Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsMario Fahed
he/him/his
Clinical InstructorAbout
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2024
Safety Considerations in the Use of Extended Reality Technologies for Mental Health with Older Adults
Sekhon H, Dickinson R, Kimball J, Cray H, Alkhatib F, Preston A, Moore I, Trueba-Yepez A, Fahed M, Vahia I. Safety Considerations in the Use of Extended Reality Technologies for Mental Health with Older Adults. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 32: 648-651. PMID: 38246832, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.01.010.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2023
Augmented Reality (AR) in Dementia Care: Understanding its Scope and Defining its Potential
Dickinson R, Kimball J, Fahed M, Chang T, Sekhon H, Vahia I. Augmented Reality (AR) in Dementia Care: Understanding its Scope and Defining its Potential. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: s132-s133. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.183.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderOlder adultsCognitive impairmentSocial cognition trainingExposure-based therapyCognitive behavioral therapyCognition trainingTechnology-based interventionsDaily living supportHyperactivity disorderBehavioral therapyCognitive testingCognitive deficitsAnxiety disordersDelivery of interventionsOlder adult populationImmersive experienceIndependent functioningReminiscence therapyCaregiver distressMental health servicesVisuospatial environmentVirtual reality technologyGeneral geriatric populationVisual manipulation
2022
The neurobiology of apathy in depression and neurocognitive impairment in older adults: a review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological research
Steffens D, Fahed M, Manning K, Wang L. The neurobiology of apathy in depression and neurocognitive impairment in older adults: a review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological research. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 525. PMID: 36572691, PMCID: PMC9792580, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02292-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPrefrontal cortex circuitCortex circuitPeripheral biomarkersPresence of apathyNeurobiology of apathyPoor health outcomesDefinitive treatmentFuture studiesApathy symptomsClinical managementNeuropsychiatric comorbiditiesFunctional declineCommon conditionNeurocognitive impairmentCognitive disordersNeuropsychological featuresHealth outcomesCognitive impairmentBrain circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsClinical realityBiomarker researchImpairmentDigital Phenotyping of Behavioral Symptoms as the Next Frontier for Personalized and Proactive Cancer Care.
Fahed M, McManus K, Vahia I, Offodile A. Digital Phenotyping of Behavioral Symptoms as the Next Frontier for Personalized and Proactive Cancer Care. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2022, 6: e2200095. PMID: 36265113, DOI: 10.1200/cci.22.00095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Longitudinal Neuroimaging Curriculum to Prepare Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine Fellows in the Assessment of Neurocognitive Decline
Khasnavis S, Lane CE, Mecca AP, Fahed M. A Longitudinal Neuroimaging Curriculum to Prepare Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine Fellows in the Assessment of Neurocognitive Decline. Academic Psychiatry 2022, 47: 69-73. PMID: 35608779, PMCID: PMC9128634, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-022-01653-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Emergent and Non-Emergent Agitation in the Older Adult: Evaluation and Management
Subramanian S, Fahed M, Dix E, Wilkins K. Emergent and Non-Emergent Agitation in the Older Adult: Evaluation and Management. Current Geriatrics Reports 2021, 10: 73-81. DOI: 10.1007/s13670-021-00358-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCohen-Mansfield Agitation InventoryElectroconvulsive therapyOlder adultsPsychiatric disordersNon-pharmacological managementAlcohol withdrawalDistressing symptomsBenzodiazepine usePharmacological treatmentTreatment optionsExcited catatoniaHeterogenous presentationSuccessful treatmentSignificant disabilitySubstance intoxicationNeuropsychiatric conditionsMotor behaviorCognitive enhancersPolypharmacyAdultsDeliriumPatientsCatatoniaReviewThis paperTreatmentPsychoses of Epilepsy in Pregnancy: A Case Report
Fahed M, Ramanathan S. Psychoses of Epilepsy in Pregnancy: A Case Report. Clinical Psychopharmacology And Neuroscience 2021, 19: 388-390. PMID: 33888667, PMCID: PMC8077056, DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2021.19.2.388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApathy: Neurobiology, Assessment and Treatment
Fahed M, Steffens D. Apathy: Neurobiology, Assessment and Treatment. Clinical Psychopharmacology And Neuroscience 2021, 19: 181-189. PMID: 33888648, PMCID: PMC8077060, DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2021.19.2.181.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPatient's previous levelMajor depressive disorderPrevious levelVascular dementiaCerebrovascular diseaseResistant syndromeDepressive disorderParkinson's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseFrontotemporal dementiaDiseaseNeurobiological underpinningsDementiaApathyDisordersGoal-directed activityQuantitative reductionSyndrome
2020
Ethical and Logistical Considerations of Caring for Older Adults on Inpatient Psychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fahed M, Barron G, Steffens D. Ethical and Logistical Considerations of Caring for Older Adults on Inpatient Psychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2020, 28: 829-834. PMID: 32409192, PMCID: PMC7198992, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.04.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Is it time to do away with disorders in the very old?
Fahed M, Steffens D. Is it time to do away with disorders in the very old? International Psychogeriatrics 2019, 31: 1535-1537. PMID: 31787134, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610219001765.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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