2022
Development and validation of a new scale to measure chronic suicidal ideation: The Chronic Suicidal Ideation Inventory-5 (CSI-5)
Garakani A, Buono FD, Larkin K, Polonsky M, Goldberg JF. Development and validation of a new scale to measure chronic suicidal ideation: The Chronic Suicidal Ideation Inventory-5 (CSI-5). Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 150: 160-164. PMID: 35385817, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic suicidal ideationSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsMood disordersNovel self-report instrumentCronbach's alphaDepression severity scoresYale-Brown ObsessiveIndex hospitalizationInpatient cohortMcDonald's omegaPast suicide attemptsSeverity scoreActivity interferenceSuicide attemptsSuicidal thinkingCompulsive ScaleSelf-report instrumentOne-factor solutionIdeationSignificant Pearson correlationScoresCohortInternal consistencyAlpha
2019
Patient Requests for Discharge from Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization: a Chart Review
Garakani A, Appel JM, Aloysi AS, Martinez JM, Larkin K, Buono FD. Patient Requests for Discharge from Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization: a Chart Review. Psychiatric Quarterly 2019, 90: 849-859. PMID: 31468251, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-019-09671-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric hospitalizationAdmission dayUrine toxicologyVoluntary Psychiatric HospitalizationSuicidal ideationNew York City hospitalsPositive urine toxicologyPrevious psychiatric hospitalizationInpatient psychiatric admissionStepwise linear regression analysisCalendar year 2007Chart reviewEarly dischargePsychiatric admissionsPatient outcomesInpatient careTobacco useCity HospitalPatient's requestInpatient servicesLinear regression analysisCigarette usePsychiatric inpatientsVoluntary admissionHospitalization
2015
New‐Onset Panic, Depression with Suicidal Thoughts, and Somatic Symptoms in a Patient with a History of Lyme Disease
Garakani A, Mitton AG. New‐Onset Panic, Depression with Suicidal Thoughts, and Somatic Symptoms in a Patient with a History of Lyme Disease. Case Reports In Psychiatry 2015, 2015: 457947. PMID: 25922779, PMCID: PMC4397473, DOI: 10.1155/2015/457947.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesChronic Lyme diseasePanic attacksLyme diseaseDepressive symptomsPhysical symptomsLong-term antibioticsSevere depressive symptomsInpatient psychiatric hospitalizationSubsyndromal depressive symptomsComorbid psychiatric diagnosesChronic physical symptomsBack spasmsLyme titersNeuromuscular complaintsCLD patientsNeuropathic painJoint painTick bitePsychiatric hospitalizationAnxiolytic treatmentPsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric historyPsychiatric diagnosisNeurological disordersSuicidal ideation
2011
PROINFLAMMATORY AND “RESILIENCY” PROTEINS IN THE CSF OF PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSION
Martinez JM, Garakani A, Yehuda R, Gorman JM. PROINFLAMMATORY AND “RESILIENCY” PROTEINS IN THE CSF OF PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSION. Depression And Anxiety 2011, 29: 32-38. PMID: 21898706, DOI: 10.1002/da.20876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntidepressive Agents, Second-GenerationBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCyclohexanolsDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-1Interleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedNeuropeptide YSeverity of Illness IndexTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationVenlafaxine HydrochlorideConceptsInflammatory cytokinesDepressed patientsHealthy controlsMajor depressionCSF cytokine levelsCSF of patientsCerebrospinal fluid levelsLumbar puncture procedureNormal comparison groupInflammatory hypothesisNPY concentrationsNPY levelsCytokine levelsIL-6Lumbar punctureClinical severityTreatment protocolIL-1CSF samplesPatientsNeuroprotective peptideFluid levelsSuicidal ideationPuncture procedureSmall sample size