Karina L Ramirez, MD
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2023
Pharmacological and Somatic Treatment Effects on Suicide in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Wilkinson S, Diaz D, Rupp Z, Kidambi A, Ramirez K, Flores J, Avila‐Quintero V, Rhee T, Olfson M, Bloch M. Pharmacological and Somatic Treatment Effects on Suicide in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2023, 21: 197-208. PMID: 37201149, PMCID: PMC10172559, DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.23021006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of suicidePlacebo/Suicide riskPsychotic disordersBipolar disorderSuicide deathsMeta-analyzed associationsNon-clozapine antipsychoticsMagnetic seizure therapySomatic interventionsVagus nerve stimulationNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleAntiepileptic mood stabilizersTranscranial magnetic stimulationCertain clinical contextsDirect current stimulationEffects of pharmacologicPublic health crisisElectroconvulsive therapySeizure therapyNerve stimulationMood stabilizersStudy qualityProtective effectMagnetic stimulation
2021
Pharmacological and somatic treatment effects on suicide in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Wilkinson ST, Diaz D, Rupp ZW, Kidambi A, Ramirez KL, Flores JM, Avila‐Quintero V, Rhee TG, Olfson M, Bloch MH. Pharmacological and somatic treatment effects on suicide in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Depression And Anxiety 2021, 39: 100-112. PMID: 34762330, DOI: 10.1002/da.23222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of suicidePlacebo/Suicide riskPsychotic disordersBipolar disorderSystematic reviewSuicide deathsMeta-analyzed associationsNon-clozapine antipsychoticsMagnetic seizure therapySomatic interventionsVagus nerve stimulationNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleAntiepileptic mood stabilizersTranscranial magnetic stimulationCertain clinical contextsDirect current stimulationEffects of pharmacologicPublic health crisisSeizure therapyElectroconvulsive therapyNerve stimulationMood stabilizersStudy qualityProtective effectMeta-Analysis: Hemodynamic Responses to Sub-anesthetic Doses of Ketamine in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders
Vankawala J, Naples G, Avila-Quintero VJ, Ramírez KL, Flores JM, Bloch MH, Dwyer JB. Meta-Analysis: Hemodynamic Responses to Sub-anesthetic Doses of Ketamine in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 549080. PMID: 33841195, PMCID: PMC8024485, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.549080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-resistant depressionSub-anesthetic dosesPost-traumatic stress disorderKetamine treatmentBlood pressureObsessive-compulsive disorderKetamine dosesHemodynamic parametersPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric populationsAverage heart rate increaseKetamine/esketamineStratified subgroup analysisKetamine-induced changesPotential cardiovascular riskHeart rate increaseAdult psychiatric populationSignificant increaseAdult age groupsSub-anesthetic ketamineEsketamine treatmentCardiovascular riskKetamine infusionHemodynamic changesSBP increase