2024
Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of Current Practices in the United States
Clifton E, Winder G, Lentine K, Zimbrean P, Yadav A, Rubman S, Kalil R, Kumar V, Prashar R, Gan G, Deng Y, Joyce M, Holmes R, Laflen J, Bakhai D, Liapakis A, Doshi M. Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of Current Practices in the United States. Transplantation 2024, 108: e382-e389. PMID: 38867351, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersUse disorderActive anxiety disorderMental healthPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial teamAnxiety disordersStress disorderActive suicidalitySelf-harmActivity depressionDisordersPsychosocial assessmentDepressionPsychosocial evaluationPost-donationUnited StatesClinical toolPsychosisLiving kidney donorsCannabisAnxietySuicideAbsolute contraindicationBest practicesThe Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donation: Time for Standardization in Practice.
Levan ML, LaPointe Rudow D. The Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donation: Time for Standardization in Practice. Transplantation 2024 PMID: 38867350, DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005084.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Psychosocial evaluation of living liver donors—State of current practices in the United States
Zimbrean P, Rubman S, Andacoglu O, Bakhai D, Clifton E, Deng Y, Doshi M, Emamaullee J, Gan G, Holmes R, Jaber L, Jackson W, Joyce M, Kalil R, Kumar V, Laflen J, Lentine K, Prashar R, Winder G, Yadav A, Liapakis A. Psychosocial evaluation of living liver donors—State of current practices in the United States. Liver Transplantation 2023, 30: 505-518. PMID: 37861339, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor liver transplant programLiver transplant programPsychosocial evaluationTransplant programsPsychosocial contraindicationsAbsolute contraindicationLiver donationDonor candidatesOpioid use disorderSelf-injurious behaviorActive suicidalityProvider teamPsychosocial assessmentContraindicationsUse disordersMental healthPsychosocial teamPostdonationSignificant differencesDisordersUnited StatesDonationMultidisciplinary processDonorsCurrent practiceCorrigendum to 'Assessment of long-term outcomes post living liver donation highlights the importance of scientific integrity when presenting transplant registry data' [American Journal of Transplantation. Volume 22, Issue 6, March 2023, Pages 1519-1522].
Emamaullee J, Heimbach JK, Olthoff KM, Pomfret EA, Roberts JP, Selzner N, NALLDIG Consortium. Corrigendum to 'Assessment of long-term outcomes post living liver donation highlights the importance of scientific integrity when presenting transplant registry data' [American Journal of Transplantation. Volume 22, Issue 6, March 2023, Pages 1519-1522]. Am J Transplant 2023, 23: 695. PMID: 36977617, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.03.009.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersEnhanced recovery for liver transplantation: recommendations from the 2022 International Liver Transplantation Society consensus conference.
Pollok JM, Tinguely P, Berenguer M, Niemann CU, Raptis DA, Spiro M, ERAS4OLT.org collaborative. Enhanced recovery for liver transplantation: recommendations from the 2022 International Liver Transplantation Society consensus conference. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023, 8: 81-94. PMID: 36495912, DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00268-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Major Depressive Disorder in an International Multisite Wilson Disease Registry
Camarata M, Ala A, Coskun A, Deng Y, Embel V, Gonzalez-Peralta R, Maciejewski K, Patel A, Rubman S, To U, Tomlin R, Schilsky M, Zimbrean P. Major Depressive Disorder in an International Multisite Wilson Disease Registry. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2022, 64: 106-117. PMID: 36521682, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderWilson's diseaseDepressive disorderLifetime major depressive disorderMental health QOLPhysical health QoLMajor depressive episodeMental health qualityStructured psychiatric evaluationSignificant differencesCross-sectional reportsLiver testsLiver diseaseNeurological assessmentLife scoresClinical correlatesDepressive episodePsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric evaluationDisease RegistrySevere anxietyLaboratory testsLifetime historySignificant associationPatientsAssessment of long-term outcomes post living liver donation highlights the importance of scientific integrity when presenting transplant registry data.
Emamaullee J, Heimbach JK, Olthoff KM, Pomfret EA, Roberts JP, Selzner N, NALLDIG Consortium*. Assessment of long-term outcomes post living liver donation highlights the importance of scientific integrity when presenting transplant registry data. Am J Transplant 2022, 22: 1519-1522. PMID: 35352461, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17045.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersThe use of nondirected donor organs in living donor liver transplantation: Perspectives and guidance
Fox AN, Liapakis A, Batra R, Bittermann T, Emamaullee J, Emre S, Genyk Y, Han H, Jackson W, Pomfret E, Raza M, Rodriguez‐Davalos M, Gold S, Samstein B, Shenoy A, Taner T, Roberts JP, Group T. The use of nondirected donor organs in living donor liver transplantation: Perspectives and guidance. Hepatology 2022, 75: 1579-1589. PMID: 34859474, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond
Tebes JK, Awad MN, Connors EH, Fineberg SK, Gordon DM, Jordan A, Kravitz R, Li L, Ponce AN, Prabhu M, Rubman S, Silva MA, Steinfeld M, Tate DC, Xu K, Krystal JH. The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 77: 80-87. PMID: 35569322, PMCID: PMC9033303, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersHealth systemHealth workforceCOVID-19 pandemicHealth workforce needsMean attendancePost-traumatic stressCOVID-19Traumatic stressorsTypes of stressorsSustainable interventionsRigorous qualitative methodsInterventionPandemicSpecific stressorsStressorsWorkforce needsHospitalWorkersDoes pre-operative counselling of the donor improve immediate and short-term outcomes after living liver donation? - A review of the literature and expert panel recommendations.
Adams MA, Andacoglu O, Crouch CE, de Santibañes M, Jackson WE, Jalal A, Montasser IF, Rubman S, Spiro M, Raptis DA, Miller C, Pomfret E. Does pre-operative counselling of the donor improve immediate and short-term outcomes after living liver donation? - A review of the literature and expert panel recommendations. Clinical Transplantation 2022, e14636. PMID: 35343601, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14636.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The Effect of Mental Health, Neurological Disease, and Liver Disease on Quality of Life in Patients With Wilson Disease
Camarata MA, Ala A, Coskun AK, Deng Y, Gonzalez-Peralta R, Maciejewski KR, Patel A, Rubman S, To U, Tomlin R, Schilsky ML, Zimbrean PC. The Effect of Mental Health, Neurological Disease, and Liver Disease on Quality of Life in Patients With Wilson Disease. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2021, 62: 528-537. PMID: 34044196, PMCID: PMC11165927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRating Scale scoresP-QOL scoresP-QOLNeurological diseasesWilson's diseaseMental healthOverall QoLUnified Wilson's Disease Rating Scale scoreScale scoreEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreDisease severityStage liver disease scoreDegree of liverNeurological disease severityLiver Disease scoreLiver disease severityMajor depressive disorderQuality of lifeMental health issuesChild-PughCirrhosis severityLiver diseaseNeurological assessmentPatients' qualityChronic disordersCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Rubman, S., Schneeberg, L. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. In Won, C, Kryger, M. Principles and Practice of Sleep Telemedicine. ElsevierBooks
2020
Psychological adaptation post transplantation
Rubman, S. Psychological adaptation post transplantation. In: Zimbrean, P, Sher, E, Crone C, DiMartini, A. Transplant Psychiatry: A Case-Based Approach to Clinical Challenges. Springer PublicationsBooksWho are the members of my transplant team?
Zimbrean, P, Hammers, L, Rubman, S. Who are the members of my transplant team? In: Sher, Y, Stern,T. Facing Transplantation: A guide for patients and their families. The Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy.BooksBipolar disorder in patients with Wilson disease
Zimbrean, P & Rubman, S. & Maciejewski, K. & Coskun, & Nalamada, K. & Camarata, M. & Tomlin, R. & Patel, A. & To, U. & Ala, A. & Gonzalez-Peralta, R. & Deng, Y. & Schilsky, M.. (2020). Bipolar disorder in patients with Wilson disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 133. 110055. 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence
Batra RK, Rubman S. Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2019, 19: 29-31. PMID: 31661403, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2019.1665738.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Interrelationships among daily and global self-report measures of headache
Penzien, D. B., Johnson, C. A., Seville, J. L., Rubman, S., et al. (1994). Interrelationships among daily and global self-report measures of headache. Headache Quarterly, 5(1), 27–33.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
The prediction of somatic complaints using the Autonomic Nervous System Response Inventory (ANSRI) and the Daily Stress Inventory (DSI).
Waters WF, Rubman S, Hurry MJ. The prediction of somatic complaints using the Autonomic Nervous System Response Inventory (ANSRI) and the Daily Stress Inventory (DSI). Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 1993, 37: 117-26. PMID: 8463988, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(93)90078-t.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Evaluation of sleep in patient with chronic fatigue
Castriotta, R.J., Rubman, S. & Kass, J.E. (1992). Evaluation of sleep in patient with chronic fatigue. Sleep Research, 21, 286.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes