Sudhakar Selvaraj

Sudhakar Selvaraj, MBBS, DPhil

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology, Academic Institute
Assistant Affiliate Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist


Publications

Investigating the association between metabolic syndrome conditions and perinatal mental illness: a national administrative claims study
Chhabria, K, Selvaraj, S, Refuerzo, J, Truong, C & Cazaban, CG 2024, , BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 24, no. 1, 409. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06542-8

Risk of suicidal behavior in patients with major depression and bipolar disorder – A systematic review and meta-analysis of registry-based studies
Arnone, D, Karmegam, SR, Östlundh, L, Alkhyeli, F, Alhammadi, L, Alhammadi, S, Alkhoori, A & Selvaraj, S 2024, , Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 159, 105594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105594

Digital health technologies for peripartum depression management among low-socioeconomic populations: perspectives from patients, providers, and social media channels
Zingg, A, Singh, T, Franklin, A, Ross, A, Selvaraj, S, Refuerzo, J & Myneni, S 2023, , BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 23, no. 1, 411, pp. 411. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05729-9

Effects of an experimentally induced inflammatory stimulus on motivational behavior in remitted depressed patients
Suchting, R, Razouq, D, Jose, L, Nascimento e Silva, F, Wardle, MC, Soares, JC, Teixeira, AL & Selvaraj, S 2023, , Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 161, pp. 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.019

Temporal multi-step predictive modeling of remission in major depressive disorder using early stage treatment data; STAR*D based machine learning approach
Salem, H, Huynh, T, Topolski, N, Mwangi, B, Trivedi, MH, Soares, JC, Rush, AJ & Selvaraj, S 2023, , Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 324, pp. 286-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.076

Predicting Antidepressant Treatment Response Using Functional Brain Controllability Analysis
Fang, F, Godlewska, B, Selvaraj, S & Zhang, Y 2023, , Brain Connectivity, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2022.0027

Corrigendum to “Anxiety symptoms and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among patients with mood disorders” [J. Affect. Disord. (2022) 307: 171-177]
Sanches, M, Nguyen, LK, Chung, TH, Nestadt, P, Wilcox, HC, Coryell, WH, Soares, JC & Selvaraj, S 2023, , Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 323, pp. 898-899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.076

Feasibility of a meditation intervention for stroke survivors and informal caregivers: a randomized controlled trial
Beauchamp, JES, Sharrief, A, Chaoul, A, Casameni Montiel, T, Love, MF, Cron, S, Prossin, A, Selvaraj, S, Dishman, D & Savitz, SI 2023, , BMC Psychology, vol. 11, no. 1, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-01031-z

MicroRNA–mRNA networks are dysregulated in opioid use disorder postmortem brain: Further evidence for opioid-induced neurovascular alterations
Grimm, SL, Mendez, EF, Stertz, L, Meyer, TD, Fries, GR, Gandhi, T, Kanchi, R, Selvaraj, S, Teixeira, AL, Kosten, TR, Gunaratne, P, Coarfa, C & Walss-Bass, C 2023, , Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 13, 1025346. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1025346

Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Techniques for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Boscutti, A, Juliana Mendonca De Figueiredo, MDF, Dana Razouq, R, Murphy, N, Cho, R & Selvaraj, S 2023, , Psychiatric Clinics of North America, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 307-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2023.02.005

Processing speed — A potential candidate cognitive endophenotype for bipolar disorder
Dobri, ML, Prince, T, Diaz, AP, Zunta-Soares, GB, Selvaraj, S, Machado-Vieira, R, Meyer, TD, Sanches, M & Soares, JC 2023, , Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, vol. 11, 100459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100459

A validation study of PHQ-9 suicide item with the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale in outpatients with mood disorders at National Network of Depression Centers
Chung, TH, Hanley, K, Le, YC, Merchant, A, Nascimento, F, De Figueiredo, JM, Wilcox, HC, Coryell, WH, Soares, JC & Selvaraj, S 2023, , Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 320, pp. 590-594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.131

A leaky umbrella has little value: evidence clearly indicates the serotonin system is implicated in depression
Jauhar, S, Arnone, D, Baldwin, DS, Bloomfield, M, Browning, M, Cleare, AJ, Corlett, P, Deakin, JFW, Erritzoe, D, Fu, C, Fusar-Poli, P, Goodwin, GM, Hayes, J, Howard, R, Howes, OD, Juruena, MF, Lam, RW, Lawrie, SM, McAllister-Williams, H, Marwaha, S, Matuskey, D, McCutcheon, RA, Nutt, DJ, Pariante, C, Pillinger, T, Radhakrishnan, R, Rucker, J, Selvaraj, S, Stokes, P, Upthegrove, R, Yalin, N, Yatham, L, Young, AH, Zahn, R & Cowen, PJ 2023, , Molecular Psychiatry, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 3149-3152. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-023-02095-y

Predictors of suicidal ideation among acute stroke survivors
Selvaraj, S, Aggarwal, S, de Dios, C, De Figueiredo, JM, Sharrief, AZ, Beauchamp, J & Savitz, SI 2022, , Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, vol. 10, 100410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100410

Personalizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for precision depression treatment based on functional brain network controllability and optimal control analysis
Fang, F, Godlewska, B, Cho, RY, Savitz, SI, Selvaraj, S & Zhang, Y 2022, , NeuroImage, vol. 260, 119465, pp. 119465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119465

Effects of escitalopram therapy on functional brain controllability in major depressive disorder
Fang, F, Godlewska, B, Cho, RY, Savitz, SI, Selvaraj, S & Zhang, Y 2022, , Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 310, pp. 68-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.123

Anxiety symptoms and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among patients with mood disorders
Sanches, M, Nguyen, LK, Chung, TH, Nestadt, P, Wilcox, HC, Coryell, WH, Soares, JC & Selvaraj, S 2022, , Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 307, pp. 171-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.046

Effective connectivity between resting-state networks in depression
DeMaster, D, Godlewska, B, Liang, M, Vannucci, M, Bockmann, T, Bo, C & Selvaraj, S 2022, , Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 307, pp. 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.041

Mobile Health Applications for Postpartum Depression Management: A Theory-Informed Analysis of Change-Use-Engagement (CUE) Criteria in the Digital Environment
Zingg, A, Carter, L, Rogith, D, Selvaraj, S, Franklin, A & Myneni, S 2022, . in P Otero, P Scott, SZ Martin & E Huesing (eds), MEDINFO 2021: One World, One Health - Global Partnership for Digital Innovation - Proceedings of the 18th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. vol. 290, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 290, IOS Press BV, pp. 844-848, 18th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics: One World, One Health - Global Partnership for Digital Innovation, MEDINFO 2021, Virtual, Online, 10/2/21. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI220198

A narrative review on invasive brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression
Dandekar, MP, Diaz, AP, Rahman, Z, Silva, RH, Nahas, Z, Aaronson, S, Selvaraj, S, Fenoy, AJ, Sanches, M, Soares, JC, Riva-Posse, P & Quevedo, J 2022, , Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 317-330. https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2021-1874

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