2021
Commentary: Diagnostic Challenges in Evaluating Adolescents
Garakani A. Commentary: Diagnostic Challenges in Evaluating Adolescents. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2021, 27: 239-240. PMID: 33939380, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000553.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsDiagnostic challengeConstellation of symptomsProminent mood symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderFemale patientsTrauma-related symptomsMedication treatmentAntipsychotic medicationAdolescent patientsUnnecessary treatmentVisual hallucinationsDifferential diagnosisPatient reportsTerms of stigmaMood symptomsDepressive symptomsPsychotic symptomsSide effectsPatientsPsychotic disordersSuicidal ideasFull differential diagnosisAuditory hallucinationsCotard's syndromeIncorrect diagnosisCommentary on 2 Cases of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Occurring in Association With COVID-19
Garakani A. Commentary on 2 Cases of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Occurring in Association With COVID-19. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2021, 27: 145-146. PMID: 33656822, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000527.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsPositive COVID-19 testCOVID-19 infectionNeuropsychiatric symptomsPsychotic symptomsSuicide attemptsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infectionCOVID-19Recent respiratory illnessDisease 2019 infectionAcute psychotic symptomsHistory of depressionInpatient psychiatric unitMiddle-age menSerious suicide attemptsCOVID-19 testPatient's symptomsNeuropsychiatric sequelaeRespiratory illnessAntipsychotic medicationPatient's psychosisPsychotic episodeMood symptomsNeurological etiologyPsychiatric historyPsychiatric unit
2012
Clinician-rated versus self-rated screening for bipolar disorder among inpatients with mood symptoms and substance misuse.
Goldberg JF, Garakani A, Ackerman SH. Clinician-rated versus self-rated screening for bipolar disorder among inpatients with mood symptoms and substance misuse. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2012, 73: 1525-30. PMID: 23290325, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.12m07926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlcoholismBipolar DisorderCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Diagnostic Self EvaluationFemaleHospitalizationHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedObserver VariationPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsMood Disorder QuestionnaireBipolar disorderSubstance misusePredictive valueHigh negative predictive valuePatient-clinician concordanceLow positive predictive valueDSM-IV-TR criteriaMood disorder patientsHigh prevalence ratesCross-sectional assessmentCurrent substance misuseSubstance use disordersNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueSubstance use symptomsPsychiatrist's reviewClinician interviewsPositive statusMood disordersPrevalence ratesMood symptomsLifetime substanceUse disordersBipolar diagnosis