Sriram Ramaswamy

Department

Psychiatry

Position

Professor

Books

• Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, etal Psychopharmacology 2012
• xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference
  Manasi R., etal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [Book Chapter] 2011
• xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference
  Wilson Daniel R., etal Nicotine and Associated Chemicals Abuse [Book Chapter] 2011
• xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference
  Fernandes P. P., etal Manic-Depressive Illness [Book Chapter] 2011
• Neuroimmune Pharmacology
  Petty Frederick, etal Major depression, bipolar syndromes, and schizophrenia [Book Chapter] 2008

Articles

• Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, etal How plasma donation can affect your patient's pharmacotherapy 2012
• Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Erratum 2004

Publications

• Journal of military and veterans' health
  Kunes K., etal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence and Response to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans Living with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  33:2, p. 6 - 11 2025
• The journal of ECT
  Schuster Haley, etal Correlation Between ECT Quality Measures and Likelihood to Transition From Acute to Continuation and Maintenance ECT 2024
• Current psychiatry
  Richie Charlotte A, Cannabis and schizophrenia: A complex relationship: For some who are predisposed to psychosis, cannabis may trigger or exacerbate symptoms
  22:12, p. 43 2023
• Military medicine
  Vitek Grace, etal Therapeutic and Safety Outcomes of Intravenous Ketamine for Treatment-refractory Depression in a Veteran Population: A Case Series 2022
• Vadlamudi Arjun, etal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Physician Assistant After Working in an ICU During COVID-19 2022
• Sleep (New York, N.Y.)
  Kunes Kristina, etal 0674 CPAP Adherence and Response to Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD in Veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  45:Supplement_1, p. A295 - A296 2022
• International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
  Ritchie Charlotte, etal Impact of delirium on mortality in patients hospitalized for heart failure
  57:3, p. 212 - 225 2022
• WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
  Gerst Anna, etal Adjunctive Minocycline for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  120:4, p. 321 - 324 2021
• International journal of medical students
  Derderian Celena, etal Trends and Challenges in Rural Homeless Populations 2021
• Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
  Ritchie Charlotte, etal Abstract 15378: Impact of Delirium on Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: A National Inpatient Sample Study
  142:Suppl_3, p. A15378 - A15378 2020
• Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
  Easterday Anthony, etal Rural homelessness
  28:1, p. 56 - 64 2019
• Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
  Norbeck Sarah, etal An examination of physical illness and health service use in homeless veterans with PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and/or bipolar disorder in Nebraska 2019
• Clinical Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses
  Madan Rohit, etal Paliperidone palmitate-induced retrograde ejaculation
  12:2, p. 86 - 88 2018
• Military Medicine
  Miller Kenneth, etal The role of inflammation in late-life post-traumatic stress disorder
  182:11, p. e1815 - e1818 2017
• Innovations in clinical neuroscience
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Letters to the Editor
  14:9-10, p. 3 2017
• Ramaswamy Sriram, etal An open-label prophylaxis study of lithium plus extended-release carbamazepine (ERC-CBZ) combination for rapid cycling bipolar disorder 2017
• The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Vilazodone in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Depression
  19:04 2017
• JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
  Mohamed Somaia, etal Effect of Antidepressant Switching vs Augmentation on Remission Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Unresponsive to Antidepressant Treatment
  318:2, p. 132 - 145 2017
• Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Characteristics of urban male homeless veterans and non-veterans in Omaha, Nebraska, p. 1 - 7 2017
• Academic Psychiatry
  Qadri Syed F., etal Successfully Implementing Schwartz Center Rounds(R) within an Adult Psychiatric Hospital
  41:1, p. 118 - 120 2017
• Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of vilazodone in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression
  19:4 2017
• Current Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Nutraceuticals for traumatic brain injury
  16:7, p. 34 - 45 2017
• Journal of Investigative Medicine
  Ramaswamy S, etal Factors Associated With Treatment Seeking In Veterans With Late-Onset PTSD
  64:4, p. 946.1 - 946 2016
• Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Failed Efficacy of Ziprasidone in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  2, p. 1 - 5 2016
• Annals of Clinical Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Topiramate in dextromethorphan abuse
  27:4, p. 302 - 303 2015
• Annals of Clinical Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Topiramate in dextromethorphan abuse
  27:4, p. 302 - 303 2015
• American Journal of Community Psychology
  Tsai J., etal A Comparison of Homeless Male Veterans in Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas in Nebraska: A Methodological Caveat
  56:3, p. 357 - 367 2015
• Psycho-Oncology
  Monga Varun, etal Clozapine and concomitant chemotherapy in a patient with schizophrenia and new onset esophageal cancer
  24:8, p. 971 - 972 2015
• Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Effects of escitalopram on autonomic function in posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans of operations enduring freedom and iraqi freedom (OEF/OIF)
  12:5-6, p. 13 - 19 2015
• Journal of Aging Research
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal An Open-Label Trial of Memantine for Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  2015, p. Article ID 934162 (6 pages) 2015
• Indian Journal of Psychiatry
  Bhatia Shashi K., etal Sleep Disorders: What a Psychiatrist should Know
  57:5, p. S173 - S173 2015
• Kolli Venkata, etal Improvement of antidepressant-induced sweating with as-required benztropine 2013
• Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, etal Chlorella-Induced Psychosis 2013
• Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  Singh Harmit, etal A Case of Ropinirole-Induced Compulsive Behavior
  14:5 2012
• primary care companion to CNS disorders
  Selvaraj Vidya, etal Transient ischemic attack associated with trazodone therapy: a case report
  13:4, p. 15 2011
• Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, etal New-onset psychosis and emergence of suicidal ideation with aripiprazole 2010
• Current psychiatry
  Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, etal Treating insomnia across women's life stages: changes during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause often impact sleep
  9:7, p. 26 2010
• Current Psychiatry
  Selvaraj Vidya, etal Treating insomnia across women's life stages
  9:7, p. 27 - 33 2010
• Indian Journal of Psychiatry
  Selvaraj Vidya, etal Depression, suicidality and antidepressants: A coincidence?
  52:1, p. 17 - 20 2010
• Diseases of the Esophagus
  Yano Fumiaki, etal Gastrointestinal quality of life in patients after anti reflux surgery
  22:2, p. 177 - 184 2009
• Current Psychiatry
  Romanowicz M., etal A pacemaker patient's electrical dilemma. Review on safety of ECT in the prescience of an implanted cardiac pacemaker
  8:1, p. 59 - 62 2009
• Current psychiatry
  Romanowicz Magdalena, The patient who'spilled salt'.(Cases That Test Your Skills)
  7:6, p. 98 2008
• Current Psychiatry
  Scheiber S. C., etal Hyponatremia in a 64-year-old woman
  7:6, p. 98 - 103 2008
• Das Piyush, etal Lamotrigine-induced neutropenia in a woman with schizoaffective disorder [9] 2007
• Current psychiatry
  Mattai Anand, Modafinil: not just for sleep disorders? Off-label use of this stimulant might improve mood disorders, ADHD, and other conditions.(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Drug overview)
  6:11, p. 67 2007
• Current psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, 'I want to leave now': handling discharge against medical advice; Discharge against medical advice does not absolve the physician of responsibility for poor outcomes
  6:5, p. 116 2007
• The journal of ECT
  Das Piyush, etal Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients on Long Term Warfarin Therapy
  23:1, p. 54 2007
• Current Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Modafinil in Psychiatry
  6:11, p. 67 - 78 2007
• International Clinical Psychopharmacology
  Padala Prasad R., etal Risperidone monotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder related to sexual assault and domestic abuse in women
  21:5, p. 275 - 280 2006
• Current psychiatry
  Lineberry Timothy W, etal Traumatized troops: how to treat combat-related PTSD
  5:5, p. 39 - 52 2006
• Current psychiatry
  Lineberry Timothy W, etal Military sexual trauma: how to identify and treat a unique form of PTSD
  5:5, p. 53 - 54 2006
• Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  Madaan Vishal, etal Behavioral manifestations of Sturge-Weber syndrome
  8:4, p. 198 - 200 2006
• Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Aripiprazole therapy for nicotine dependence [2] 2006
• Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  Siddiqui Zakaria, etal Ziprasidone therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder
  30:6, p. 430 - 431 2005
• Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal A primary care perspective of posttraumatic stress disorder for the Department of Veterans Affairs
  7:4, p. 180 - 187 2005
• The Jefferson journal of psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Sudden Cardiac Death with Clozapine and Lorazepam Combination
  19:1 2005
• Siddiqui Zakaria, etal Quetiapine therapy for corticosteroid-induced mania [7] 2005
• Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Quetiapine-induced hypothyroidism 2005
• Journal of ECT
  Sharma Arun, etal Electroconvulsive therapy after repair of cerebral aneurysm
  21:3, p. 180 - 181 2005
• Sharma Ashish, etal Resolution of ziprasidone-related tardive dyskinesia with a switch to aripiprazole 2005
• Sattar Pirzada, etal Internet gaming addiction [12] 2004
• Annals of Pharmacotherapy
  Sattar S. Pirzada, etal Patient and physician attitudes to using medications with religiously forbidden ingredients
  38:11, p. 1830 - 1835 2004
• Sharma Ashish, etal Intraoral application of atropine sulfate ophthalmic solution for clozapine-induced sialorrhea 2004
• Annals of Pharmacotherapy
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Sotalol-Induced Depression
  38:8-Jul, p. 1321 - 1322 2004
• International Clinical Psychopharmacology
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Aripiprazole possibly worsens psychosis
  19:1, p. 45 - 48 2004
• Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
  Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Factors associated with missed first appointments in subjects volunteering to participate in a clinical trial of posttraumatic stress disorder
  14:4, p. 516 - 517 2004
• Ramaswamy Sriram, etal Sotalol-induced depression [7] 2004
• Psychiatric news
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Publishing During Residency: Yes, You Can Do It
  38:24, p. 12 - 12 2003
• Annals of Pharmacotherapy
  Sattar S. Pirzada, etal Somnambulism due to probable interaction of valproic acid and zolpidem
  37:10, p. 1429 - 1433 2003

Presentations

• Correlation between ECT quality measures & likelihood to transition from acute to maintenance ECT 2022
• Bhatia S, Rao V, Ramaswamy S, Kolli V. Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: Easing the pain. Presented at the American Psychiatry Association Annual Meeting, Workshop. 19 May 2016. 2016
• Miller K, Hickert A, Yashswee KC, Driscoll D, Kolli K, Ramaswamy R. Factors Associated With Treatment Seeking In Veterans With Late-Onset PTSD. Poster presentation at the Combined Annual Meeting of Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (CSCTR) and the Midwestern Section of the American Federation of Medical Research( MWAFMR), Mid-America Club, Chicago, IL April 21st, 2016 2016
• Miller K, Driscoll D, Ramaswamy S. Late onset posttraumatic stress disorder in aging veterans: role of chronic inflammation. Poster Presentation at The Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, Creighton University, Omaha, NE March 5th 2016 2016
• Monga V, Madan R, Ramaswamy S, Dannaram S, Langenfeld R. ECT In Clozapine Resistant Schizophrenia. Poster Presentation at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 13 May 23, 2015. 2015
• Ramaswamy S, Selvaraj V, Driscoll D, Madabushi J, Bhatia SC, Vikram Yeragani V. Effects of Escitalopram on Autonomic Function in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Poster Presentation at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 13 May 23, 2015. 2015
• Madan R, Monga V, Sharma R, Langenfeld R, Ramaswamy S. Paliperidone Palmitate Induced Retrograde Ejaculation: Case Report And Review Of Literature. Poster Presentation at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 13 May 23, 2015. 2015
• Qadri SF, Ramaswamy S, Vitamin D insufficiency in chronic schizophrenia. Poster presentation at the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs March 28- April 01, 2015. 2015
• S. Faiz Qadri, Sriram Ramaswamy, Vitamin D insufficiency in chronic schizophrenia - Poster presentation at the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs March 28- April 01 2015
• Presented VA Research Seminar at Omaha VA Medical Center on 3/20/15. Topic - Heart Rate Variability in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 2015
• Dementia - Workshop at the 66th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society at Pune, India (Jan, 2014) 2014
• Monga V, Broucek M, Ramaswamy S. Clozapine and Concomitant Chemotherapy in a Patient With Schizophrenia and New Onset Esophageal Cancer. Annual National Conference of the American Psychiatric Association at New York, NY (May, 2014) Poster Presentation 2014
• Critical Appraisal of Psychopharmacology Articles: Demystifying the Approach ", Grand Rounds presentation, Creighton University, Department of Psychiatry, Omaha, Nebraska, April 2014 2014
• Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: Easing the Pain: Workshop, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (May 2013) 2013
• Bipolar-Spectrum Disorders: Evidence-based evaluation and management. Symposiumat the 65th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society at Kochi, India (Jan, 2013) 2013
• Heart Disease and Depression - Symposiumat the 64th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society at Kochi, India (Jan, 2012) 2012
• Ramaswamy S, Greer A, Heaney RP, Petty F, Wilson DR. Association between Antipsychotic-induced Hyperleptinemia and Bone Mineral Density and Bone Metabolism In Men and Premenopausal-women with Schizophrenia. International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, 2007, Colorado Springs, CO, Poster Presentation (34) 2007
• Ramaswamy S, Padala PR, MD2,3, Monnahan M,, Petty F, Wilson DR. Risperidone in the Treatment of Civilian Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder. Collegium Internationale Neuro Psychopharmocologicum (CINP), 2006, Chicago, IL, Poster presentation 2006

Awards

• Selected for inclusion in the 2013 “Best Doctors in America List
• Young Investigator Award, Collegium Internationale Neuro Psychopharmocologicum (CINP
• Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Selected for the American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators
• Young Investigator, Collegium Internationale Neuro Psychopharmacologicum (CINP)