Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., Tufts University 1972
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor in Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2006 - 2015
  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2015
  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2006 - 2013
  • Assistant Clinical Professor in Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2000 - 2006
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 1996 - 2006
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 1996
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 1994 - 1995
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Exercise Training And Depression In Older Adults awarded by National Institutes of Health 1994 - 1999
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Benjamin, Dinesh, Marvin Swartz, and Leslie Forman. “The impact of evidence-based education on prescribing in a psychiatry residency.” J Psychiatr Pract 17, no. 2 (March 2011): 110–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.pra.0000396062.12893.5b.
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    • Arnold, Staci D., Leslie M. Forman, Bart D. Brigidi, Karen E. Carter, Holly A. Schweitzer, Heather E. Quinn, A Bebe Guill, James E. Herndon, and Renee H. Raynor. “Evaluation and characterization of generalized anxiety and depression in patients with primary brain tumors.” Neuro Oncol 10, no. 2 (April 2008): 171–81. https://doi.org/10.1215/15228517-2007-057.
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    • Swenson, J Robert, Christopher M. O’Connor, David Barton, Louis T. Van Zyl, Karl Swedberg, Leslie M. Forman, Michael Gaffney, Alexander H. Glassman, and Alexander H. Sertraline Antidepressant Heart Attack Randomized Trial (SADHART) Group. “Influence of depression and effect of treatment with sertraline on quality of life after hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome.” Am J Cardiol 92, no. 11 (December 1, 2003): 1271–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.08.006.
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    • ENRICHD Investigators, T. L. “Enhancing recovery in coronary heart disease (ENRICHD): baseline characteristics.” Am J Cardiol 88, no. 3 (August 1, 2001): 316–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01652-6.
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    • ENRICHD Investigators, A. “Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) study intervention: rationale and design.” Psychosom Med 63, no. 5 (2001): 747–55.
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    • Saur, C. D., B. B. Granger, L. H. Muhlbaier, L. M. Forman, R. J. McKenzie, M. C. Taylor, and P. K. Smith. “Depressive symptoms and outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting.” Am J Crit Care 10, no. 1 (January 2001): 4–10.
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    • Blumenthal, J. A., M. A. Babyak, K. A. Moore, W. E. Craighead, S. Herman, P. Khatri, R. Waugh, et al. “Effects of exercise training on older patients with major depression.” Arch Intern Med 159, no. 19 (October 25, 1999): 2349–56. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.19.2349.
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    • McSwain, M. L., and L. M. Forman. “Severe parkinsonian symptom development on combination treatment with tacrine and haloperidol.” J Clin Psychopharmacol 15, no. 4 (August 1995): 284. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004714-199508000-00008.
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    • Mack, A. H., L. Forman, R. Brown, and A. Frances. “A brief history of psychiatric classification. From the ancients to DSM-IV.” Psychiatr Clin North Am 17, no. 3 (September 1994): 515–23.
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    • Frances, A., A. H. Mack, M. B. First, T. A. Widiger, R. Ross, L. Forman, and W. W. Davis. “DMS-IV meets philosophy.” J Med Philos 19, no. 3 (June 1994): 207–18. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/19.3.207.
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    • Frances, A., A. H. Mack, M. B. First, T. A. Widiger, R. Ross, L. Forman, and W. W. Davis. “DMS-IV meets philosophy.” Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 19, no. 3 (1994): 207–18.
    • Jane, J., M. Doraiswamy, L. Forman, and W. McDonald. “Frontal arachnoid cyst associated with depression: Case report and literature review.” Depression 1, no. 5 (January 1, 1993): 275–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/depr.3050010507.
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