2022
An umbrella review on the use of antipsychotics in anxiety disorders: A registered report protocol
Garakani A, Freire RC, Buono FD, Thom RP, Larkin K, Funaro MC, Salehi M, Perez-Rodriguez MM. An umbrella review on the use of antipsychotics in anxiety disorders: A registered report protocol. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269772. PMID: 35709149, PMCID: PMC9202921, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269772.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsSerotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsUse of antipsychoticsLong-term riskAnxiety disordersReuptake inhibitorsUmbrella reviewSide effectsPanic disorderSystematic reviewNon-antipsychotic medicationsUse of quetiapineFirst-line treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsEvidence of efficacyCommon psychiatric disordersTraditional pharmacologic treatmentTreatment of anxietyAdjunctive treatmentPharmacologic treatmentTricyclic antidepressantsAntipsychoticsPsychiatric disordersSocial anxiety disorder
2021
Commentary: Psychiatric Presentations of Nonpsychiatric Illness or Treatment
Garakani A. Commentary: Psychiatric Presentations of Nonpsychiatric Illness or Treatment. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2021, 27: 404-405. PMID: 34529609, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000577.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsManic symptomsPsychiatric historyPerinatal brain injuryOff-label useExamples of patientsPsychogenic nauseaRefractory nauseaGastroesophageal refluxAtypical presentationMood stabilizersSubdural hematomaCertain patientsMedical historyPsychiatric presentationsBrain injuryVisual hallucinationsMedical disordersPsychiatric symptomsPatientsNonpsychiatric illnessCognitive deficitsSuicidal thinkingSymptomsTraditional treatmentBrain imaging
2017
Opinions Regarding Benzodiazepine Teaching and Prescribing Among Trainees in Psychiatry
Garakani A, Abdullah HM, Chang CM, Mendelsohn N, Lapidus KAB. Opinions Regarding Benzodiazepine Teaching and Prescribing Among Trainees in Psychiatry. Academic Psychiatry 2017, 42: 297-303. PMID: 28685349, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0750-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research