Dr Suraj Samtani | Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA)

I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). I am the Study Coordinator for the SHARED (Social Health And Reserve in the Dementia patient journey) project. The SHARED project is an international collaboration designed to study how social, biological and psychological factors interact to predict the onset and course of dementia across the lifespan.

I obtained my PhD in Clinical Psychology and Master of Psychology (Clinical) from UNSW. My PhD research focused on the assessment and treatment of cognitive processes such as rumination and worry across disorders. I have worked extensively in clinical practice treating a wide range of conditions across the lifespan. Prior to joining CHeBA, I did research with the School of Psychology at UNSW, conducting population level modelling of factors that lead to anxiety and depression.

Meet Our Researcher
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CHeBA Profile: https://cheba.unsw.edu.au/our-people/dr-suraj-samtani

Professional Memberships:

Australian Psychological Society

Australian Clinical Psychology Association

Publications by Dr Suraj Samtani

Book Chapters1
- Moulds ML; Chung K; Martin AM; Samtani S, 2016, 'Cognitive Processes: The Role of Rumination in Depression and Transdiagnostically', in Innovations and Future Directions in the Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies.
Journal articles18
- Maddock J; Gallo F; Wolters FJ; Stafford J; Marseglia A; Dekhtyar S; Lenart-Bugla M; Verspoor E; Perry M; Samtani S; Vernooij-Dassen M; Wolf-Ostermann K; Melis R; Brodaty H; Ikram MA; Welmer AK; Davis D; Ploubidis GB; Richards M; Patalay P, 2023, 'Social Health and Change in Cognitive Capability among Older Adults: Findings from Four European Longitudinal Studies', Gerontology, 69, pp. 1330 - 1346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000531969
- Mahalingam G; Samtani S; Lam BCP; Lipnicki DM; Lima-Costa MF; Blay SL; Castro-Costa E; Shifu X; Guerchet M; Preux PM; Gbessemehlan A; Skoog I; Najar J; Sterner TR; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Dardiotis T; Kim KW; Riedel-Heller S; Röhr S; Pabst A; Shahar S; Numbers K; Ganguli M; Hughes TF; Chang CCH; Crowe M; Ng TP; Gwee X; Chua DQL; Rymaszewska J; Wolf-Ostermann K; Welmer AK; Stafford J; Mélis R; Vernooij-Dassen M; Jeon YH; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2023, 'Social connections and risk of incident mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and mortality in 13 longitudinal cohort studies of ageing', Alzheimer's and Dementia, 19, pp. 5114 - 5128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13072
- Samtani S; Meka A; Siette J, 2023, 'Beyond memory: exploring the value of social cognition for older adults with neurocognitive disorders', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1209745
- Vernooij-Dassen M; Verspoor E; Samtani S; Sachdev PS; Ikram MA; Vernooij MW; Hubers C; Chattat R; Lenart-Bugla M; Rymaszewska J; Szczesnia D; Brodaty H; Welmer A-K; Maddock J; van der Velpen IF; Wiegelman H; Marseglia A; Richards M; Melis R; Vugt MD; Moniz-Cook E; Jeon Y-H; Perry M; Wolf-Ostermann K, 2023, 'Conceptual framework for social health: identification of modifiable and protective and risk factors', International Psychogeriatrics, 35, pp. 15 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610223001710
- Samtani S; Mahalingam G; Lam BCP; Lipnicki DM; Costa E; Lima‐Costa MF; Xiao S; Scarmeas N; Kim KW; Numbers KT; Ganguli M; Krishna M; Ng TP; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Skoog I; Riedel‐Heller SG; Shahar S, 2023, 'Types of social support and depressive symptoms in older adults: An IPD meta‐analysis of longitudinal ageing studies', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.074525
- Vernooij-Dassen M; Verspoor E; Samtani S; Sachdev PS; Ikram MA; Vernooij MW; Hubers C; Chattat R; Lenart-Bugla M; Rymaszewska J; Szczesniak D; Brodaty H; Welmer AK; Maddock J; van der Velpen IF; Wiegelmann H; Marseglia A; Richards M; Melis R; de Vugt M; Moniz-Cook E; Jeon YH; Perry M; Wolf-Ostermann K, 2022, 'Recognition of social health: A conceptual framework in the context of dementia research', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, pp. 1052009, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1052009
- Samtani S; Mahalingam G; Lam BCP; Lipnicki DM; Lima-Costa MF; Blay SL; Castro-Costa E; Shifu X; Guerchet M; Preux PM; Gbessemehlan A; Skoog I; Najar J; Rydberg Sterner T; Scarmeas N; Kim KW; Riedel-Heller S; Röhr S; Pabst A; Shahar S; Numbers K; Ganguli M; Jacobsen E; Hughes TF; Crowe M; Ng TP; Maddock J; Marseglia A; Mélis R; Szcześniak D; Wiegelmann H; Vernooij-Dassen M; Jeon YH; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2022, 'Associations between social connections and cognition: a global collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis', The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3, pp. e740 - e753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00199-4
- Lenart-Bugla M; Łuc M; Pawłowski M; Szcześniak D; Seifert I; Wiegelmann H; Gerhardus A; Wolf-Ostermann K; Rouwette EAJA; Ikram MA; Brodaty H; Jeon YH; Maddock J; Marseglia A; Melis RJF; Samtani S; Wang HX; Welmer AK; Vernooij-Dassen M; Rymaszewska J, 2022, 'What Do We Know about Social and Non-Social Factors Influencing the Pathway from Cognitive Health to Dementia? A Systematic Review of Reviews', Brain Sciences, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12091214
- Seifert I; Wiegelmann H; Lenart-Bugla M; Łuc M; Pawłowski M; Rouwette E; Rymaszewska J; Szcześniak D; Vernooij-Dassen M; Perry M; Melis R; Wolf-Ostermann K; Gerhardus A; SHARED consortium , 2022, 'Mapping the complexity of dementia: factors influencing cognitive function at the onset of dementia.', BMC Geriatr, 22, pp. 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02955-2
- Samtani S; Mahalingam S; Lam BCP; Lipnicki DM; Costa E; Xiao S; Guerchet M; Preux P; Skoog I; Scarmeas N; Kim KW; Riedel‐Heller SG; Hamid TA; Numbers KT; Ganguli M; Crowe MG; Ng TP; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2022, 'The impact of social health on global cognition and cognitive domains: An individual participant level data meta‐analysis of longitudinal cohort studies of cognitive ageing', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.061062
- Samtani S; Moulds M; Johnson SL; Ehring T; Hyett MP; Anderson R; McEvoy PM, 2021, 'Higher order repetitive negative thinking is more robustly related to depression, anxiey, and mania than measures of rumination or worry.', Cognitive Therapy and Research
- Stevens A; Numbers K; Samtani S, 2021, 'Are lonely older adults more vulnerable to mental health issues during pandemics?', International Psychogeriatrics, 33, pp. 449 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S104161022100034X
- McEvoy PM; Hyett MP; Ehring T; Johnson SL; Samtani S; Anderson R; Moulds ML, 2021, 'Corrigendum to Transdiagnostic assessment of repetitive negative thinking and responses to positive affect: Structure and predictive utility for depression, anxiety, and mania symptoms.’ Journal of Affective Disorders, 232, 375-384. Doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.072. (Journal of Affective Disorders (2018) 232 (375–384), (S0165032717316221), (10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.072))', Journal of Affective Disorders, 286, pp. 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.025
- McEvoy PM; Hyett MP; Ehring T; Johnson SL; Samtani S; Anderson R; Moulds M, 2021, 'Corrigendum to Transdiagnostic assessment of repetitive negative thinking and responses to positive affect: Structure and predictive utility for depression, anxiety, and mania symptoms', Journal of Affective Disorders
- Samtani S; Stevens A; Brodaty H, 2021, 'Preserving and enhancing social health in neurocognitive disorders', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 34, pp. 157 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000683
- McEvoy PM; Hyett MP; Ehring T; Johnson SL; Samtani S; Anderson R; Moulds ML, 2018, 'Transdiagnostic assessment of repetitive negative thinking and responses to positive affect: Structure and predictive utility for depression, anxiety, and mania symptoms', Journal of Affective Disorders, 232, pp. 375 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.072
- Samtani S; McEvoy PM; Mahoney AEJ; Werner-Seidler A; Li SSY; McGill BC; Tockar J; Moulds ML, 2018, 'Examining a transdiagnostic measure of repetitive thinking in depressed, formerly depressed and never-depressed individuals', Journal of Affective Disorders, 229, pp. 515 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.081
- Samtani S; Moulds ML, 2017, 'Assessing maladaptive repetitive thought in clinical disorders: A critical review of existing measures', Clinical Psychology Review, 53, pp. 14 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.01.007
Conference Papers1
- Samtani S; Stevens A; Lipnicki DM; Costa EC; Guerchet M; Preux P-M; Skoog I; Scarmeas N; Kim K-W; Ganguli M; Crowe M; Ng TP; Numbers K; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2021, 'Social Health And Reserve in the Dementia patient journey (SHARED): Females, older adults, and people living with dementia are vulnerable to social isolation', in INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 20 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28304
Conference Abstracts1
- Samtani S; Stevens A; Lipnicki DM; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2021, 'Social health and reserve in the dementia patient journey (SHARED): The role of social interactions in the clinical phase of dementia', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Wiley, Vol. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.053227
Working Papers1
- Chen S; Chen S; Si Y; Hanewald K; Bateman H; Li B; Xu X; Samtani S; Wu C; Brodaty H, 2023, Aggregate social factors, genetic predispositions, and lifestyle with risk of dementia: A long-term cohort study, http://dx.doi.org
Preprints3
- Stafford J; Dekhtyar S; Welmer A-K; Vetrano DL; Grande G; Marseglia A; Moulton VG; Mansfield R; Liu Y; Ning K; Wolf-Ostermann K; Brodaty H; Samtani S; Ikram MA; Melis R; Rymaszewska J; Szcześniak D; Gessa GD; Richards M; Davis D; Patalay P; Maddock J, 2023, Social health and subsequent cognitive functioning in people aged 50 years and above: examining the mediating roles of depressive symptoms and inflammatory biomarkers, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.02.23297985
- Maddock J; Gallo F; Wolters FJ; Stafford J; Marseglia A; Dekhtyar S; Lenart-Bugla M; Verspoor E; Perry M; Samtani S; Vernooij-Dassen M; Wolf-Ostermann K; Melis R; Brodaty H; Ikram MA; Welmer A-K; Davis D; Ploubidis GB; Richards M; Patalay P, 2022, Social health and change in cognitive capability among older adults: findings from four European longitudinal studies, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.08.29.22279324
- Vernooij-Dassen M; Verspoor E; Samtani S; Sachdev P; Ikram A; Vernooij M; Hubers C; Chattat R; Lenart M; Rymaszewska J; Szczesnia D; Brodaty H; Welmer A-K; Maddock J; van der Velpen I; Wiegelmann H; Marseglia A; Richards M; Melis R; de Vugt M; Moniz-Cook E; Jeon Y-H; Perry M; Wolf-Ostermann K, 2022, CONCEPTUAL ADVANCEMENT: SOCIAL HEALTH AS A FACILITATOR IN THE USE OF COGNITIVE RESERVE, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.07.22276079