Journal of Aging Science

John O'Brien

Biography

Dr. John is a Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute for Ageing and Health, and Honorary Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust. He was Clinical Lead for North East Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases Clinical Research Network, Deputy Editor International Psychogeriatrics, Head of Northern Deanery Postgraduate School of Psychiatry, Member of Vas-Cog Executive Committee, Lead Consultant for Newcastle Memory Clinic. He has more than 100 peer reviewed publications.

Research Interest

Application of MR, SPECT and PET imaging in dementia and depression, neurobiological changes (in particular the role of vascular factors) in late-life affective disorders and cognitive impairment, dementia with Lewy bodies, clinical trials