By Dr Suraj Samtani

Book Chapters

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 articles

Siette J; Chong V; Samtani S; Harris CB; Steiner-Lim GZ; MacMillan F, 2025, 'A meta-analysis of behaviour change techniques in social interventions targeting improved cognitive function in older adults', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22229-x

Samtani S; Mahalingam G; Lam BCP; Lipnicki DM; Numbers K; Lima-Costa MF; Blay SL; Costa EC; Xiao S; Reidel-Heller S; Röhr S; Pabst A; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Kosmidis M; Krishna M; Kumaran K; Shahar S; Ng TP; Ho R; Kim K-W; Skoog I; Najar J; Sterner TR; Ganguli M; Chang C-CH; Hughes TF; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; International Consortium Cosmic FTCSOMIA, 2025, 'Emotional and instrumental social support and older adults' depressive symptoms: Collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis of 11 population-based studies of ageing.', Am J Epidemiol, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf137

van Zwieten A; Samtani S; Sawan M; Occhipinti JA; Miranda JJ; Khalatbari-Soltani S, 2025, 'Life-course approaches are needed to foster equitable healthy aging', Nature Aging, 5, pp. 952 - 955, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43587-025-00875-5

Rodriguez FS; Hofbauer LM; Reppermund S; Samtani S; Röhr S, 2025, 'Updating risk and protective factors for dementia in older adults', Nature Reviews Psychology, 4, pp. 322 - 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44159-025-00438-w

Sawan M; Khalatbari-Soltani S; van Zwieten A; Samtani S; Occhipinti JA; Miranda JJ, 2025, 'Valuing caregiving is a prerequisite for the wellbeing economy and mental wealth', Nature Aging, 5, pp. 723 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43587-025-00868-4

Chen S; Chen S; Hanewald K; Si Y; Bateman H; Li B; Xu X; Samtani S; Wu C; Brodaty H, 2024, 'Social Environment, Lifestyle, and Genetic Predisposition With Dementia Risk: A Long-Term Longitudinal Study Among Older Adults', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae128

Stafford J; Dekhtyar S; Welmer AK; Vetrano DL; Grande G; Laukka EJ; Marseglia A; Moulton V; Mansfield R; Liu Y; Ning K; Wolf-Ostermann K; Brodaty H; Samtani S; Ikram MA; Melis R; Rymaszewska J; Szcześniak D; Di Gessa G; Richards M; Davis D; Patalay P; Maddock J, 2024, 'Social health and subsequent cognitive functioning in people aged 50 years and older: examining the mediating roles of depressive symptoms and inflammatory biomarkers in two European longitudinal studies', Lancet Healthy Longevity, 5, pp. e356 - e369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(24)00046-1

Kristanti MS; Vernooij-Dassen M; Jeon YH; Verspoor E; Samtani S; Ottoboni G; Chattat R; Brodaty H; Lenart-Bugla M; Kowalski K; Rymaszewska J; Szczesniak DM; Gerhardus A; Seifert I; A’la MZ; Effendy C; Perry M, 2024, 'Social health markers in the context of cognitive decline and dementia: an international qualitative study', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1384636

Samtani S; Mahalingam G; Wen W; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2024, 'Associations of positive and negative social connections with brain health in UK Biobank data', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.091057

Samtani S; Casey A; Thalamuthu A; Lam BCP; Catts VS; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2024, 'Social connection profiles of older adults as both heritable and modifiable influences on brain health: data from the Older Australian Twins Study', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20, pp. e091133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.091133

Chander RJ; Numbers KT; Chen R; Samtani S; Kochan NA; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2024, 'Social, environmental, and cognitive correlates of community‐dwelling older adults coping poorly with reduced social contact: A quasi‐experiment set in Australia’s COVID‐19 lockdown in 2020', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.092104

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; Roehr S, 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

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

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

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; Roehr S, 2022, 'Associations between social connections and cognition: a global collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis', 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; Luc M; Pawlowski M; Rouwette E; Rymaszewska J; Szczesniak D; Vernooij-Dassen M; Perry M; Melis R; Wolf-Ostermann K; Gerhardus A, 2022, 'Mapping the complexity of dementia: factors influencing cognitive function at the onset of dementia', BMC GERIATRICS, 22, 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 Papers

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 Abstracts

Samtani S; Mahalingam G; Wen W; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2024, 'Positive and negative social connections and brain health in the UK Biobank data', in INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, Vol. 36, pp. 75 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610224001789

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', in INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, Vol. 35, pp. 15 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610223001710

Mahalingam G; Samtani S; Lam BCP; Lipnicki DM; Lima-Costa MF; Blay SL; Castro-Costa E; Shifu X; Guerchet M; Preux P-M; Gbessemehlan A; Skoog I; Najar J; Sterner TR; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Dardiotis T; Kim K-W; Riedel-Heller S; Roehr S; Pabst A; Shahar S; Numbers K; Ganguli M; Hughes TF; Chang C-CH; Crowe M; Ng TP; Gwee X; Chua DQL; Rymaszewska J; Wolf-Ostermann K; Welmer A-K; Stafford J; Vernooij-Dassen M; Jeon Y-H; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2023, 'Social connections and risk of incident mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and mortality in 13 longitudinal cohort studies of ageing', in INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, Vol. 35, pp. 16 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610223001734

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 Papers

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

Preprints

Stafford J; Dekhtyar S; Welmer A-K; Vetrano D; Grande G; Marseglia A; Moulton V; 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

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

Maddock J; Gallo F; Wolters F; 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 G; 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

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