RuthMBencaMDPhD

PubMed

• Upsetting the Balance: How Modifiable Risk Factors Contribute to the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease.
  Caitlin M Carroll, Ruth M Benca> ;Biomolecules. 2024 Feb 24
• Cerebrovascular pathology mediates associations between hypoxemia during rapid eye movement sleep and medial temporal lobe structure and function in older adults.
  Berisha, D., Rizvi, B., Chappel-Farley, M., Tustison, N., Taylor, L., Dave, A., Sattari, N., Chen, I., Lui, K., Janecek, J., Keator, D., Neikrug, A., Yassa, M., Mander...> ;Biorxiv. 2024 Jan 28
• Cardiorespiratory fitness and circadian rhythms in adolescents: a pilot study.
  Chen, I., Radom-Aizik, S., Stehli, A., Lui, K., Dave, A., Chappel-Farley, M., Vinces, K., Gealer, D., Lim, A., Mander, B., Neikrug, A., Benca, R., Palmer, J.> ;Journal of Applied Physiology. 2024 Feb 1
• Older adults at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease show stronger associations between sleep apnea severity and verbal memory.
  Kitty Lui, Abhishek Dave, Kate Sprecher, Miranda Chappel-Farley, Brady Riedner, Margo Heston, Chase Taylor, Cynthia Carlsson, Ozioma Okonkwo, Sanjay Asthana, Sterling ...> ;Research Square. 2023 Dec 2
• Medial temporal lobe functional network architecture supports sleep-related emotional memory processing in older adults.
  Miranda G Chappel-Farley, Jenna N Adams, Richard F Betzel, John C Janecek, Negin S Sattari, Destiny E Berisha, Novelle J Meza, Hamid Niknazar, Soyun Kim, Abhishek Dave...> ;Biorxiv. 2023 Nov 1
• The effect of zolpidem-CR on the suicide item of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression in outpatients with depression, insomnia and suicidal ideation: Lessons learned.
  William V McCall, Kayla Mercado, Tess N Dzurny, Laryssa L McCloud, Andrew D Krystal, Ruth M Benca, Peter B Rosenquist, Stephen W Looney> ;Psychiatry Research. 2023 Dec 1
• Sleep and Women's Mental Health.
  Meredith E Rumble, Paul Okoyeh, Ruth M Benca> ;The Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2023 Sep 1
• 4 citations
  Alliance for Sleep Clinical Practice Guideline on Switching or Deprescribing Hypnotic Medications for Insomnia.
  Nathaniel F Watson, Ruth M Benca, Andrew D Krystal, William V McCall, David N Neubauer> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023 Mar 25
• Wake Up America: National Survey of Patients' and Physicians' Views and Attitudes on Insomnia Care.
  Ruth M Benca, Suzanne M Bertisch, Ajay Ahuja, Robin Mandelbaum, Andrew D Krystal> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023 Mar 25
• 5 citations
  A 2023 Update on Managing Insomnia in Primary Care: Insights From an Expert Consensus Group.
  Russell P Rosenberg, Ruth Benca, Paul Doghramji, Thomas Roth> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2023 Jan 24
• 1 citations
  Recognition and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Psychiatric Practice.
  Ruth M Benca, Andrew Krystal, Craig Chepke, Karl Doghramji> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2023 Jan 23
• 7 citations
  Solriamfetol treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in participants with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea with a history of depression.
  Andrew D Krystal, Ruth M Benca, Russell Rosenberg, Paula K Schweitzer, Atul Malhotra, Kimberly Babson, Lawrence Lee, Shay Bujanover, Kingman P Strohl> ;Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2022 Nov 1
• 14 citations
  Inflammation, tau pathology, and synaptic integrity associated with sleep spindles and memory prior to β-amyloid positivity.
  Bryce A Mander, Abhishek Dave, Kitty K Lui, Katherine E Sprecher, Destiny Berisha, Miranda G Chappel-Farley, Ivy Y Chen, Brady A Riedner, Margo Heston, Ivonne Suridjan...> ;Sleep. 2022 Sep 8
• 3 citations
  Dose-response relationship between positive airway pressure therapy and excessive daytime sleepiness: the HomePAP study.
  Maeve Pascoe, James Bena, Noah D Andrews, Dennis Auckley, Ruth Benca, Martha E Billings, Vishesh K Kapur, Conrad Iber, Phyllis C Zee, Susan Redline, Carol L Rosen, Nan...> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2022 Apr 1
• Latent anxiety in clinical depression is associated with worse recognition of emotional stimuli.
  Steven J Granger, Joren G Adams, Sarah M Kark, Mithra T Sathishkumar, Ivy Y Chen, Ruth M Benca, Liv McMillan, John T Janecek, Michael A Yassa> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2022 Mar 15
• 8 citations
  Burden of Insomnia and Sleep Disturbances and the Impact of Sleep Treatments in Patients with Probable or Possible Alzheimer's Disease: A Structured Literature Review.
  Ruth Benca, W Joseph Herring, Rezaul Khandker, Zaina P Qureshi> ;Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2022 Jan 1
• 2 citations
  Symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea are associated with less frequent exercise and worse subjective cognitive function across adulthood.
  M G Chappel-Farley, Bryce A. Mander, Ariel B. Neikrug, Annamarie Stehli, Bin Nan, Joshua D. Grill, Michael A. Yassa, Ruth M. Benca> ;Sleep. 2021 Oct 4
• 2 citations
  Changes in Healthcare Resource Use and Costs in Commercially Insured Insomnia Patients Initiating Suvorexant
  Hrishikesh Kale, Zaina P. Qureshi, Ruchit Shah, Rezaul Karim Khandker, Marc F. Botteman, Weilin Meng, Ruth M. Benca> ;Advances in Therapy. 2021 Aug 31
• 11 citations
  Examining suicide assessment measures for research use: Using item response theory to optimize psychometric assessment for research on suicidal ideation in major depre...
  William V. McCall, Ben Porter, Ashley R Pate, Courtney J. Bolstad, Christopher W Drapeau, Andrew D. Krystal, Ruth M. Benca, Meredith E. Rumble, Michael R. Nadorff> ;Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. 2021 Jul 8
• Gulf War veterans exhibit broadband sleep EEG power reductions in regions overlying the frontal lobe.
  Eric W. Moffet, Stephanie G. Jones, Theodore Snyder, Brady A. Riedner, Ruth M. Benca, Timothy Juergens> ;Life Sciences. 2021 Sep 1
• 16 citations
  A high-density electroencephalography study reveals abnormal sleep homeostasis in patients with rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
  Amandine Valomon, Brady A. Riedner, Stephanie G. Jones, Keith P. Nakamura, Giulio Tononi, David T. Plante, Ruth M. Benca, Mélanie Boly> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 Feb 26
• 7 citations
  The Bidirectional Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Kidney Disease
  Lily Hui, Ruth M. Benca> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2021 Feb 16
• 5 citations
  Sleep and emotion processing in paediatric posttraumatic stress disorder: A pilot investigation
  Stephanie Jones, Anna Castelnovo, Brady A. Riedner, Bethany Flaherty, Alexander Prehn‐Kristensen, Ruth M. Benca, Giulio Tononi, Ryan J. Herringa> ;Journal of Sleep Research. 2021 Jan 13
• 1 citations
  Blinding and bias in a hypnotic clinical trial
  William V. McCall, Ruth M. Benca, Meredith E. Rumble, Andrew D. Krystal> ;Human Psychopharmacology. 2021 Jan 1
• 2 citations
  Aerobic fitness and the sleeping brain of adolescents-a pilot study.
  Ariel B. Neikrug, Bryce A. Mander, Shlomit Radom-Aizik, I Y Chen, Annamarie Stehli, Kitty K. Lui, M G Chappel-Farley, Abhishek Dave, Ruth M. Benca> ;Sleep Advances. 2021 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

• The relationship of person-specific eveningness chronotype, greater seasonality, and less rhythmicity to suicidal behavior: A literature review  
  Rumble M.E., Dickson D., McCall W.V., Krystal A.D., Case D., Rosenquist P.B., Benca R.M., J Affect Disord, 1/1/2018
• Reconsidering insomnia as a disorder rather than just a symptom in psychiatric practice  
  Benca R.M., Buysse D.J., J Clin Psychiatry, 1/1/2018
• Symptoms of sleep disorders, depression, and anxiety are associated with adverse safety outcomes in healthcare workers  
  Weaver M.D., Vetter C., Rajaratnam S.M.W., O�Brien C.S., Qadri S., Benca R.M., Rogers A.E., Leary E.B., Walsh J.K., Czeisler C.A., Barger L.K., J Sleep Res, 1/1/2018
• Patients presenting to a Men�s Health clinic are at high risk for depression, insomnia, and sleep apnea  
  Walia A.S., Lomeli L.J.M., Jiang P., Benca R., Yafi F.A., Int J Impot Res, 1/1/2018
• Hypnotic medications and suicide: Risk, mechanisms, mitigation, and the FDA  
  McCall W.V., Benca R.M., Rosenquist P.B., Riley M.A., McCloud L., Newman J.C., Case D., Rumble M., Krystal A.D., Am J Psychiatry, 1/1/2017
• Sleep-disordered breathing and the menopausal transition among participants in the Sleep in Midlife Women Study  
  Mirer A.G., Young T., Palta M., Benca R.M., Rasmuson A., Peppard P.E., Menopause, 1/1/2017
• Clinical profile of suvorexant for the treatment of insomnia over 3 months in women and men: subgroup analysis of pooled phase-3 data  
  Herring W.J., Connor K.M., Snyder E., Snavely D.B., Zhang Y., Hutzelmann J., Matzura-Wolfe D., Benca R.M., Krystal A.D., Walsh J.K., Lines C., Roth T., Michelson D., Psychopharmacology, 1/1/2017
• Suvorexant in elderly patients with insomnia: Pooled analyses of data from phase III randomized controlled clinical trials  
  Herring W.J., Connor K.M., Snyder E., Snavely D.B., Zhang Y., Hutzelmann J., Matzura-Wolfe D., Benca R.M., Krystal A.D., Walsh J.K., Lines C., Roth T., Michelson D., Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 1/1/2017
• Insomnia and relationship with immunosuppressant therapy after lung transplantation  
  Rohde K.A., Schlei Z.W., Katers K.M., Weber A.K., Brokhof M.M., Hawes D.S., Radford K.L., Francois M.L., Menninga N.J., Cornwell R., Benca R., Hayney M.S., Dopp J.M., Prog Transplant, 1/1/2017
• Effects of oral temazepam on sleep spindles during non-rapid eye movement sleep: a high density EEG investigation  
  Plante, D.T., Goldstein, M.R., Cook, J.D., Smith, R., Riedner, B.A., Rumble, M.E., Jelenchick, L., Roth, A., Tononi, G., Benca, R.M., Peterson, M.J., Int J Psychophysiol, 1/1/2016
• Regional patterns of elevated alpha and high-frequency EEG activity during NREM sleep in chronic insomnia  
  Riedner, B.A., Goldstein, M.R., Plante, D.T., Tononi, G., Davidson, R., Benca, R.M., Sleep, 1/1/2016
• High resolution topography of age-related changes in sleep electroencephalography  
  Sprecher, K.E., Riedner, B.A., Smith, R.F., Tononi, G., Davidson, R.J., Benca, R.M., PLoS One, 1/1/2016
• Sleep reverts changes in human grey and white matter caused by wake-dependent training  
  Bernardi, G., Cecchetti, L., Siclari, F., Buchmann, A., Yu, X., Handjaras, G., Bellesi, M., Ricciardi, E., Kecskemeti, S.R., Riedner, B.A., Alexander, A.L., Benca, R.M..., Sleep reverts changes in human grey and white matter caused by wake-dependent training, 1/1/2016
• Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in young and middle-aged adults: Effects of positive airway pressure and compliance on arterial stiffness, hemodynamic function, a...  
  Korcarz C.E., Benca R., Barnet J.H., Stein J.H., J Am Heart Assoc, 1/1/2016
• Restless legs syndrome following lung transplantation: Prevalence and relationship with tacrolimus exposure  
  Menninga N.J., Rohde K.A., Schlei Z.W., Katers K.M., Weber A.K., Brokhof M.M., Hawes D.S., Radford K.L., Francois M.L., Cornwell R.D., Benca R., Hayney M.S., Dopp J.M., Prog Transplant, 1/1/2016
• Suvorexant in patients with insomnia: Pooled analyses of three-month data from phase-3 randomized controlled clinical trials  
  Herring W.J., Connor K.M., Snyder E., Snavely D.B., Zhang Y., Hutzelmann J., Matzura-Wolfe D., Benca R.M., Krystal A.D., Walsh J.K., Lines C., Roth T., Michelson D., J Clin Sleep Med, 1/1/2016
• Sex differences in the relationship between depressive symptoms and actigraphic assessments of sleep and rest-activity rhythms in a population-based sample  
  White K.H., Rumble M.E., Benca R.M., Psychosom Med, 1/1/2016
• Sleep related cognitions in individuals with symptoms of insomnia and depression  
  Levenson, J.C., Benca, R.M., Rumble, M.E., J Clin Sleep Med, 1/15/2015
• A multi-site randomized clinical trial to reduce suicidal ideation in suicidal adult outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder: Development of a methodology to enhanc...  
  McCall, W.V., Benca, R.M., Rosenquist, P.B., Riley, M.A., Hodges, C., Gubosh, B., McCloud, L., Newman, J.C., Case, D., Rumble, M., Mayo, M., White, K.H., Phillips, M.,..., Clin Trials, 1/1/2015
• Circadian actigraphic rest-activity rhythms following surgery for endometrial cancer: A prospective, longitudinal study  
  Rumble, M.E., Rose, S.L., White, K.H., Moore, A.H., Gehrman, P., Benca, R.M., Costanzo, E.S., Gynecol Oncol, 1/1/2015
• Amyloid burden is associated with self-reported sleep in cognitively healthy late middle-aged adults  
  Sprecher, K.E., Bendlin, B.B., Racine, A.M., Okonkwo, O.C., Christian, B.T., Koscik, R.L., Sager, M.A., Asthana, S., Johnson, S.C., Benca, R.M., Neurobiology of Aging, 1/1/2015
• Sleep disturbances in mood disorders  
  Rumble, M.E., White, K.H., Benca, R.M., Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1/1/2015
• Effects of partial sleep deprivation on slow waves during non-rapid eye movement sleep: A high-density EEG investigation  
  Plante, D.T., Goldstein, M.R., Cook, J.D., Smith, R., Riedner, B.A., Rumble, M.E., Jelenchick, L., Roth, A., Tononi, G., Benca, R.M., Peterson, M.J., Clin Neurophys, 1/1/2015
• Suvorexant in patients with insomnia: Results from two 3-month randomized controlled clinical trials  
  Herring, W.J., Connor, K.M., Ivgy-May, N., Snyder, E., Liu, K., Snavely, D.B., Krystal, A.D., Walsh, J.K., Benca, R.M., Rosenberg, R., Sangal, R.B., Budd, K., Hutzelma..., Biol Psychiatry, 1/23/2014
• Regional reductions in sleep EEG power in obstructive sleep apnea: A high-density EEG study  
  Jones, S.G., Riedner, B.A., Smith, R.F., Ferrarelli, F., Tononi, G., Davidson, R.J., Benca, R.M., Sleep, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

• Lectures on neurobiology of sleep and sleep disorders 
  1/1/2019
• Lectures on diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders 
  1/1/2019
• Lectures on sleep disorders 
  1/1/2019
• Lectures on diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorder 
  1/1/2019
• Epidemiology of insomnia and suicide 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2018
• Pharmacotherapy of insomnia 
  Dana Point, CA - 1/1/2018
• Sleep and suicide 
  Dana Point, CA - 1/1/2018
• Sleep disorders for neurologists 
  Orange, CA - 1/1/2018
• What can we learn from the sleeping brain? 
  University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, 2015; Penn State University, Hershey, PA, 2017 - 1/1/2017
• Sleep and psychiatric disorders: The role of local sleep 
  Penn State University, Hershey, PA - 1/1/2017
• What a psychiatrist should know about sleep 
  1/1/2017
• Sleep and mood disorders: Lessons from manic birds and depressed humans 
  Center for Brain, Behavior and Cognition, Penn State University, State College, PA - 1/1/2017
• Local sleep changes in sleep and psychiatric disorders 
  Prague, Czech Republic - 1/1/2017
• Selecting and using pharmacotherapy for insomnia: An everyday clinical practice update 
  Prague, Czech Republic - 1/1/2017
• Sleep, aging and neurodegenerative disorders 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2017
• Using hdEEG to explore sleep and psychiatric disorders: The role of local sleep 
  1/1/2016
• Sleep and mood disorders: Lessons from manic birds and depressed humans 
  Rush University, Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
• Sleep disturbances in major depression 
  Minneapolis, MN - 1/1/2014
• Insufficient sleep and health outcomes: Well-being and depression 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/2014
• Year in Review 
  Richmond, VA - 1/1/2014
• Local and global changes in sleep EEG activity in aging, neurodegenerative disorders and sleep disorders: Evidence for cellular stress? 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2014
• Normal sleep and sleep deprivation 
  Madison, WI - 1/1/2013
• Sleep apnea and brain function 
  1/1/2013
• Insomnia 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2013
• Sleep well, be well 
  UW-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI - 1/1/2013
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Other

• REM sleep deprivation produces a motivational deficit for food reward that is reversed by intra-accumbens amphetamine in rats 
  Hanlon, E.C., Baldo, B.A., Benca, R.M., Kelley, A.E., Elsevier. Brain Research Bulletin
  1/1/2010
• Diagnosis and treatment of insomnia 
  Friedlander, S. & Benca, R.M., Pulmonary and Critical Care Update
  1/1/2007
• Studies on the cellular basis of the CBA/N immune defect 
  Benca RM