2024
Antipsychotic agents in anxiety disorders: An umbrella review
Garakani A, Buono F, Salehi M, Funaro M, Klimowicz A, Sharma H, Faria C, Larkin K, Freire R. Antipsychotic agents in anxiety disorders: An umbrella review. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2024, 149: 295-312. PMID: 38382649, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecond-generation antipsychoticsFirst-generation antipsychoticsGeneralized anxiety disorderStudies of antipsychoticsAnxiety disordersAntipsychotic agentsEfficacy of first-generation antipsychoticsTreatment of anxiety disordersEfficacy of antipsychotic agentsMeta-analysesAntidepressant treatmentNonantipsychotic medicationsAntipsychoticsFirst-line treatmentAnxietyComparing monotherapyUmbrella reviewDisordersQuetiapineSystematic reviewSide effectsAMSTAR-2Off-labelAPA PsycInfoCINAHL Complete
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
Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation to reduce clinical opiate withdrawal: a case series
Buono F, Pickering R, Berlepsch R, Halligan S. Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation to reduce clinical opiate withdrawal: a case series. Journal Of Substance Use 2021, 27: 501-504. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2021.1961894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Opiate Withdrawal ScaleMedication-assisted treatmentWithdrawal symptomsCase seriesPercutaneous electrical nerve field stimulationOpiate withdrawal symptomsOpioid withdrawal symptomsRetrospective case seriesOpiate use disorderOpiate Withdrawal ScaleCOWS scoresAdult patientsClinical reviewProspective studyClinician interviewsOpiate withdrawalField stimulationWithdrawal ScaleSide effectsUse disordersDay 1Practical nursesDay 5Negative symptomsSymptoms