By Professor Katherine Samaras

Journal articles

Samaras K; Correll CU; Curtis J, 2016, 'Premature mortality and schizophrenia - The need to heal right from the start', JAMA Psychiatry, 73, pp. 535 - 536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.3432

Lim CP; Fisher OM; Falkenback D; Boyd D; Hayward CS; Keogh A; Samaras K; MacDonald P; Lord RV, 2016, 'Bariatric Surgery Provides a “Bridge to Transplant” for Morbidly Obese Patients with Advanced Heart Failure and May Obviate the Need for Transplantation', Obesity Surgery, 26, pp. 486 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1789-1

Samaras K; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2016, 'Does statin use cause memory decline in the elderly?', Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, 26, pp. 550 - 556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2016.03.009

Trollor J; Salomon C; Curtis J; Watkins A; Rosenbaum S; Samaras K; Ward PB, 2016, 'Positive cardiometabolic health for adults with intellectual disability: An early intervention framework', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 22, pp. 288 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY15130

Samaras K; Crawford J; Lutgers HL; Campbell LV; Baune BT; Lux O; Brodaty H; Trollor JN; Sachdev P, 2015, 'Metabolic burden and disease and mortality risk associated with impaired fasting glucose in elderly adults', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63, pp. 1435 - 1442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13482

Rosenbaum S; Watkins A; Teasdale S; Curtis J; Samaras K; Kalucy M; Vancampfort D; Ward PB, 2015, 'Aerobic exercise capacity: An important correlate of psychosocial function in first episode psychosis', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 131, pp. 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acps.12350

Teasdale S; Harris S; Rosenbaum S; Watkins A; Samaras K; Curtis J; Ward PB, 2015, 'Individual Dietetic Consultations in First Episode Psychosis: A Novel Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk', Community Mental Health Journal, 51, pp. 211 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-014-9787-7

Blanchard E; Vickers CR; Samaras K, 2015, 'Not so sweet: Autoimmune diabetes mellitus on triple therapy for chronic hepatitis C infection', Diabetic Medicine, 32, pp. e1 - e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dme.12585

Peters TJ; Buckley MJ; Statham AL; Pidsley R; Samaras K; V Lord R; Clark SJ; Molloy PL, 2015, 'De novo identification of differentially methylated regions in the human genome', Epigenetics and Chromatin, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-8935-8-6

Van Dijk SJ; Molloy PL; Varinli H; Morrison JL; Muhlhausler BS; Buckley M; Clark SJ; McMillen IC; Noakes M; Samaras K; Tellam RL, 2015, 'Epigenetics and human obesity', International Journal of Obesity, 39, pp. 85 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.34

Harris V; Samaras K, 2015, 'Diabetes in treated hepatitis C infection: dodging the sweet sting', Diabetes Management, 5, pp. 155 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/dmt.15.5

Toogood V; Milliken S; Morey A; Samaras K, 2014, 'Adrenal tumours: How to establish malignancy', BMJ Case Reports, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-203736

Smith E; Bailey PE; Crawford J; Samaras K; Baune BT; Campbell L; Kochan N; Menant J; Sturnieks DL; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Trollor JN, 2014, 'Adiposity estimated using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and body mass index and its association with cognition in elderly adults', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62, pp. 2311 - 2318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13157

Fleming S; Yannakou CK; Haeusler GM; Clark J; Grigg A; Heath CH; Bajel A; van Hal SJ; Chen SC; Milliken ST; Morrissey CO; Tam CS; Szer J; Weinkove R; Slavin MA, 2014, 'Consensus guidelines for antifungal prophylaxis in haematological malignancy and haemopoietic stem cell transplantation, 2014', Internal Medicine Journal, 44, pp. 1283 - 1297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12595

Ahmed RM; Irish M; Kam J; Van Keizerswaard J; Bartley L; Samaras K; Hodges JR; Piguet O, 2014, 'Quantifying the eating abnormalities in frontotemporal dementia', JAMA Neurology, 71, pp. 1540 - 1546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.1931

Samaras K; Morris MJ; Lord RV; Kavurma MM, 2014, 'The effect of bariatric surgery on serum TRAIL and osteoprotegerin levels in obesity complicated by glucose disorders', e-SPEN Journal, 9, pp. e210 - e214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnme.2014.09.004

Asghari-Fard M; Curtis J; Ward P; Samaras K, 2014, 'Positive cardiometabolic health for adolescents: a practical guide for prevention and early intervention', EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, 8, pp. 113 - 113

Watkins A; Teasedale S; Rosenbaum S; Kalucy M; Samaras K; Ward P; Curtis J, 2014, 'Keeping the Body in Mind: A description of a healthy lifestyle program in an early psychosis framework', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 23, pp. 42 - 43, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000342662700167&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Watkins A; Rosenbaum S; Teasedale S; Samaras K; Kalucy M; Ward P; Curtis J, 2014, 'The Keeping the Body in Mind Program. Preventing antipsychotic-induced weight gain in first episode psychosis with lifestyle interventions', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 23, pp. 42 - 42, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000342662700166&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Rider OJ; Asaad M; Ntusi N; Wainwright E; Clutton G; Hancock G; Banerjee R; Pitcher A; Samaras K; Clarke K; Neubauer S; Dorrell L; Holloway CJ, 2014, 'HIV is an independent predictor of aortic stiffness', Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12968-014-0057-1

Samaras K; Lutgers HL; Campbell LV; Baune B; Lux O; Brodaty H; Trollor JN; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Impaired Fasting Glucose in the Elderly: Metabolic and Disease Burden and 2-Year Incident Heart Disease, Cancer and Mortality', ENDOCRINE REVIEWS, 35, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209805107164&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Blanchard E; Kochan N; Crawford JD; Reppermund S; Slavin MJ; Campbell LV; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Samaras K; Trollor JN, 2014, 'Serum Insulin and Two-Year Changes in Global Cognition, Memory and Total Brain Volume in the Elderly: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', ENDOCRINE REVIEWS, 35, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209805107161&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Samaras K; Crawford JD; Blanchard E; Kochan N; Trollor JN; Brodaty H; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Statin Use but Not Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated with Cognitive Decline in the Elderly: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', ENDOCRINE REVIEWS, 35, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209805106017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Arnoldy R; Curtis J; Samaras K, 2014, 'The effects of antipsychotic switching on diabetes in chronic schizophrenia', Diabetic Medicine, 31, pp. e16 - e19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dme.12359

Blanchard E; Samaras K, 2014, 'The metabolic syndrome - does its presence really matter?', Endocrinology Today, 2, pp. 21 - 26

Blanchard E; Samaras K, 2014, 'Author reply', Internal Medicine Journal, 44, pp. 714 - 714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12475

Samaras K; Correll CU; Mitchell AJ; De Hert M, 2014, 'Diabetes risk potentially underestimated in youth and children receiving antipsychotics', JAMA Psychiatry, 71, pp. 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.4030

Blanchard E; Brenner P; Delprado W; Samaras K, 2014, 'Lymphangioma: An unusual cause for a non-functioning adrenal mass', Internal Medicine Journal, 44, pp. 306 - 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12361

Ahmed R; Irish M; Bartley L; Samaras K; Piguet O; Hodges J; Kiernan M, 2014, '30.', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 21, pp. 2042 - 2043, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2014.06.044

Rosenbaum S; Teasdale S; Watkins A; Curtis J; Ward P; Samaras K, 2014, 'Diabetes in vulnerable populations: improving outcomes for people living with mental illness.', Australian Diabetes Educator, 17, pp. 2

Blanchard E; Samaras K, 2014, 'Double jeopardy: diabetes and severe mental illness. Addressing the special needs of this vulnerable group', Diabetes Management, 4, pp. 339 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/dmt.14.24

Fuchs T; Trollor JN; Crawford J; Baune BT; Samaras K; Campbell L; Breit SN; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Smith E; Brown DA, 2014, 'Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 is associated with cognitive impairment and predicts cognitive decline – The Sydney Memory and Aging Study', Neurology, Psychiatry and Brain Research, 20, pp. 9 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npbr.2014.01.145

Rosenbaum S; Lim LX; Newall H; Curtis J; Watkins A; Samaras K; Ward PB, 2014, 'Observation to action: Progressive implementation of lifestyle interventions to improve physical health outcomes in a community-based early psychosis treatment program', Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 48, pp. 1063 - 1064, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867414539400

Samaras K; Lutgers HL; Kochan NA; Crawford JD; Campbell LV; Wen W; Slavin MJ; Baune BT; Lipnicki DM; Brodaty H; Trollor JN; Sachdev PS, 2014, 'The impact of glucose disorders on cognition and brain volumes in the elderly: the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', AGE, 36, pp. 977 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-013-9613-0

Curtis J; Newall H; Myles N; Shiers D; Samaras K, 2013, 'Antipsychotic drug-treated patients best suited for metformin therapy. Reply.', Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 128, pp. 489

Curtis J; Newall H; Myles N; Shiers D; Samaras K, 2013, 'Reply', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 128, pp. 489 - 489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acps.12148

Curtis J; Samaras K; Ward PB, 2013, 'HeAL (Healthy Active Lives): IMPROVING PHYSICAL HEALTH IN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PSYCHOSIS: CHANGING PRACTICE TO CREATE PARITY', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 47, pp. 18 - 18, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329542900041&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Samaras K, 2013, 'Bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes: To whom and when?', Minerva Endocrinologica, 38, pp. 47 - 58

Samaras K; Botelho NK; Jenkins A; Lord RV; Viardot A, 2013, 'Immune cell-mediated inflammation and the early improvements in glucose metabolism after gastric banding surgery', Diabetologia, 56, pp. 2564 - 2572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-013-3033-7

Samaras K; Viardot AC; Lee PL; Jenkins AJ; Botelho NK; Bakopanos A; Lord RV; Hayward CS, 2013, 'Reduced arterial stiffness after weight loss in obese type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance: The role of immune cell activation and insulin resistance', Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, 10, pp. 40 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1479164112443375

Curtis J; Newall H; Myles N; Shiers D; Samaras K, 2012, 'Considering metformin in cardiometabolic protection in psychosis', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 126, pp. 302 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01906.x

Curtis J; Newall H; Samaras K; Shiers D, 2012, 'Don't just screen, intervene! Positive cardiometabolic health: an early intervention framework for patients on psychotropic medication', EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, 6, pp. 24 - 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000308580100090&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ward PB; Roland S; Lim LX; Curtis J; Samaras K, 2012, 'The use of metformin in preventing obesity and metabolic syndrome in early psychosis', EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, 6, pp. 24 - 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000308580100091&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Samaras K, 2012, 'What's in the physician's toolbox? Medical management of obesity, diabetes risk and cardiovascular risk factors in psychosis', EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, 6, pp. 25 - 25, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000308580100094&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Samaras K; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Diabetes and the elderly brain: Sweet memories?', Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 3, pp. 189 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2042018812469645

Newall HD; Myles NG; Ward PB; Samaras K; Shiers D; Curtis J, 2012, 'Efficacy of metformin for prevention of weight gain in psychiatric populations: A review', International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 27, pp. 69 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YIC.0b013e32834d0a5b

Baune BT; Smith E; Reppermund S; Air TM; Samaras K; Lux O; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Trollor JN, 2012, 'Inflammatory biomarkers predict depressive, but not anxiety symptoms during aging: The prospective Sydney Memory and Aging Study', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37, pp. 1521 - 1530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.02.006

Viardot A; Heilbronn LK; Samocha-Bonet D; Mackay F; Campbell LV; Samaras K, 2012, 'Obesity is associated with activated and insulin resistant immune cells', Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews, 28, pp. 447 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.2302

Samaras K; Connolly SM; Lord RS; Macdonald PS; Hayward CS, 2012, 'Take heart: Bariatric surgery in obese patients with severe heart failure. Two case reports', Heart Lung and Circulation, 21, pp. 847 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.783

Trollor JN; Smith E; Agars E; Kuan SA; Baune BT; Campbell LV; Samaras K; Crawford J; Lux O; Kochan NA; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'The association between systemic inflammation and cognitive performance in the elderly: the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', Journal of the American Aging Association, 34, pp. 1295 - 1308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-011-9301-x

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