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Hochang B. Lee, M.D.

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About Me

Hochang Benjamin (Ben) Lee, M.D. is the John Romano Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Chief of Psychiatry at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and Regional Chief of Psychiatry for the University of Rochester Medi...
Hochang Benjamin (Ben) Lee, M.D. is the John Romano Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Chief of Psychiatry at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and Regional Chief of Psychiatry for the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Prior to his chairmanship at University of Rochester, he was the founding director and Chief of Yale's Psychological Medicine Service and Director of Psychological Medicine Research Center at Yale. Previously, he had also been Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Director of Research Development at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

His primary research interests are: 1. Developing innovative models for delivery behavioral health service for medical and surgical patients. 2. Prevention of neuropsychiatric morbidity (e.g. delirium, depression, and dementia) after major surgery among the elders. 3. Asian American mental health issues, especially among the elders.

Dr. Lee is board certified in psychiatry with sub-specialty certification in psychosomatic medicine. His primary clinical interest is in behavioral aspects of dementia care, especially among those elders with multiple medical comorbidities. Dr. Lee completed psychiatry residency and combined neuropsychiatry/psychiatric epidemiology fellowships at Johns Hopkins after earning his MD at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1997.

Dr. Lee is the Editor-In-Chief for Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and the President of International College of Psychosomatic Medicine.

Certified Specialties

Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Psychiatry (SMD)

Chair - Department of Psychiatry (SMD)

John Romano Professorship of Psychiatry - Department of Psychiatry (SMD)

Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 2000 - 2003

Residency, Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital. 1998 - 2001

Internship, Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. 1997 - 1998

Education

MD | Jefferson Medical College. 1997

Awards

Donald Oken Fellow Award. 2020

Don R. Lipsitt Award. 2019

Visiting Professorship Award (Hospital of UPenn). 2018

The Chairman's Award, Department of Psychiatry. 2015

Visiting Professorship Award (Baystate Hospital). 2014

NIMH/ Advanced Research Institute Scholar. 2008

The Dlin/Fischer Award in Excellence in Clinical Research. 2007

Junior Investigator Award. 2004

The APIRE/GlaxoSmithKline Mental Health Scholar. 2003

The 2002 AAGP Summer Research Institute Scholar. 2002

The American Psychiatric Institute of Research and Education (APIRE)/ Janssen Scholar in Severe Mental Illness. 2000

Publications

Journal Articles

Feasibility of using a clinical measure of depression severity to assess treatment impact on total cost of care.

Maeng D, Lee HB, Nasra GS

Journal of psychosomatic research.. 2025 September 8197 :112375. Epub 09/08/2025.

Testing the vascular depression hypothesis: The role of intracranial atherosclerosis in post-CABG depression (NOAHS study results).

Oldham MA, Walsh P, Choi JJ, Lee HB

International psychogeriatrics. 2025 August 8 :100130. Epub 08/08/2025.

Has Increased Medicaid Spending on Home- and Community-Based Services Reduced Unmet Needs in Activities of Daily Living Care among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia? Evidence from 2008 to 2020.

Cheng Z, Lee HB, Maeng DD, Hill EL, Li Y

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2025 August 26 (8):105691. Epub 06/10/2025.

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at a Crossroads: Policy Threats, Medicaid Cuts, and the Future of Our Field.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2025 July 11 Epub 07/11/2025.

Novel applications of sleep pharmacology as delirium therapeutics.

Oldham MA, Spira AP, Yurcheshen M, Pigeon WR, Palanca BJA, Lee HB

Sleep medicine reviews.. 2025 February 79 :102016. Epub 10/24/2024.

PLAN-Dementia literacy education and navigation for Korean elders with probable dementia and their caregivers: Rationale, methods, and design of a community-based, randomized, controlled, multi-site clinical trial.

Han HR, Perrin N, Kwon SC, Joo J, Yun JY, Min D, Lee HB

Contemporary clinical trials.. 2025 January 148 :107771. Epub 11/30/2024.

30-Month Impact of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder on Acute Care Utilization in Rural Communities.

Maeng D, Russell HA, Conner KR, Malcho J, Cross W, Lee HB

Journal of addiction medicine.. 2025 19 (2):143-149. Epub 10/16/2024.

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2025 66 (1):1-2. Epub 01/31/2025.

Enhanced Primary Care for Severe Mental Illness Reduces Inpatient Admission and Emergency Room Utilization Rates.

Choi JJ, Maeng DD, Wittink MN, Olivares TE, Brazill K, Lee HB

Population health management.. 2024 December 27 (6):382-389. Epub 10/02/2024.

Sex Differences in Delirium after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Perioperative Neuropsychiatric Conditions: A Secondary Analysis of a Cohort Study.

Oldham MA, Kukla B, Walsh P, Lee HB

Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology.. 2024 November 37 (6):473-481. Epub 04/11/2024.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration Impact on Health Care Utilization Among Non-Medicaid Patients with Severe Mental Illnesses.

Maeng D, Walsh P, Nasra G, Lee HB

Population health management.. 2024 June 27 (5):345-352. Epub 08/12/2024.

Longer hospitalizations, more complications, and greater readmissions for patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders undergoing pulmonary lobectomy.

Kim AT, Ding L, Lee HB, Ashbrook MJ, Ashrafi A, Wightman SC, Atay SM, David EA, Harano T, Kim AW

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.. 2024 April 167 (4):1502-1511.e11. Epub 05/26/2023.

Automated Screening to Enhance Proactive Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services in Acute Medicine Units: Evaluation of Service Outcomes.

Oldham MA, Maeng DD, Heaney B, Walsh P, Gleber C, Nasra G, Hopkin JL, Lee HB

The primary care companion for CNS disorders.. 2024 March 1926 (2)Epub 03/19/2024.

Using Discrete Form Data in the Electronic Medical Record to Predict the Likelihood of Psychiatric Consultation.

Oldham MA, Heaney B, Gleber C, Lee HB, Maeng DD

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (1):25-32. Epub 10/17/2023.

Corrigendum to "The Dual Roles of the JACLP: Leading the Field of C-L Psychiatry and Serving the Members of Our Academy" [Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 64 (2023) 1-2].

Lee HB, Cerimele JM, Pao M, Oldham MA

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (1):122. Epub 10/20/2023.

Compassion in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Call for Advocacy for Patients with Severe Mental Illness.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (1):1-3. Epub 01/22/2024.

High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in a surgical aortic valve replacement cohort: an observational study.

Oldham MA, Pigeon WR, Yurcheshen M, Hisamoto K, Knight PA, Lee HB

Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society.. 2024 5 (1):zpae034. Epub 05/30/2024.

Toward Globalization of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry as a Clinical Model.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (4):325-326. Epub 07/22/2024.

Association between psychosocial factors and left ventricular assist device implant outcomes: A systematic review.

Choi JJ, Bhasin S, Levstik J, Walsh P, Oldham MA, Lee HB

General hospital psychiatry.. 2024 90 :132-140. Epub 08/20/2024.

Evaluating the Proactive C-L Model: Insights and Unanswered Questions From the UK HOME Study.

Oldham MA, Triplett P, Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (5):411-416. Epub 09/24/2024.

Charting the Next Chapter for the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (6):517-518. Epub 11/28/2024.

Impact of mandatory COVID-19 shelter-in-place order on controlled substance use among rural versus urban communities in the United States.

Maeng D, Li Y, Lawrence M, Keane S, Cross W, Conner KR, Lee HB

The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association.. 2023 January 39 (1):21-29. Epub 06/16/2022.

The Dual Roles of the JACLP: Leading the Field of C-L Psychiatry and Serving the Members of Our Academy.

Lee HB, Cerimele JM, Pao M, Oldham MA

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2023 64 (1):1-2. Epub 01/09/2023.

The impact of anti-Asian racism on routine activities and mental health among Korean American older adults and their caregivers.

Han HR, Min D, Yun JY, Joo JH, Lee HB, Kwon S

Frontiers in public health.. 2023 11 :958657. Epub 02/22/2023.

Preventing Physician Suicide-A Role for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry?

McFarland DC, Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2023 64 (6):489-491. Epub 10/26/2023.

Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration and Care Utilization: Implications for Patient Outcome and Healthcare Resource Use.

Maeng DD, Poleshuck E, Rosenberg T, Kulak A, Mahoney T, Nasra G, Lee HB, Li Y

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2022 August 37 (11):2691-2697. Epub 02/07/2022.

Our Inaugural Year for JACLP and What Lies Ahead in 2022.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2022 63 (1):1-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

The Biopsychosocial Model and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Legacy of George Engel and John Romano.

Lee HB, Oldham M

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2022 63 (3):187-188. Epub 04/08/2022.

Cognitive Change After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Case Series and Systematic Review.

Choi JJ, Oldham MA, Pancharovski T, Rubano A, Walsh P, Alexis JD, Gosev I, Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2022 63 (6):599-606. Epub 09/16/2022.

Have Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrists Abandoned Delirium Research?

Trzepacz PT, Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2022 63 (6):519-520. Epub 11/09/2022.

Psychosomatic medicine and consultation-liaison psychiatry around the world: finding unity in the biopsychosocial model.

Lee HB

General psychiatry.. 2022 35 (6):e100913. Epub 11/25/2022.

Pilot testing of a dementia literacy intervention for Korean American elders with dementia and their caregivers.

Han HR, Choi S, Wang J, Lee HB

Journal of clinical and translational research.. 2021 December 287 (6):712-716. Epub 10/30/2021.

Depression predicts cognitive and functional decline one month after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery study).

Oldham MA, Lin IH, Hawkins KA, Li FY, Yuh DD, Lee HB

International journal of geriatric psychiatry.. 2021 March 36 (3):452-460. Epub 10/13/2020.

Baseline sleep as a predictor of delirium after surgical aortic valve replacement: A feasibility study.

Oldham MA, Pigeon WR, Chapman B, Yurcheshen M, Knight PA, Lee HB

General hospital psychiatry.. 2021 71 :43-46. Epub 04/22/2021.

Proactive Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document.

Oldham MA, Desan PH, Lee HB, Bourgeois JA, Shah SB, Hurley PJ, Sockalingam S,

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2021 62 (2):169-185. Epub 01/29/2021.

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: A New Chapter.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2021 62 (1):1-2. Epub 11/30/2020.

Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Adult Survivors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy: A Scoping Review of the Literature.

Khan IR, Saulle M, Oldham MA, Weber MT, Schifitto G, Lee HB

Critical care medicine.. 2020 October 48 (10):e959-e970. Epub 1900 01 01.

Taking the Long View in an Inpatient Medical Unit: A Person-Centered, Integrated Team Approach for Patients With Severe Mental Illnesses.

Wittink MN, Cross W, Goodman J, Jackson H, Lee HB, Olivares T, Maeng DD, Caine ED

Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.. 2020 September 171 (9):885-892. Epub 05/04/2020.

Integration of a proactive, multidisciplinary mental health team on hospital medicine improves provider and nursing satisfaction.

Oldham MA, Walsh P, Maeng DD, Zagursky J, Stewart K, Hawkins SM, Lee HB

Journal of psychosomatic research.. 2020 July 134 :110112. Epub 04/15/2020.

Trends in mental health clinical research: Characterizing the ClinicalTrials.gov registry from 2007-2018.

Wortzel JR, Turner BE, Weeks BT, Fragassi C, Ramos V, Truong T, Li D, Sahak O, Lee HB

PloS one.. 2020 15 (6):e0233996. Epub 06/05/2020.

Haloperidol and Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in Critical Illness.

Oldham MA, Neufeld KJ, Lee HB

The New England journal of medicine.. 2019 May 2380 (18):1778-1779. Epub 1900 01 01.

Depression Predicts Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Independent of Cognitive Impairment and Cerebrovascular Disease: An Analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery Study.

Oldham MA, Hawkins KA, Lin IH, Deng Y, Hao Q, Scoutt LM, Yuh DD, Lee HB

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2019 May 27 (5):476-486. Epub 12/25/2018.

A systematic review of proactive psychiatric consultation on hospital length of stay.

Oldham MA, Chahal K, Lee HB

General hospital psychiatry.. 2019 60 :120-126. Epub 08/02/2019.

Cognitive Outcomes After Heart Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Oldham MA, Vachon J, Yuh D, Lee HB

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2018 December 66 (12):2327-2334. Epub 10/11/2018.

Associations between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphisms and suicide in patients with cancer.

Park S, Lee HB, Lee JK, Park YM, Lee T, Park Y, Ahn MH, Hong JP

Psychiatric genetics. 2018 August 28 (4):71-72. Epub 1900 01 01.

Text Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Relapse in Prelisting Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

DeMartini KS, Schilsky ML, Palmer A, Fehon DC, Zimbrean P, O'Malley SS, Lee HB, Toll BA

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research.. 2018 April 42 (4):761-769. Epub 03/02/2018.

Predictors of suicidal ideation in Korean American older adults: analysis of the Memory and Aging Study of Koreans (MASK).

Na PJ, Kim KB, Lee-Tauler SY, Han HR, Kim MT, Lee HB

International journal of geriatric psychiatry.. 2017 December 32 (12):1272-1279. Epub 10/25/2016.

Intraoperative Infusion of Dexmedetomidine for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Deiner S, Luo X, Lin HM, Sessler DI, Saager L, Sieber FE, Lee HB, Sano M, Jankowski C, Bergese SD, Candiotti K, Flaherty JH, Arora H, Shander A, Rock P

JAMA surgery.. 2017 August 16152 (8):e171505. Epub 08/16/2017.

Detection and Management of Preexisting Cognitive Impairment in the Critical Care Unit.

Oldham MA, Piddoubny W, Peterson R, Lee HB

Critical care clinics.. 2017 July 33 (3):441-459. Epub 04/20/2017.

Impact of Delirium After Hip Fracture Surgery on One-Year Mortality in Patients With or Without Dementia: A Case of Effect Modification.

Lee HB, Oldham MA, Sieber FE, Oh ES

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2017 March 25 (3):308-315. Epub 10/19/2016.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Literacy Among Korean American Women: A Community Health Worker-Led Intervention.

Han HR, Song Y, Kim M, Hedlin HK, Kim K, Ben Lee H, Roter D

American journal of public health.. 2017 January 107 (1):159-165. Epub 11/17/2016.

Mood Symptoms and Restless Legs Syndrome Without Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep: Is it a Clinical Subtype?

Lee HB, Song ML, Koo BB, Cho YW

The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 2017 29 (1):52-59. Epub 07/15/2016.

The effect of insurance type on trauma patient access to psychiatric care under the Affordable Care Act.

Wiznia DH, Maisano J, Kim CY, Zaki T, Lee HB, Leslie MP

General hospital psychiatry.. 2017 45 :19-24. Epub 12/18/2016.

Role of depression in diabetes management in an ethnic minority population: a case of Korean Americans with type 2 diabetes.

Kim MT, Kim KB, Ko J, Jang Y, Levine D, Lee HB

BMJ open diabetes research & care.. 2017 5 (1):e000337. Epub 03/24/2017.

Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Modulators: Implications for the Management of Depression and Anxiety in Cystic Fibrosis.

Talwalkar JS, Koff JL, Lee HB, Britto CJ, Mulenos AM, Georgiopoulos AM

Psychosomatics.. 2017 58 (4):343-354. Epub 04/05/2017.

Restless Legs Syndrome and Depression: Effect Mediation by Disturbed Sleep and Periodic Limb Movements.

Koo BB, Blackwell T, Lee HB, Stone KL, Louis ED, Redline S

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2016 November 24 (11):1105-1116. Epub 04/27/2016.

Increased suicide risk and clinical correlates of suicide among patients with Parkinson's disease.

Lee T, Lee HB, Ahn MH, Kim J, Kim MS, Chung SJ, Hong JP

Parkinsonism & related disorders.. 2016 November 32 :102-107. Epub 09/06/2016.

What Does Depression Mean for Korean American Elderly?: A Qualitative Follow-Up Study.

Lee-Tauler SY, Lee-Kwan SH, Han H, Lee HB, Gallo JJ, Joo JH

Psychiatry investigation.. 2016 September 13 (5):558-565. Epub 09/30/2016.

White matter hyperintensities on brain magnetic resonance imaging: comparison of early-onset and late-onset restless legs syndrome.

Cho YW, Kim KT, Lee YS, Moon HJ, Chang H, Ku J, Lee HB

Sleep medicine.. 2016 September 25 :4-7. Epub 09/02/2016.

Sex Differences in Hip Fracture Surgery: Preoperative Risk Factors for Delirium and Postoperative Outcomes.

Oh ES, Sieber FE, Leoutsakos JM, Inouye SK, Lee HB

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2016 August 64 (8):1616-21. Epub 07/07/2016.

Community Health Workers Versus Nurses as Counselors or Case Managers in a Self-Help Diabetes Management Program.

Kim KB, Kim MT, Lee HB, Nguyen T, Bone LR, Levine D

American journal of public health.. 2016 June 106 (6):1052-8. Epub 03/17/2016.

Trends in Suicide Methods and Rates among Older Adults in South Korea: A Comparison with Japan.

Park S, Lee HB, Lee SY, Lee GE, Ahn MH, Yi KK, Hong JP

Psychiatry investigation.. 2016 March 13 (2):184-9. Epub 03/23/2016.

Circadian Rhythm Disruption in the Critically Ill: An Opportunity for Improving Outcomes.

Oldham MA, Lee HB, Desan PH

Critical care medicine.. 2016 January 44 (1):207-17. Epub 1900 01 01.

Utility of pretransplant psychological measures to predict posttransplant outcomes in liver transplant patients: a systematic review.

Fineberg SK, West A, Na PJ, Oldham M, Schilsky M, Hawkins KA, Lee HB

General hospital psychiatry.. 2016 40 :4-11. Epub 01/22/2016.

Cognitive and functional status predictors of delirium and delirium severity after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an interim analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery study.

Oldham MA, Hawkins KA, Yuh DD, Dewar ML, Darr UM, Lysyy T, Lee HB

International psychogeriatrics. 2015 December 27 (12):1929-38. Epub 10/02/2015.

Identifying clinical correlates for suicide among epilepsy patients in South Korea: A case-control study.

Park SJ, Lee HB, Ahn MH, Park S, Choi EJ, Lee HJ, Ryu HU, Kang JK, Hong JP

Epilepsia.. 2015 December 56 (12):1966-72. Epub 11/04/2015.

Comparison of impact of insomnia on depression and quality of life in restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease and primary insomnia patients.

Song ML, Oldham MA, Park KM, Lee ES, Lee HB, Cho YW

Sleep medicine.. 2015 November 16 (11):1403-1408. Epub 07/23/2015.

Prevalence and Predictors of Depression in Korean American Elderly: Findings from the Memory and Aging Study of Koreans (MASK).

Kim MT, Kim KB, Han HR, Huh B, Nguyen T, Lee HB

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2015 July 23 (7):671-83. Epub 11/25/2014.

Sociodemographic Correlates of Cognition in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Fitzpatrick AL, Rapp SR, Luchsinger J, Hill-Briggs F, Alonso A, Gottesman R, Lee H, Carnethon M, Liu K, Williams K, Sharrett AR, Frazier-Wood A, Lyketsos C, Seeman T

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2015 July 23 (7):684-97. Epub 01/20/2015.

Augmentation in restless legs syndrome patients in Korea.

Jeon JY, Moon HJ, Song ML, Lee HB, Cho YW

Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung.. 2015 May 19 (2):523-9. Epub 08/01/2014.

Suicide in cancer patients within the first year of diagnosis.

Ahn MH, Park S, Lee HB, Ramsey CM, Na R, Kim SO, Kim JE, Yoon S, Hong JP

Psycho-oncology.. 2015 May 24 (5):601-7. Epub 10/21/2014.

Mental disorders and mental health service use across Asian American subethnic groups in the United States.

Lee SY, Martins SS, Lee HB

Community mental health journal.. 2015 February 51 (2):153-60. Epub 06/24/2014.

Change in health-related quality of life from before to after destination therapy mechanical circulatory support is similar for older and younger patients: analyses from INTERMACS.

Grady KL, Naftel DC, Myers S, Dew MA, Weidner G, Spertus JA, Idrissi K, Lee HB, McGee EC, Kirklin JK

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation.. 2015 February 34 (2):213-21. Epub 10/31/2014.

Multidisciplinary Proactive Psychiatric Consultation Service: Impact on Length of Stay for Medical Inpatients.

Sledge WH, Gueorguieva R, Desan P, Bozzo JE, Dorset J, Lee HB

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics.. 2015 84 (4):208-16. Epub 05/23/2015.

Catatonia vis-à-vis delirium: the significance of recognizing catatonia in altered mental status.

Oldham MA, Lee HB

General hospital psychiatry.. 2015 37 (6):554-9. Epub 06/18/2015.

Review of diagnostic instruments for the restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED): critique and recommendations.

Walters AS, Frauscher B, Allen R, Benes H, Chaudhuri KR, Garcia-Borreguero D, Lee HB, Picchietti DL, Trenkwalder C, Martinez-Martin P, Stebbins GT, Schrag A

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.. 2014 December 1510 (12):1343-9. Epub 12/15/2014.

Review of quality of life instruments for the restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED): critique and recommendations.

Walters AS, Frauscher B, Allen R, Benes H, Chaudhuri KR, Garcia-Borreguero D, Lee HB, Picchietti DL, Trenkwalder C, Martinez-Martin P, Stebbins GT, Schrag A

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.. 2014 December 1510 (12):1351-7. Epub 12/15/2014.

Delirium diagnosis methodology used in research: a survey-based study.

Neufeld KJ, Nelliot A, Inouye SK, Ely EW, Bienvenu OJ, Lee HB, Needham DM

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2014 December 22 (12):1513-21. Epub 03/15/2014.

Review of Severity Rating Scales for Restless Legs Syndrome: Critique and Recommendations.

Walters AS, Frauscher B, Allen R, Benes H, Chaudhuri KR, Garcia-Borreguero D, Lee HB, Picchietti DL, Trenkwalder C, Martinez-Martin P, Schrag A, Stebbins G

Movement disorders clinical practice.. 2014 December 1 (4):317-324. Epub 09/30/2014.

Personality and cognitive decline in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area follow-up study.

Hock RS, Lee HB, Bienvenu OJ, Nestadt G, Samuels JF, Parisi JM, Costa PT, Spira AP

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2014 September 22 (9):917-25. Epub 06/04/2013.

The effect of a community-based self-help multimodal behavioral intervention in Korean American seniors with high blood pressure.

Kim KB, Han HR, Huh B, Nguyen T, Lee H, Kim MT

American journal of hypertension.. 2014 September 27 (9):1199-208. Epub 03/26/2014.

Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease diagnostic criteria: updated International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) consensus criteria--history, rationale, description, and significance.

Allen RP, Picchietti DL, Garcia-Borreguero D, Ondo WG, Walters AS, Winkelman JW, Zucconi M, Ferri R, Trenkwalder C, Lee HB

Sleep medicine.. 2014 August 15 (8):860-73. Epub 05/17/2014.

Racial and ethnic differences in depressive subtypes and access to mental health care in the United States.

Lee SY, Xue QL, Spira AP, Lee HB

Journal of affective disorders.. 2014 February 155 :130-7. Epub 11/05/2013.

Mental health service utilization among Korean elders in Korean churches: preliminary findings from the Memory and Aging Study of Koreans in Maryland (MASK-MD).

Lee HB, Han HR, Huh BY, Kim KB, Kim MT

Aging & mental health.. 2014 18 (1):102-9. Epub 07/26/2013.

Comparison of cognitive functioning among individuals with treated restless legs syndrome (RLS), untreated RLS, and no RLS.

Lee HB, Ramsey CM, Spira AP, Vachon J, Allen R, Munro CA

The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 2014 26 (1):87-91. Epub 1900 01 01.

Five-factor model personality traits as predictors of incident coronary heart disease in the community: a 10.5-year cohort study based on the Baltimore epidemiologic catchment area follow-up study.

Lee HB, Offidani E, Ziegelstein RC, Bienvenu OJ, Samuels J, Eaton WW, Nestadt G

Psychosomatics.. 2014 55 (4):352-361. Epub 12/10/2013.

The epidemiology of delirium: challenges and opportunities for population studies.

Davis DH, Kreisel SH, Muniz Terrera G, Hall AJ, Morandi A, Boustani M, Neufeld KJ, Lee HB, Maclullich AM, Brayne C

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2013 December 21 (12):1173-89. Epub 07/30/2013.

Lifetime manic spectrum episodes and all-cause mortality: 26-year follow-up of the NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.

Ramsey CM, Spira AP, Mojtabai R, Eaton WW, Roth K, Lee HB

Journal of affective disorders.. 2013 October 151 (1):337-42. Epub 07/05/2013.

Forget-me-nots.

Lee HB

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2013 October 61 (10):1810-1. Epub 1900 01 01.

Feasibility and validity of dementia assessment by trained community health workers based on Clinical Dementia Rating.

Han HR, Park SY, Song H, Kim M, Kim KB, Lee HB

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2013 July 61 (7):1141-5. Epub 06/03/2013.

Restless legs syndrome symptomatology, attitudes and beliefs among treated and untreated individuals.

Ramsey CM, Spira AP, Carlson A, Earley C, Allen R, Lee HB

Sleep medicine.. 2012 December 13 (10):1226-31. Epub 08/31/2012.

Development and validation of the high blood pressure-focused health literacy scale.

Kim MT, Song HJ, Han HR, Song Y, Nam S, Nguyen TH, Lee HC, Kim KB

Patient education and counseling.. 2012 May 87 (2):165-70. Epub 10/24/2011.

Validity of RLS diagnosis in epidemiologic research: time to move on.

Lee HB, Cho YW, O'Hara R

Sleep medicine.. 2012 April 13 (4):325-6. Epub 03/14/2012.

Relationship between personality disorder dimensions and verbal memory functioning in a community population.

Park S, Hong JP, Lee HB, Samuels J, Bienvenu OJ, Chung HY, Eaton WW, Costa PT, Nestadt G

Psychiatry research.. 2012 March 30196 (1):109-14. Epub 02/16/2012.

Depression and body composition among older adults.

Mezuk B, Golden SH, Eaton WW, Lee HB

Aging & mental health.. 2012 16 (2):167-72. Epub 06/27/2011.

Race and cognitive decline among community-dwelling elders with mild cognitive impairment: findings from the Memory and Medical Care Study.

Lee HB, Richardson AK, Black BS, Shore AD, Kasper JD, Rabins PV

Aging & mental health.. 2012 16 (3):372-7. Epub 10/14/2011.

Non-pharmacological prevention of major depression among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review of the efficacy of psychotherapy interventions.

Lee SY, Franchetti MK, Imanbayev A, Gallo JJ, Spira AP, Lee HB

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics.. 2012 55 (3):522-9. Epub 04/05/2012.

Postoperative opioid consumption and its relationship to cognitive function in older adults with hip fracture.

Sieber FE, Mears S, Lee H, Gottschalk A

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2011 December 59 (12):2256-62. Epub 11/07/2011.

Predisposing factors for postoperative delirium after hip fracture repair in individuals with and without dementia.

Lee HB, Mears SC, Rosenberg PB, Leoutsakos JM, Gottschalk A, Sieber FE

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2011 December 59 (12):2306-13. Epub 1900 01 01.

The Johns Hopkins Delirium Consortium: a model for collaborating across disciplines and departments for delirium prevention and treatment.

Neufeld KJ, Joseph Bienvenu O, Rosenberg PB, Mears SC, Lee HB, Kamdar BB, Sieber FE, Krumm SK, Walston JD, Hager DN, Touradji P, Needham DM

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2011 November 59 Suppl 2 (0 2):S244-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

My Father's Shoes.

Lee HB

The American journal of psychiatry.. 2011 October 168 (10):1031-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mental health service use by persons of Asian ancestry with DSM-IV mental disorders in the United States.

Lee SY, Martins SS, Keyes KM, Lee HB

Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.. 2011 October 62 (10):1180-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

History of manic and hypomanic episodes and risk of incident cardiovascular disease: 11.5 year follow-up from the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.

Ramsey CM, Leoutsakos JM, Mayer LS, Eaton WW, Lee HB

Journal of affective disorders.. 2010 September 125 (1-3):35-41. Epub 06/08/2010.

General anesthesia occurs frequently in elderly patients during propofol-based sedation and spinal anesthesia.

Sieber FE, Gottshalk A, Zakriya KJ, Mears SC, Lee H

Journal of clinical anesthesia.. 2010 May 22 (3):179-83. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sedation depth during spinal anesthesia and the development of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair.

Sieber FE, Zakriya KJ, Gottschalk A, Blute MR, Lee HB, Rosenberg PB, Mears SC

Mayo Clinic proceedings.. 2010 January 85 (1):18-26. Epub 1900 01 01.

Personality disorders and traits as predictors of incident cardiovascular disease: findings from the 23-year follow-up of the Baltimore ECA study.

Lee HB, Bienvenu OJ, Cho SJ, Ramsey CM, Bandeen-Roche K, Eaton WW, Nestadt G

Psychosomatics.. 2010 51 (4):289-96. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mental health service use in a nationwide sample of Korean adults.

Cho SJ, Lee JY, Hong JP, Lee HB, Cho MJ, Hahm BJ

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.. 2009 November 44 (11):943-51. Epub 03/18/2009.

Restless legs syndrome in a community sample of Korean adults: prevalence, impact on quality of life, and association with DSM-IV psychiatric disorders.

Cho SJ, Hong JP, Hahm BJ, Jeon HJ, Chang SM, Cho MJ, Lee HB

Sleep.. 2009 August 32 (8):1069-76. Epub 1900 01 01.

Depression, antidepressants, and bone mineral density in a population-based cohort.

Mezuk B, Eaton WW, Golden SH, Wand G, Lee HB

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences.. 2008 December 63 (12):1410-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Detection and management of pre-existing cognitive impairment and associated behavioral symptoms in the Intensive Care Unit.

Lee HB, DeLoatch CJ, Cho S, Rosenberg P, Mears SC, Sieber FE

Critical care clinics.. 2008 October 24 (4):723-36, viii. Epub 1900 01 01.

Examining a bidirectional association between depressive symptoms and diabetes.

Golden SH, Lazo M, Carnethon M, Bertoni AG, Schreiner PJ, Diez Roux AV, Lee HB, Lyketsos C

JAMA.. 2008 June 18299 (23):2751-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Population-based study of first onset and chronicity in major depressive disorder.

Eaton WW, Shao H, Nestadt G, Lee HB, Bienvenu OJ, Zandi P

Archives of general psychiatry.. 2008 May 65 (5):513-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Improving access to mental health services for korean american immigrants: moving toward a community partnership between religious and mental health services.

Lee HB, Hanner JA, Cho SJ, Han HR, Kim MT

Psychiatry investigation.. 2008 March 5 (1):14-20. Epub 03/31/2008.

Cross-national difference in the prevalence of depression caused by the diagnostic threshold.

Chang SM, Hahm BJ, Lee JY, Shin MS, Jeon HJ, Hong JP, Lee HB, Lee DW, Cho MJ

Journal of affective disorders.. 2008 February 106 (1-2):159-67. Epub 08/28/2007.

Restless legs syndrome is associated with DSM-IV major depressive disorder and panic disorder in the community.

Lee HB, Hening WA, Allen RP, Kalaydjian AE, Earley CJ, Eaton WW, Lyketsos CG

The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 2008 20 (1):101-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Clozapine for treatment-resistant agitation in dementia.

Lee HB, Hanner JA, Yokley JL, Appleby B, Hurowitz L, Lyketsos CG

Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology.. 2007 September 20 (3):178-82. Epub 1900 01 01.

Race, RLS, and PLMs: an epidemiologic conundrum.

Lee HB, Morgan JC

Sleep medicine.. 2007 April 8 (3):196-7. Epub 03/21/2007.

Correlates of depression in the Korean American elderly: focusing on personal resources of social support.

Han HR, Kim M, Lee HB, Pistulka G, Kim KB

Journal of cross-cultural gerontology.. 2007 March 22 (1):115-27. Epub 11/29/2006.

Treatment of psychiatric comorbidities in a patient with becker muscular dystrophy.

Chaichana KL, Buffington AL, Brandes M, Edwin D, Lee HB

Psychosomatics.. 2007 48 (2):167-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Depression and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis.

Golden SH, Lee HB, Schreiner PJ, Diez Roux A, Fitzpatrick AL, Szklo M, Lyketsos C

Psychosomatic medicine.. 2007 69 (6):529-36. Epub 07/16/2007.

Clinical significance of RLS.

Hening WA, Allen RP, Chaudhuri KR, Hornyak M, Lee HB, Winkelman J, Yoakum R

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2007 22 Suppl 18 :S395-400. Epub 1900 01 01.

Race and restless legs syndrome symptoms in an adult community sample in east Baltimore.

Lee HB, Hening WA, Allen RP, Earley CJ, Eaton WW, Lyketsos CG

Sleep medicine.. 2006 December 7 (8):642-5. Epub 10/04/2006.

The cerebrovascular disease basis of psychiatric syndromes: a model for the power of disease reasoning in psychiatry.

Lee HB, Onyike CU

International review of psychiatry.. 2006 October 18 (5):391-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cerebrovascular disease basis of depression: post-stroke depression and vascular depression.

Newberg AR, Davydow DS, Lee HB

International review of psychiatry.. 2006 October 18 (5):433-41. Epub 1900 01 01.

Level of cognitive impairment predicts mortality in high-risk community samples: the memory and medical care study.

Lee HB, Kasper JD, Shore AD, Yokley JL, Black BS, Rabins PV

The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 2006 18 (4):543-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Factors associated with depression experience of immigrant populations: a study of Korean immigrants.

Kim MT, Han HR, Shin HS, Kim KB, Lee HB

Archives of psychiatric nursing.. 2005 October 19 (5):217-25. Epub 1900 01 01.

Diagnosis and treatment of depression in Alzheimer's disease. A practical update for the clinician.

Lyketsos CG, Lee HB

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders.. 2004 17 (1-2):55-64. Epub 10/15/2003.

Is obesity associated with major depression? Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Onyike CU, Crum RM, Lee HB, Lyketsos CG, Eaton WW

American journal of epidemiology.. 2003 December 15158 (12):1139-47. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pharmacological management of the psychiatric aspects of traumatic brain injury.

Lee HB, Lyketsos CG, Rao V

International review of psychiatry.. 2003 November 15 (4):359-70. Epub 1900 01 01.

Depression in Alzheimer's disease: heterogeneity and related issues.

Lee HB, Lyketsos CG

Biological psychiatry.. 2003 August 154 (3):353-62. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lifetime and current prevalence of mental disorders among homeless men in Korea.

Han OS, Lee HB, Ahn JH, Park JI, Cho MJ, Hong JP, Hahm BJ, Kim CY

The Journal of nervous and mental disease.. 2003 April 191 (4):272-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

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