Dr. Brent Peter Forester M.D.

Expert Publications

• Commentary: the use of placebos in psychiatric research.
• Improving mental health assessment and service planning practices for older adults: a controlled comparison study.
• Safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy for the treatment of agitation
• Tissue-specific differences in brain phosphodiesters in late-life major depression.
• Long-term outcomes of a randomized trial of integrated skills training and preventive healthcare for older adults with serious mental illness.
• Age as a predictor of cognitive decline in bipolar disorder.
• Spiritual struggle and affective symptoms among geriatric mood disordered patients.
• The Impact of Enhanced Programming on Aging in Place for People With Dementia in Assisted Living.
• Safety and utility of acute electroconvulsive therapy for agitation and aggression in dementia.
• Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Late Life Bipolar Disorder in the Community: Data from the NNDC Registry.
• Possibilities for a Composite Approach: Summary of the Disaster Gerontology Panel at the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology Annual Meeting (ICGP-2014).
• A report on older-age bipolar disorder from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force.
• Update on SSRI Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia.
• Brain levels of high-energy phosphate metabolites and executive function in
• Spirituality and Religion: Initiating a Discussion With Patients.

Clinical Trials

• Study of Dronabinol Treatment for Depression and/or Anxiety in Older Patients
• A Study of LY3002813 and LY3202626 in Participants With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease (TRAILBLAZER-ALZ)
• Trial of Dronabinol Adjunctive Treatment of Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) (THC-AD)
• 221AD302 Phase 3 Study of Aducanumab (BIIB037) in Early Alzheimer's Disease

Media Releases

Get to know Geriatric Psychiatrist Dr. Brent P. Forester, who serves the population of Massachusetts. Brent P. Forester, MD, is a Geriatric Psychiatrist and Chief of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at McLean Hospital and Medical Director for Behavioral Health in the Center for Population Health Management at Partners HealthCare. Dr. Brent P. Forester is a highly respected and experienced physician, having been in practice for many years. His career in medicine began in 1992 when he graduated with his Medical Degree from Dartmouth Medical School. After medical school, Dr. Forester completed his internship with Massachusetts General Hospital followed by his residency in Adult Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. Driven to further his expertise and knowledge, he undertook his fellowship at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Forester has dedicated his life to geriatric psychiatry, specializing in the treatment of older adults with depression, bipolar disorder, and behavioral complications of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and has served on the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts/New Hampshire. His research focuses on the use of brain imaging techniques and clinical assessment to understand the causes of depression and bipolar disorder later in life. Dr. Forester keeps current with the newest developments, guidelines, and procedures in his field leading the Geriatric Psychiatry Research Program, founded in 2000, and the Geriatric Mood Disorders Research Program, founded in 2005. Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope and diverse interests that, when taken together, seek an understanding of the emergent properties of brains, and all the variety of epiphenomena they manifest. As a social science it aims to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases.

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