Rachel Katz, MD, BS
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Dr. Katz completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, completing a bachelor of science in religion and communication studies with a focus in dance technique and pre-medical studies. She completed her medical degree at Case Western University, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, with a focus in Interventional Psychiatry and Mood Disorders at Yale Psychiatric Hospital.
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- Interventional Psychiatry Service
- Psychiatry
- Yale Depression Research Program
- Yale Medicine
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- MD
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2013)
- BS
- Northwestern University, Religion, Communication Sciences, Dance (2008)
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Robert Ostroff, MD
Samuel Wilkinson, MD
John Krystal, MD
Benjamin Cherry, MD, FACP
Brandon Kitay, MD, PhD
Gerard Sanacora, PhD, MD
18Publications
63Citations
Publications
2019
The Successful Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Cerebral Aneurysms and a Pituitary Lesion
Kitay BM, Katz RB, Wilkinson ST, Ostroff RB. The Successful Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Cerebral Aneurysms and a Pituitary Lesion. Journal Of Ect 2019, 35: e4-e5. PMID: 29952859, PMCID: PMC6309946, DOI: 10.1097/yct.0000000000000516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2018
The Successful Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Cerebral Aneurysms and a Pituitary Lesion
Kitay B, Katz R, Wilkinson S, Ostroff R. The Successful Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Cerebral Aneurysms and a Pituitary Lesion. Journal Of Ect 2018, 1. DOI: 10.1097/00124509-900000000-99225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErratum to: Ketamine: A Promising Rapid-Acting Antidepressant
Wilkinson S, Ostroff R, Katz R, Krystal J. Erratum to: Ketamine: A Promising Rapid-Acting Antidepressant. 2018, e1-e1. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6577-4_24.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersS106. Acute and Longer-Term Outcomes Using Ketamine as a Clinical Treatment at the Yale Psychiatric Hospital
Wilkinson S, Webler R, Katz R, Toprak M, Ostroff R, Sanacora G. S106. Acute and Longer-Term Outcomes Using Ketamine as a Clinical Treatment at the Yale Psychiatric Hospital. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 83: s388. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.02.997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricThe Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Late-Life Psychiatric Disorders
Ostroff R, Katz R. The Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Late-Life Psychiatric Disorders. Current Treatment Options In Psychiatry 2018, 5: 228-241. DOI: 10.1007/s40501-018-0144-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsConceptsUse of ECTElectroconvulsive therapyTreatment of depressionMovement disordersDepressed Elderly (PRIDE) studySevere psychiatric illnessLife-saving treatmentWarrants further investigationProlonging RemissionPharmacologic treatmentGeriatric patientsElderly StudyClinical algorithmDementia syndromesPsychiatric illnessEffective treatmentParkinson's diseaseElderly populationPsychiatric disordersAge groupsTherapyRemissionTreatmentBehavioral dysregulationDisorders
2017
Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Katz R, Cherry B. Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 174: 1125-1125. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17080927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsKetamine: A Promising Rapid-Acting Antidepressant
Wilkinson S, Ostroff R, Katz R, Krystal J. Ketamine: A Promising Rapid-Acting Antidepressant. 2017, 223-239. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6577-4_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsMood disordersDeficiency hypothesisInitiation of therapyRapid antidepressant effectsRapid acting antidepressantsEvidence-based treatmentsLong-term riskMood disorders researchRelapse prevention strategiesEfficient therapeutic targetMechanism of actionOral antidepressantsAntidepressant effectsGlutamatergic receptorsGlutamatergic systemNovel antidepressantsSingle doseClinical trialsKetamine exposureRelated symptomsLong-term effectsPsychiatric disordersPrevention strategiesTherapeutic targetDrug AdministrationProcedural Consolidation During Electroconvulsive Therapy for a Patient With Severe Tourette Syndrome.
Katz R, Bukanova E, Ostroff R. Procedural Consolidation During Electroconvulsive Therapy for a Patient With Severe Tourette Syndrome. The Journal Of ECT 2017, 33: e7-e8. PMID: 28009622, DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Case of Anesthesia Mumps with Electroconvulsive Therapy
Katz RB, Helgeson L, Ostroff R. A Case of Anesthesia Mumps with Electroconvulsive Therapy. Journal Of Ect 2017, 33: e6. PMID: 27922460, DOI: 10.1097/yct.0000000000000370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsA Case Suspended in Time
Packer CD, Katz RB, Iacopetti CL, Krimmel JD, Singh MK. A Case Suspended in Time. Academic Medicine 2017, 92: 152-156. PMID: 27097050, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000001199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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- May 21, 2020Source: Yale Medicine
Stress, Anxiety, or Depression? Treatment Starts With the Right Diagnosis
- July 31, 2018Source: Biological Psychiatry
Acute and longer-term outcomes using ketamine as a clinical treatment at the Yale Psychiatric Hospital
- May 07, 2018
Residents, fellows, faculty contribute to book '50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know'
- June 26, 2017
Residents, fellows, faculty honored at 2017 Commencement ceremony
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