Eric Lenze

Summary

Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Treatment-related alteration of cortisol predicts change in neuropsychological function during acute treatment of late-life anxiety disorder
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 27:454-62. 2012
  2. ncbi A lifespan view of anxiety disorders
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Dialogues Clin Neurosci 13:381-99. 2011
  3. ncbi Relation of serotonin transporter genetic variation to efficacy of escitalopram for generalized anxiety disorder in older adults
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid, Box 8134, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 30:672-7. 2010
  4. ncbi Escitalopram for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized controlled trial
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid, Box 8134, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    JAMA 301:295-303. 2009
  5. ncbi Apathy after hip fracture: a potential target for intervention to improve functional outcomes
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 21:271-8. 2009
  6. ncbi Elevated cortisol in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder is reduced by treatment: a placebo-controlled evaluation of escitalopram
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:482-90. 2011
  7. ncbi Bringing the bedside to the bench, and then to the community: a prospectus for intervention research in late-life anxiety disorders
    Eric J Lenze
    The Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:1-14. 2009
  8. ncbi Treating depression to remission in older adults: a controlled evaluation of combined escitalopram with interpersonal psychotherapy versus escitalopram with depression care management
    Charles F Reynolds
    Department of Psychiatry, Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, Clinical Trials Management Unit, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:1134-41. 2010
  9. ncbi Outcomes of late-life anxiety disorders during 32 weeks of citalopram treatment
    Stephen Blank
    Intervention Research Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders, The Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 67:468-72. 2006
  10. ncbi The burden of late-life generalized anxiety disorder: effects on disability, health-related quality of life, and healthcare utilization
    Emily K Porensky
    Department of Psychology, Washington University in St Louis, MO 63130, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:473-82. 2009

Detail Information

Publications46

  1. ncbi Treatment-related alteration of cortisol predicts change in neuropsychological function during acute treatment of late-life anxiety disorder
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 27:454-62. 2012
    ....
  2. ncbi A lifespan view of anxiety disorders
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Dialogues Clin Neurosci 13:381-99. 2011
    ..Finally we describe optimal management of anxiety disorders across the lifespan, in "eight simple steps" for practitioners...
  3. ncbi Relation of serotonin transporter genetic variation to efficacy of escitalopram for generalized anxiety disorder in older adults
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid, Box 8134, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 30:672-7. 2010
    ..We hypothesized that GAD patients with no La haplotypes (La?) have lower SSRI treatment efficacy than those with 1 to 2 La haplotypes (La+)...
  4. ncbi Escitalopram for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized controlled trial
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid, Box 8134, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    JAMA 301:295-303. 2009
    ..Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are efficacious for younger adults with GAD, but benefits and risks may be different in older adults...
  5. ncbi Apathy after hip fracture: a potential target for intervention to improve functional outcomes
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 21:271-8. 2009
    ..Interventions to prevent or improve apathy in elderly persons deserve further attention...
  6. ncbi Elevated cortisol in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder is reduced by treatment: a placebo-controlled evaluation of escitalopram
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:482-90. 2011
    ..The authors examined whether treatment of GAD in older adults with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) corrects this HPA axis hyperactivity...
  7. ncbi Bringing the bedside to the bench, and then to the community: a prospectus for intervention research in late-life anxiety disorders
    Eric J Lenze
    The Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:1-14. 2009
    ..Research in cognitive neuroscience, aging, and stress intersects in LLAD and provides the opportunity to develop innovative interventions to prevent chronic anxiety and its consequences in this age group...
  8. ncbi Treating depression to remission in older adults: a controlled evaluation of combined escitalopram with interpersonal psychotherapy versus escitalopram with depression care management
    Charles F Reynolds
    Department of Psychiatry, Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, Clinical Trials Management Unit, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:1134-41. 2010
    ....
  9. ncbi Outcomes of late-life anxiety disorders during 32 weeks of citalopram treatment
    Stephen Blank
    Intervention Research Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders, The Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 67:468-72. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: In this 32-week study of citalopram for elderly persons with anxiety disorders, 60% responded. Those who received a full course of treatment experience significant improvements in quality of life and sleep quality...
  10. ncbi The burden of late-life generalized anxiety disorder: effects on disability, health-related quality of life, and healthcare utilization
    Emily K Porensky
    Department of Psychology, Washington University in St Louis, MO 63130, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:473-82. 2009
    ..To describe the burden of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), a common anxiety disorder in older adults...
  11. ncbi Association of serotonin-1A and 2A receptor promoter polymorphisms with depressive symptoms and functional recovery in elderly persons after hip fracture
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, United States
    J Affect Disord 111:61-6. 2008
    ..Polymorphisms of the serotonin 1a (5HTR1A) and 2a receptors (5HTR2A) are associated with depression; therefore, we examined their association with depressive symptoms and functional recovery after hip fracture...
  12. ncbi Altered cerebral blood flow patterns associated with pathologic worry in the elderly
    Carmen Andreescu
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Depress Anxiety 28:202-9. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to examine the neural correlates of emotion regulation in late-life GAD...
  13. ncbi Somatic symptoms in late-life anxiety: treatment issues
    Eric J Lenze
    Intervention Research Center for Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 18:89-96. 2005
    ..However, additional treatment and integrated approaches are likely to be necessary for many such individuals...
  14. ncbi Comorbid anxiety disorder in late life depression: association with memory decline over four years
    Alison K DeLuca
    The Intervention Research Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:848-54. 2005
    ..The data also suggest that anxiety disorders with an onset later in life may be associated with cognitive impairment, although further study is needed to confirm this finding...
  15. ncbi Generalized anxiety disorder in late life: lifetime course and comorbidity with major depressive disorder
    Eric J Lenze
    Intervention Research Center in Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:77-80. 2005
    ..The authors assessed the course and comorbidity of late-life GAD and MDD...
  16. ncbi Efficacy and tolerability of citalopram in the treatment of late-life anxiety disorders: results from an 8-week randomized, placebo-controlled trial
    Eric J Lenze
    Intervention Research Center for Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and VA Healthcare System, PA, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 162:146-50. 2005
    ..Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in elderly persons. However, to date, the efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for the treatment of anxiety disorders in this age group has not been established...
  17. ncbi Predicting 6-week treatment response to escitalopram pharmacotherapy in late-life major depressive disorder
    Ramin Saghafi
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:1141-6. 2007
    ..This study aims to characterize sociodemographic, clinical, and neuropsychologic correlates of full, partial, and non-response to escitalopram monotherapy of unipolar MDD in later life...
  18. ncbi Good treatment outcomes in late-life depression with comorbid anxiety
    Eric J Lenze
    The Intervention Research Center in Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Affect Disord 77:247-54. 2003
    ..This study evaluated the impact of comorbid anxiety on response, dropouts, and side effects, in elderly subjects treated for depression...
  19. ncbi Risk factors for falls during treatment of late-life depression
    Jin H Joo
    Intervention Research Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 63:936-41. 2002
    ..Additionally, augmenting paroxetine with bupropion may also increase the risk of falls, and this medication combination should be used with caution in elderly patients...
  20. ncbi Anxiety symptoms in elderly patients with depression: what is the best approach to treatment?
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, Intervention Research Center in Late Life Mood Disorders, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Drugs Aging 19:753-60. 2002
    ..Therefore, optimism should be maintained when treating the depressed elderly individual, even when comorbid anxiety is present...
  21. ncbi fMRI activation in late-life anxious depression: a potential biomarker
    Carmen Andreescu
    Department of Psychiatry, The Advanced Center in Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the John A Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:820-8. 2009
    ..Subjects were trained on the Preparing to Overcome Prepotency (POP) task, which is an executive control task that reliably activates the lateral prefrontal cortex-anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) cognitive control circuit...
  22. ncbi Comorbidity of depression and anxiety in the elderly
    Eric J Lenze
    Intervention Research Center in Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O Hara Street, Room E1124, PA 15213, USA
    Curr Psychiatry Rep 5:62-7. 2003
    ..Future research areas are also addressed in this paper...
  23. ncbi Salivary cortisol is associated with diagnosis and severity of late-life generalized anxiety disorder
    Rose C Mantella
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 33:773-81. 2008
    ..These data demonstrate HPA axis dysfunction in late-life GAD and suggest the need for additional research on the influence of aging on HPA axis function in mood and anxiety disorders...
  24. ncbi High worry severity is associated with poorer acute and maintenance efficacy of antidepressants in late-life depression
    Carmen Andreescu
    The Advanced Center in Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Depress Anxiety 26:266-72. 2009
    ..We explored the impact of the dimensions of worry and panic on acute and maintenance treatment outcomes in LLD...
  25. ncbi Does depression, apathy or cognitive impairment reduce the benefit of inpatient rehabilitation facilities for elderly hip fracture patients?
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research in Late Life Mood Disorders and John A Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry, PA 15213, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:141-6. 2007
    ....
  26. ncbi Adverse effects of depression and cognitive impairment on rehabilitation participation and recovery from hip fracture
    Eric J Lenze
    Intervention Research Center for the Study of Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:472-8. 2004
    ..Our goal was to determine whether any association of depression and cognitive impairment with rehabilitation outcome is accounted for by more immediate effects of these variables on rehabilitation participation...
  27. ncbi The course of functional decline in older people with persistently elevated depressive symptoms: longitudinal findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study
    Eric J Lenze
    Intervention Research Center in Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:569-75. 2005
    ..To examine the relationship between persistently high depressive symptoms and long-term changes in functional disability in elderly persons...
  28. ncbi Onset of depression in elderly persons after hip fracture: implications for prevention and early intervention of late-life depression
    Eric J Lenze
    Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research and John A Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:81-6. 2007
    ..To identify predictors of onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) and of depressive symptoms in subjects who suffered a hip fracture...
  29. ncbi Rescue pharmacotherapy with duloxetine for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor nonresponders in late-life depression: outcome and tolerability
    Jordan F Karp
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 69:457-63. 2008
    ....
  30. ncbi Maintenance treatment for old-age depression preserves health-related quality of life: a randomized, controlled trial of paroxetine and interpersonal psychotherapy
    Alexandre Y Dombrovski
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1325-32. 2007
    ..To determine whether maintenance antidepressant pharmacotherapy and interpersonal psychotherapy sustain gains in health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) achieved during short-term treatment in older patients with depression...
  31. ncbi Association of the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) genotype with depression in elderly persons after hip fracture
    Eric J Lenze
    Intervention Research Center for the Study of Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburg School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:428-32. 2005
    ..The authors examined the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) as a predictor of major depressive disorder and depressive symptoms after hip fracture, a common stressful medical event...
  32. ncbi Generalized anxiety disorder severity scale validation in older adults
    Carmen Andreescu
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:813-8. 2008
    ..Given the high prevalence of GAD in the elderly and the need for a validated scale to assess GAD severity in this age group, the authors examined the psychometric properties of the GADSS in the elderly...
  33. ncbi Treatment considerations for anxiety in the elderly
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    CNS Spectr 8:6-13. 2003
    ..Overall, the research in late-life anxiety has not caught up to the literature in late-life depression and, for the most part, treatment recommendations must be extrapolated from studies in young adults...
  34. ncbi Effect of cerebrovascular risk factors on depression treatment outcome in later life
    Mark D Miller
    Intervention Research Center in Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:592-8. 2002
    ..This study tested the relationship of cerebrovascular risk factors (CVRF) to clinical presentation and treatment outcome in 156 subjects enrolled in a long-term maintenance treatment study of late-life recurrent major depression...
  35. ncbi Physician office visits of adults for anxiety disorders in the United States, 1985-1998
    Jeffrey S Harman
    Intervention Research Centers for Mid and Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 17:165-72. 2002
    ..To determine the number of physician office visits by adults in which an anxiety disorder diagnosis was recorded and rates of treatment during these visits...
  36. ncbi Recovery from major depression in older adults receiving augmentation of antidepressant pharmacotherapy
    Mary Amanda Dew
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 164:892-9. 2007
    ..The authors examined likelihood, speed, and predictors of recovery in older adults receiving augmentation pharmacotherapy after inadequate response to standardized treatment with paroxetine plus interpersonal psychotherapy...
  37. ncbi Achieving long-term optimal outcomes in geriatric depression and anxiety
    Benoit H Mulsant
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    CNS Spectr 8:27-34. 2003
    ....
  38. ncbi The Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale: reliability and validity of a clinician-rated measure of participation in acute rehabilitation
    Eric J Lenze
    Intervention Research Center in Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:380-4. 2004
    ..To demonstrate interrater reliability and predictive validity of the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRPS), a clinician-rated 6-point Likert-type item measuring patient participation in inpatient rehabilitation sessions...
  39. ncbi Combined pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy as maintenance treatment for late-life depression: effects on social adjustment
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 159:466-8. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Treatment of late-life depression with nortriptyline and psychotherapy is more likely to maintain social adjustment than treatment with either alone. Combination therapy improves not only duration but quality of wellness...
  40. ncbi Time course of response to antidepressants in late-life major depression: therapeutic implications
    Ellen M Whyte
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Drugs Aging 21:531-54. 2004
    ..Better understanding of factors related to such differences may suggest new intervention strategies to accelerate response...
  41. ncbi Significance of poor patient participation in physical and occupational therapy for functional outcome and length of stay
    Eric J Lenze
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:1599-601. 2004
    ..To determine the frequency of poor patient participation during inpatient physical (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) sessions and to examine the influence of poor participation on functional outcome and length of stay (LOS)...
  42. ncbi An open-label pilot study of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors to promote functional recovery in elderly cognitively impaired stroke patients
    Ellen M Whyte
    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
    Cerebrovasc Dis 26:317-21. 2008
    ..We investigated the feasibility of using acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in older patients with acute post-stroke cognitive impairment and examined their effects on functional recovery...
  43. ncbi Evidence-based treatment of geriatric anxiety disorders
    Julie Loebach Wetherell
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive (116B, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
    Psychiatr Clin North Am 28:871-96, ix. 2005
  44. ncbi Predictors of adequacy of depression management in the primary care setting
    Jin H Joo
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:1524-8. 2005
    ..These findings have implications for ways that primary care physicians could be trained to more adequately manage the spectrum of severity of depression...
  45. ncbi Stroke-related knowledge and health behaviors among poststroke patients in inpatient rehabilitation
    Kris L Koenig
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 88:1214-6. 2007
    ..To measure stroke knowledge and prestroke personal health behaviors of stroke patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation and their caregivers...
  46. ncbi Incomplete response in late-life depression: getting to remission
    Eric J Lenze
    Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, St Louis, MO, USA
    Dialogues Clin Neurosci 10:419-30. 2008
    ..Such studies may advance us toward the goal of personalized treatment in late-life depression...

Research Grants9

  1. Pharmacotherapy of Latelife Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    Eric Lenze; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ....
  2. Risk Genes for Late-Life Depression after Hip Fracture
    Eric Lenze; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  3. Risk Genes for Late-Life Depression after Hip Fracture
    Eric Lenze; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  4. 2/3-Incomplete Response in Late-Life Depression: Getting to Remission
    Eric Lenze; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..There are is no evidence-based pharmacotherapy for TRLLD; thus, this study seeks to address a major gap in the evidence base for treating depression. ..
  5. Risk Genes for Late-Life Depression after Hip Fracture
    Eric J Lenze; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  6. 2/3-Incomplete Response in Late-Life Depression: Getting to Remission
    Eric J Lenze; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..There are is no evidence-based pharmacotherapy for TRLLD;thus, this study seeks to address a major gap in the evidence base for treating depression. ..
  7. Risk Genes for Late-Life Depression after Hip Fracture
    Eric J Lenze; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....