• Brain Correlates of Auditory Processing in the Blind (DHHS NIH Natl Eye Inst)
VanMale, Lynn
• Integrating Practice Guidelines for Smoking Cessation into Mental Health Care for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (VA Cooperative Study)
Tsai, Jenny J.
• Correlation of ADHD Symptomology and Sleep in the Developmentaly Delayed Population (Amer Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
Walker, R. Dale
• One Sky Center: American Indian / Alaska Native National Resource Center (DHHS Substance Abuse and Mental Hlth Service Admin)
• One Sky Center: Healing Resources Panel and Community Leadership Resource Panel of American Indian/Alaska Native Experts in Chronic Illness, Including Substance Abuse and Traditional Healing Practices (DHHS CDCP Natl Ctr for Chronic Dis Prev/Hlth Promo)
• One Sky Center: American Indian/Alaska Native Resource Database for Mental Health Prevention Programs (DHHS Substance Abuse and Mental Hlth Service Admin)
• Alcohol Treatment and Health Disparity in American Indians (DHHS NIH Natl Inst on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
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