Dr Lena Oestreich
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Lena Oestreich

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Dr Lena Oestreich is:
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Fields of research

Biological psychology Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Neurosciences Psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, University of Groningen
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales

Research interests

  • diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI)

  • depression

  • neuropsychiatric complication of acquired brain injury (stroke and TBI)

  • complex trauma/ complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD)

  • psychedelic-assisted therapy

  • prediction of risk and outcome of mental illness

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49 works between 2015 and 2026
All (49) Journal Article (40) Other Outputs (2) Conference Publication (7)

1 - 20 of 49 works

2026

Journal Article

Trajectory classes of post-stroke depression severity and their baseline predictors: a multi-cohort replication study

Thurston, Matthew D., Mattingley, Jason B., Lo, Jessica W., Sachdev, Perminder S., Desmond, David W., Traykov, Latchezar, Mehrabian, Shima and Oestreich, Lena K. L. (2026). Trajectory classes of post-stroke depression severity and their baseline predictors: a multi-cohort replication study. Journal of Affective Disorders 122017. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.122017

Trajectory classes of post-stroke depression severity and their baseline predictors: a multi-cohort replication study

2026

Journal Article

Aging beyond diagnosis: the MRI brain age gap across disorders

Mhanna, Hamad Yahia Abu, Oestreich, Lena K. L., Vashistha, Rajat, Wang, Yanan and Vegh, Viktor (2026). Aging beyond diagnosis: the MRI brain age gap across disorders. GeroScience. doi: 10.1007/s11357-026-02315-7

Aging beyond diagnosis: the MRI brain age gap across disorders

2026

Journal Article

Human brain changes after first psilocybin use

Lyons, T., Spriggs, M., Kerkelä, L., Rosas, F. E., Roseman, L., Mediano, P. A. M., Timmermann, C., Oestreich, L., Pagni, B. A., Zeifman, R. J., Hampshire, A., Trender, W., Douglass, H. M., Girn, M., Godfrey, K., Kettner, H., Sharif, F., Espasiano, L., Gazzaley, A., Wall, M. B., Erritzoe, D., Nutt, D. J. and Carhart-Harris, R. L. (2026). Human brain changes after first psilocybin use. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 3977, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-71962-3

Human brain changes after first psilocybin use

2026

Conference Publication

The relationship between social media use and social anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Debattista, D., Goodwin, B., Waldmann, J., Oestreich, L. and Parker, S. (2026). The relationship between social media use and social anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis. RANZCP 2026 Congress, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 3-7 May 2026. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.

The relationship between social media use and social anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2026

Journal Article

Violence across the lifespan and its association with depression: cumulative effects and psychosocial moderation in the UK Biobank

Cassady, Madison L., Li, Xuqian and Oestreich, Lena K. L. (2026). Violence across the lifespan and its association with depression: cumulative effects and psychosocial moderation in the UK Biobank. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s00127-026-03079-3

Violence across the lifespan and its association with depression: cumulative effects and psychosocial moderation in the UK Biobank

2026

Journal Article

A neurocognitive account of complex PTSD: self-modelling, affective dysregulation, and implications for MDMA-assisted and targeted psychotherapies

Gerrans, Philip, Mcgovern, Hugh, Hohwy, Jakob and Oestreich, Lena K. L. (2026). A neurocognitive account of complex PTSD: self-modelling, affective dysregulation, and implications for MDMA-assisted and targeted psychotherapies. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 17 (1) 2631358, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2631358

A neurocognitive account of complex PTSD: self-modelling, affective dysregulation, and implications for MDMA-assisted and targeted psychotherapies

2026

Journal Article

MRI-derived markers of acute and chronic inflammatory processes in the VTA associated with depression

Khalife, Sarah, Bollmann, Steffen, Zalesky, Andrew and Oestreich, Lena K. L. (2026). MRI-derived markers of acute and chronic inflammatory processes in the VTA associated with depression. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 11 (2), 193-202. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.09.003

MRI-derived markers of acute and chronic inflammatory processes in the VTA associated with depression

2026

Journal Article

Meta-analytic review of longitudinal depression severity in stroke survivors

Thurston, Matthew D., Mattingley, Jason B., Wu, Dihua, Moore, Margaret J and Oestreich, Lena (2026). Meta-analytic review of longitudinal depression severity in stroke survivors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 393 (Part B) 120479, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120479

Meta-analytic review of longitudinal depression severity in stroke survivors

2025

Journal Article

A biobank for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and PTSD: study protocol for a cross-sectional study

Mok, Alice, Douflias, Chrystal and Oestreich, Lena K. L. (2025). A biobank for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and PTSD: study protocol for a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16 (1) 2538906, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2025.2538906

A biobank for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and PTSD: study protocol for a cross-sectional study

2025

Journal Article

Bridging inflammation and brain microstructure: diffusion magnetic resonance imaging as a window into psychiatric neurobiology

Oestreich, Lena K.L. (2025). Bridging inflammation and brain microstructure: diffusion magnetic resonance imaging as a window into psychiatric neurobiology. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 10 (9), 900-902. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.06.006

Bridging inflammation and brain microstructure: diffusion magnetic resonance imaging as a window into psychiatric neurobiology

2025

Journal Article

Attitudes toward psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy among Australian mental healthcare providers

Nadeem, Zohaib, Parker, Stephen, McGovern, Hugh, Sebben, Bianca and Oestreich, Lena K. L. (2025). Attitudes toward psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy among Australian mental healthcare providers. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59 (9) 00048674251346679, 798-809. doi: 10.1177/00048674251346679

Attitudes toward psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy among Australian mental healthcare providers

2024

Journal Article

Intrinsic functional networks for distinct sources of error in visual working memory

Li, Xuqian, Oestreich, Lena K. L., Rangelov, Dragan, Lévy-Bencheton, Delphine and O'Sullivan, Michael J. (2024). Intrinsic functional networks for distinct sources of error in visual working memory. Cerebral Cortex, 34 (10) bhae401, 1-13. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae401

Intrinsic functional networks for distinct sources of error in visual working memory

2024

Journal Article

Multidimensional frailty and sleep quality in late adulthood: a UK biobank examination

Coundouris, Sarah P., Henry, Julie D. and Oestreich, Lena K. L. (2024). Multidimensional frailty and sleep quality in late adulthood: a UK biobank examination. Journal of Sleep Research, 34 (2) e14359, 1-8. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14359

Multidimensional frailty and sleep quality in late adulthood: a UK biobank examination

2024

Other Outputs

Intrinsic functional networks for distinct sources of error in visual working memory

Li, Xuqian, Oestreich, Lena, Rangelov, Dragan, Lévy-Bencheton, Delphine and O'Sullivan, Michael (2024). Intrinsic functional networks for distinct sources of error in visual working memory. Open Science Framework (OSF). (Dataset) doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/KEM24

Intrinsic functional networks for distinct sources of error in visual working memory

2024

Other Outputs

White matter microstructure is associated with the precision of visual working memory

Li, Xuqian, Rangelov, Dragan, Mattingley, Jason, Oestreich, Lena, Lévy-Bencheton, Delphine and O'Sullivan, Michael (2024). White matter microstructure is associated with the precision of visual working memory. Open Science Framework (OSF). (Dataset) doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/4WKUF

White matter microstructure is associated with the precision of visual working memory

2024

Conference Publication

Deciphering white-matter changes in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy using free-water diffusion MRI

Fazlollahi, Amir, Oestreich, Lena and Nestor, Peter (2024). Deciphering white-matter changes in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy using free-water diffusion MRI. Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Seoul, South Korea, 23-27 June 2024. doi: 10.52294/001c.120379

Deciphering white-matter changes in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy using free-water diffusion MRI

2024

Conference Publication

Aberrations in the Ventral Tegmental Area predict depression severity in the general population

Khalife, Sarah, Oestreich, Lena, Bollmann, Steffen and Zalesky, Andrew (2024). Aberrations in the Ventral Tegmental Area predict depression severity in the general population. Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Seoul, South Korea, 23-27 June 2024.

Aberrations in the Ventral Tegmental Area predict depression severity in the general population

2024

Journal Article

Attitudes toward psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy among potential mental health service users and the general population in Australia

Nadeem, Zohaib, Parker, Stephen, McGovern, Hugh and Oestreich, Lena K.L. (2024). Attitudes toward psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy among potential mental health service users and the general population in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (10), 48674241261779-913. doi: 10.1177/00048674241261779

Attitudes toward psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy among potential mental health service users and the general population in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with cognitive trajectory in the first year after stroke

Oestreich, Lena K. L., Wright, Paul and O'Sullivan, Michael J. (2024). Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with cognitive trajectory in the first year after stroke. Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior, 7 100230, 100230. doi: 10.1016/j.cccb.2024.100230

Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with cognitive trajectory in the first year after stroke

2024

Journal Article

Network analysis of neuropsychiatric, cognitive, and functional complications of stroke: implications for novel treatment targets

Oestreich, Lena K. L., Lo, Jessica W., Di Biase, Maria A., Sachdev, Perminder S., Mok, Alice H., Wright, Paul, Crawford, John D., Lam, Ben, Traykov, Latchezar, Köhler, Sebastian, Staals, Julie E. A., van Oostenbrugge, Robert, Chen, Christopher, Desmond, David W., Yu, Kyung‐Ho, Lee, Minwoo, Klimkowicz‐Mrowiec, Aleksandra, Bordet, Régis, O'Sullivan, Michael J. and Zalesky, Andrew (2024). Network analysis of neuropsychiatric, cognitive, and functional complications of stroke: implications for novel treatment targets. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 78 (4), 229-236. doi: 10.1111/pcn.13633

Network analysis of neuropsychiatric, cognitive, and functional complications of stroke: implications for novel treatment targets

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Towards Standards and Benchmarks for Reproducible Neuroimaging Research
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Post-stroke depression: vulnerability, mechanisms and novel treatment targets
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Structural and functional brain disconnections associated with depression in stroke survivors
    Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    CASS Travel Grant
    The Cass Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    International Brain Research Organization International Travel Grant
    IBRO International Travel Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Effective and structural brain networks underlying statistical learning.
    Ian Potter Foundation
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Lena Oestreich is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Lena Oestreich directly for media enquiries about:

  • Clinical Neuroimaging (Psychiatry & Neurology)
  • Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Complex Trauma
  • Computational Psychiatry
  • Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI)
  • MRI
  • Neuroimaging
  • Post-Stroke Depression
  • Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

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