2024
Seasonal pattern of questing ticks and prevalence of pathogenic Rickettsia and Anaplasmataceae in Khao Yai national park, Thailand
Chaorattanakawee S, Tachavarong W, Hananantachai H, Bunsermyos W, Chanarat N, Promsathaporn S, Tippayachai B, Sakolvaree J, Pitaksajjakul P, Benjathummarak S, Srinoppawan K, Saunders D, Lindroth E, Takhampunya R. Seasonal pattern of questing ticks and prevalence of pathogenic Rickettsia and Anaplasmataceae in Khao Yai national park, Thailand. Travel Medicine And Infectious Disease 2024, 58: 102696. PMID: 38360157, DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTick-borne diseasesQuesting ticksKhao Yai National ParkPrevalence of RickettsiaR. tamuraeAdult ticksEhrlichia ewingiiRickettsia tamuraeN. mikurensisNeoehrlichia mikurensisRickettsia raoultiiR. raoultiiAmblyomma ticksAnaplasma phagocytophilumRickettsia montanaI. granulatusPathogen prevalenceTicksNational ParkPathogenic rickettsiaeEhrlichia chaffeensisTick-bite preventionRickettsiaPotential vectorsAmblyommaLongitudinal phase 2 clinical trials of live, attenuated tularemia vaccine in healthy research laboratory workers
Saunders D, Pierson B, Haller J, Norris S, Cardile A, Reisler R, Okwesili A, Boudreau E, Rusnak J, Danner D, Purcell B, Barth J, Tompkins E, Downs I, Liggett D, Pettit P, Pratt T, Goldberg M, Kortepeter M, Guerena F, Aldis J, Keshtkar-Jahromi M, Pittman P. Longitudinal phase 2 clinical trials of live, attenuated tularemia vaccine in healthy research laboratory workers. Frontiers In Bacteriology 2024, 2: 1289461. DOI: 10.3389/fbrio.2023.1289461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLive vaccine strainLaboratory workersClinical trialsPhase 2 clinical trialPrimary immunogenicity endpointIntracellular bacterium Francisella tularensisMultiple clinical trialsHuman challenge studiesInvestigational new drug applicationRisk laboratory workersBacterium Francisella tularensisImmunogenicity endpointsInitial vaccinationSecond doseHigh morbidityAerosol doseSingle doseVaccine protocolsTularemia vaccineWeek 4Comparator dataMortality rateNew drug applicationsResponse ratePneumonic disease
2023
Assessing Clinical Utility of Pharmacogenetic Testing in the Military Health System
Hellwig L, Turner C, Olsen C, Libbus J, Markos B, Koehlmoos T, Haigney M, De Castro M, Saunders D. Assessing Clinical Utility of Pharmacogenetic Testing in the Military Health System. Military Medicine 2023, 189: e198-e204. PMID: 37436924, PMCID: PMC11022329, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMilitary Health SystemPharmacogenetic testingAdverse eventsCPIC guidelinesPGx testingHealth systemCurrent medication regimensPreemptive PGx testingPrimary care clinicsPreventable adverse eventsAdverse drug reactionsLarge military treatment facilitySubstantial proportionCross-sectional studyMilitary treatment facilitiesMedication metabolismPGx implementationMedication regimensRisk medicationsSerious morbidityCare clinicsMedical managementMedication listPGx resultsSingle center
2017
Life, Death and Mind-Body Medicine Across the Lifespan
Saunders, D. “Life, Death and Mind-Body Medicine Across the Lifespan.” American Journal of Psychiatry, Resident’s Journal, 2017, 12, 2:2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Peduncular psychosis
Andrews JP, Taylor J, Saunders D, Qayyum Z. Peduncular psychosis. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2016216165. PMID: 27511753, PMCID: PMC4986019, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidbrain lesionsPsychiatric decompensationNon-epileptic seizuresCentral nervous systemEnvironmental risk factorsMidbrain pilocytic astrocytomaPeduncular hallucinosisSusceptible patientsPsychotic featuresRisk factorsFrank psychosisPsychiatric illnessPilocytic astrocytomaPsychotic symptomsNervous systemLesionsDifferential etiologyPsychosisPatientsMidbrainDecompensationChemotherapyFocused radiationSeizuresHallucinosisNeuroscience, Religion, and the Study of Mindfulness
Saunders, D, Lavelle-Heineberg, B D. “Neuroscience, Religion and the Study of Mindfulness” in MacMillan Interdisciplinary Handbooks on Religion - Mental Religion: Brain, Cognition and Culture, edited by Clements, N. MacMillan Publishers, 2016, pp. 301-317.Books
2015
Being Mindful of Mindfulness: Past, Present, and Future of Mindfulness in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Saunders DC. Being Mindful of Mindfulness: Past, Present, and Future of Mindfulness in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 437-439. PMID: 26004656, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBook Review: Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture, by Jeff Wilson
Saunders, David C. Book Review: Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture by Jeff Wilson. 2015. US Studies Online, May 6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntroduction to Buddhism and Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Buddha-Nature and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.
Saunders, D. “Introduction to Buddhism and Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Buddha-Nature and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.” American Journal of Psychiatry, Resident’s Journal, 2015, 11: 3, 7-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research