2019
Retrospective Chart Review of Voluntary Admissions to an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital in New York City: A Demographic Breakdown
Garakani A, Cerrito B, Aloysi A, Martinez J, Buono FD. Retrospective Chart Review of Voluntary Admissions to an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital in New York City: A Demographic Breakdown. Community Mental Health Journal 2019, 56: 448-455. PMID: 31654251, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-019-00498-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Requests for Discharge from Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization: a Chart Review
Garakani A, Appel JM, Aloysi AS, Martinez JM, Larkin K, Buono FD. Patient Requests for Discharge from Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization: a Chart Review. Psychiatric Quarterly 2019, 90: 849-859. PMID: 31468251, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-019-09671-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric hospitalizationAdmission dayUrine toxicologyVoluntary Psychiatric HospitalizationSuicidal ideationNew York City hospitalsPositive urine toxicologyPrevious psychiatric hospitalizationInpatient psychiatric admissionStepwise linear regression analysisCalendar year 2007Chart reviewEarly dischargePsychiatric admissionsPatient outcomesInpatient careTobacco useCity HospitalPatient's requestInpatient servicesLinear regression analysisCigarette usePsychiatric inpatientsVoluntary admissionHospitalization
2014
Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization and Patient-Driven Requests for Discharge
Garakani A, Shalenberg E, Burstin SC, Brendel R, Appel JM. Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization and Patient-Driven Requests for Discharge. Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 2014, 22: 241-249. PMID: 24983871, DOI: 10.1097/hrp.0000000000000044.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsCommitment of Mentally IllHospitals, PsychiatricHumansPatient AdmissionPatient DischargeConceptsVoluntary psychiatric admissionVoluntary Psychiatric HospitalizationLegal rightsState lawsVoluntary admissionPatients' legal rightsCivil rights protectionsInvoluntary commitment proceedingsRights of patientsMajority of statesMost U.S. statesLegal provisionsRights protectionCommitment proceedingsLexis-NexisVoluntary hospitalizationGeneral ruleMost statesDecisional capacityProvisionLawRightsU.S. statesAdmission proceduresInpatient psychiatric admission
2013
Ophthalmologic Screening in 25 Consecutive Geriatric Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions
Billick SB, Garakani A. Ophthalmologic Screening in 25 Consecutive Geriatric Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions. Psychiatric Quarterly 2013, 85: 49-56. PMID: 23963654, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9269-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOphthalmologic screeningAge-related macular degenerationGeriatric psychiatric patientsPsychiatric inpatient admissionsRisk of fallsGeneral physical examinationGeriatric psychiatric inpatientsInpatient psychiatric unitAccurate differential diagnosisQuality assurance reviewGeriatric patientsInpatient admissionsPhysical examinationMacular degenerationDifferential diagnosisVisual abnormalitiesChart documentationOphthalmic problemsPsychiatric unitPsychiatric patientsPsychiatric treatmentPatientsRetinal defectsPsychiatric inpatientsVisual problems