Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Dr. Erika Saunders' research interests are twofold:
- First, to identify biomarkers of bipolar disorders that mediate clinical phenotype, and to use those markers to predict and to follow treatment response. Using the tools of translational research, the Saunders lab is currently studying the relationship between mood variability, sleep phenotypes, inflammation, stress hormones and metabolites of polyunsaturated fatty acid pathways.
- Second, to improve diagnosis and outcome in real-world clinical settings using tools such as systematic assessment and measurement-based care.
Clinical interests
Dr. Erika Saunders' clinical expertise is in diagnosing and treating mood disorders, including bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
Professional information
Board certification in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008
Licensed psychiatrist, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2008
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health Sciences, Graduate Certificate, The Pennsylvania State University
… → 2014
Heinz C. Prechter Pediatric Bipolar Fellowship, University of Michigan
2006 → 2008
Psychiatry, Residency, University of Michigan
2001 → 2006
MD, University of Iowa
1996 → 2001
BS, University of Michigan
1992 → 1996
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Bipolar Disorder
Medicine & Life Sciences
Sleep
Medicine & Life Sciences
Depression
Medicine & Life Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder
Medicine & Life Sciences
Personality
Medicine & Life Sciences
Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Medicine & Life Sciences
Neopterin
Medicine & Life Sciences
Macaca mulatta
Medicine & Life Sciences
Network
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Research Output 2000 2019
Effect of creative writing on mood in patients with cancer
Zhu, J., Hussain, M., Joshi, A., Truica, C., Nesterova, D., Collins, J., Saunders, E. F. H., Hayes, M., Drabick, J. & Joshi, M., Jan 1 2019, In : BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Thermometers
Emotions
Education
Neoplasms
Standard of Care
Mood, Dimensional Personality, and Suicidality in a Longitudinal Sample of Patients with Bipolar Disorder and Controls
Kamali, M., Saunders, E. F. H., Assari, S., Ryan, K. A., Marshall, D. F. & McInnis, M. G., Oct 1 2019, In : Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 49, 5, p. 1360-1378 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Bipolar Disorder
Personality
Suicide
Anxiety
Wounds and Injuries
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Oxidative Stress Contributes to Microvascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Men and Women With Major Depressive Disorder
Greaney, J. L., Saunders, E. F. H., Santhanam, L. & Alexander, L. M., Feb 15 2019, In : Circulation research. 124, 4, p. 564-574 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Major Depressive Disorder
Oxidative Stress
Dilatation
Endothelium
Superoxides
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Self‐reported everyday psychosocial stressors are associated with greater impairments in endothelial function in young adults with major depressive disorder
Greaney, J. L., Koffer, R. E., Saunders, E. F. H., Almeida, D. M. & Alexander, L. M., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of the American Heart Association. 8, 4, e010825.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Major Depressive Disorder
Young Adult
Dilatation
Depression
Laser-Doppler Flowmetry
1
Citation
(Scopus)
The Sex-specific Effects of LPS on Depressive-like Behavior and Oxidative Stress in the Hippocampus of the Mouse
Millett, C. E., Phillips, B. E. & Saunders, E. F. H., Feb 10 2019, In : Neuroscience. 399, p. 77-88 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Lipopolysaccharides
Hippocampus
Oxidative Stress
Apoptosis
Inflammation