Alanna A Morris

Biographic Data

ID8876021
NAMEAlanna A Morris
GIVEN NAMESAlanna A
FAMILY NAMEMorris
SIGNATUREMORRIS A A
AFFILIATIONSEmory University
ORCID0000-0002-8033-3707
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX0

  • The Association Between Depression and Leptin Is Mediated by Adiposity

    Alanna A Morris, Yusuf Ahmed et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2012

    OBJECTIVE: Animal models suggest that impaired leptin production, or leptin resistance despite increased leptin levels, may contribute to depression. The link between leptin and depression could be mediated by obesity, which is more common in depression and increases leptin production. METHODS: We administered the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) to 537 participants (mean [standard deviation (SD)] age = 51 [9] years; female, 61%) enrolled in…

  • Association Between Depression and Inflammation-Differences by Race and Sex

    Alanna A Morris, Liping Zhao et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2011

    OBJECTIVE: To test whether the association between depression and inflammation differs by race and sex. Depressive symptoms have been associated with higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). However, few studies have examined this association in samples including a significant number of African Americans, or examined whether the association differs by race and sex. METHODS: Depressive symptoms and CRP were assessed in 512 African American and w…