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
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 diagnosis