Research and Publications

Papers

·        Combining Ketamine and VR Therapy as an option for  Treating Acute PTSD: A Case Report. Rubaye S, Hernandez A. Submitted to Pysch  Case Reports.

·        Serum proteins mediate depression’s association with  dementia. Royall DR, Al-Rubaye S, Bishnoi R, Palmer RF (2017. PLoS ONE 12(6):  e0175790. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175790

·        Few serum proteins mediate APOE's association with  dementia. Royall DR, Al-Rubaye S, Bishnoi R, Palmer RF. PLoS One. 2017 Mar  14;12(3):e0172268.

·        Serum Protein Mediators of Dementia and Aging  Proper. Al-Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R. Aging. 2016 Dec 3;8(12):3241-3254.  doi: 10.18632/aging.101091.

 

Abstracts

·       Epidermal Growth  Factor Family:  Biomarkers of  Education’s Effect on Cognition [abstract]. Rubaye S, Palmer R, Royall DR.  The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volume 26, Issue 3, Supplement,  March 2018, Page S99.

·       Serum S100b  Mediates Depression’s Effect on Cognition. Alzheimer's & Dementia. Rubaye  S, Royall D, Palmer R., Volume 13 , Issue 7 , P1035

·       CRP as a  Mediator of APOE on Dementia. Al Rubaye, Safa A., Donald R. Royall, and  Palmer Raymond. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 25.3  (2017): S75.

·       Serum Resistin  mediates Depression's Effect on cognition. Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R. The  Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. In Press.

·       Amphiregulin  Mediates Apoe’s Association with Dementia, And Ethnicity Moderates Both  Associations. Al-Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R. July 2016. Alzheimer's &  Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Volume 12, Issue 7,  P629 - P630

·       Serum IGF-1  Mediates Age’s Effect on Cognition. Al-Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R. The  Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2016;28: e34-e35.

Oral Presentation

·        Traumatic Brain Injuries: Selecting the Right Experts  to Demonstrate, Dispute the Existence and Extent of Damage. Stafford, March  2025.

·        Psychiatric Impacts of Motor Vehicle Accidents:  PTSD, Depression, and Chronic Stress in Recovery. Law Con, San Antonio, TX,  March 2025.

·        Cellular Pathophysiology in TBI: The Role of  Biomarkers and Genetics. El Paso County Trial Lawyers, El Paso, Tx, Sept  2024.

·        Traumatic Brain Injury: Deciphering Psychiatry  Through the Biology of the Brain (a lecture for psychiatric residents). Texas  Institute of Graduate Medical Education and Training (TIGMER) Psychiatry  Residency Program. University of Incarnate World. San Antonio, Texas.

·        Immersive Wellness: The Thrill of VR Therapy for PTSD in TBI Patients. Rubaye S and  Hernandez A. Amelia Virtual Health. Online webinar. Dec 11, 2023.

·        Serum Biomarkers of Dementia. Psychiatry Research  Day, UT Health San Antonio, May 2018.

·        Too Much Water, Antipsychotic Induced SIADH. M&M  presentation at the psychiatry department, UTHSCSA, Dec 2017.

·        Tracking the Cognitive Signatures of Individual  Serum Proteins (Nov 2017). Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R. In Royall D (Chair),  A Latent Proxy for Dementia: Opening a New Window on Dementia’s  Psychometrics. Symposium conducted at Gerontological Society of America (GSA)  Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2017

·        Epilepsy and Behavioral Changes in Children in  Kurdistan Region, 2007, the Pediatric Department, Hawler Medical College.

·        Prevalence of Hypertension in DM2 Patients in  Baghdad, 2005, Community Medicine Department, Al-Nahrain Medical College.

·        Evidence of Organic Evolution, 2002. Biology  Department, Al-Nahrain Medical College

 

Poster Presentation

·        Neuropsychiatric Sequelae Following MVA in a Patient  with Hydrocephalus: A Case for Integrative Care. Shah A, Rubaye S. TOMA 69th  Midwinter Conference. Dallas, TX. Feb 2025.

·        Adjunctive Intravenous Ketamine for the Treatment of  Depression: Discordance Between Patients’ Perceived Effectiveness and Serial  Mood Assessments. Rubaye S, Eckman M, et al. Society of Biological  Psychiatry's (SOBP) 74th Annual Scientific Program and Convention, May 2019  in Chicago, IL.

·        Ketamine Infusion Therapy May Improve Response to  rTMS in Patients with Treatment Resistant Depression Receiving an Optimized  Pharmacological. Quinones M, Rubaye S, et al. SOBP Annual Scientific Program  and Convention, May 2019 in Chicago, IL.

·        Case of Haldol-Induced Syndrome of Inappropriate  Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion: Case Report and Literature Review. Gupta M,  Rubaye S, American Psychiatric Association 2018

·        Epidermal Growth Factor Family:  Biomarkers of Education’s Effect on  Cognition [abstract]. Rubaye S, Palmer R, Royall DR. American Association for  Geriatric Psychiatry. AAGP 2018. Annual Meeting. March 15-16, 2018. Honolulu,  HI.

·        Interleukins as Biomarkers of Education’s Effect on  Cognition, Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R., American Neuropsychiatric  Association (ANPA) annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, Mar 2017.

·        Epidermal Growth Factor Family as al of Education’s  Effect on Cognition. Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R., the American Association  of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) annual meeting, Dallas, TX, Mar 2017

·        Hoarding Behavior in a Patient with Vascular  Dementia. Rubaye S. American Psychosomatic Association, Louisville, Ky. March  2018.

·        Serum S100b Mediates Depression’s Effect on  Cognition. Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R. Alzheimer’s International  Association Meeting, London, UK. Jul 2017.

·        Zonisamide-Induced Psychosis in A Patient with  Non-Epileptic Seizure (Case Report). Rubaye S. American Psychiatric  Association (APA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 2017.

·        CRP as a Mediator of APOE Effect on Dementia. Rubaye  S, Royall D, Palmer R. AAGP annual meeting, Dallas, TX, Mar 2017.

·        Serum Resistin mediates Depression's Effect on cognition. Rubaye S, Royall D, Palmer R. ANPA annual meeting, Atlanta, GA,  Mar 2017.

·        Treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect with Bupropion:  Case Study. Al-Rubaye S. APA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 2016.

·        Serum IGF-1 Mediates Age’s Effect on Cognition. Al-Rubaye  S, Royall D, Palmer R. ANPA annual meeting, San Diego, CA, Mar 2016.  

·        Diagnosis and Treatment of Organic Aggression  Syndrome in a Patient with History of TBI, Seizure and Bipolar Disorder (case  report). Al-Rubaye S. APA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 2105

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