2017
Effect of Antidepressant Switching vs Augmentation on Remission Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Unresponsive to Antidepressant Treatment: The VAST-D Randomized Clinical Trial
Mohamed S, Johnson GR, Chen P, Hicks PB, Davis LL, Yoon J, Gleason TC, Vertrees JE, Weingart K, Tal I, Scrymgeour A, Lawrence DD, Planeta B, Thase ME, Huang GD, Zisook S, Rao S, Pilkinton P, Wilcox J, Iranmanesh A, Sapra M, Jurjus G, Michalets J, Aslam M, Beresford T, Anderson K, Fernando R, Ramaswamy S, Kasckow J, Westermeyer J, Yoon G, D’Souza D, Larson G, Anderson W, Klatt M, Fareed A, Thompson S, Carrera C, Williams S, Juergens T, Albers L, Nasdahl C, Villarreal G, Winston J, Nogues C, Connolly K, Tapp A, Jones K, Khatkhate G, Marri S, Suppes T, LaMotte J, Hurley R, Mayeda A, Niculescu A, Fischer B, Loreck D, Rosenlicht N, Lieske S, Finkel M, Little J. Effect of Antidepressant Switching vs Augmentation on Remission Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Unresponsive to Antidepressant Treatment: The VAST-D Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2017, 318: 132-145. PMID: 28697253, PMCID: PMC5817471, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.8036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderAcute treatment phaseDepressive disorderSwitch groupAdverse effectsTreatment phaseUS Veterans Health Administration medical centersVeterans Health Administration medical centersNonpsychotic major depressive disorderWeeks of treatmentEffects of antidepressantsLikelihood of remissionSignificant treatment differencesBupropion monotherapyRandomized patientsRemission rateBupropion groupSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAtypical antipsychoticsDifferent antidepressantsFirst antidepressantClinical trialsCurrent treatmentMedical Center
2015
The VA augmentation and switching treatments for improving depression outcomes (VAST-D) study: Rationale and design considerations
Mohamed S, Johnson GR, Vertrees JE, Guarino PD, Weingart K, Young IT, Yoon J, Gleason TC, Kirkwood KA, Kilbourne AM, Gerrity M, Marder S, Biswas K, Hicks P, Davis LL, Chen P, Kelada A, Huang GD, Lawrence DD, LeGwin M, Zisook S. The VA augmentation and switching treatments for improving depression outcomes (VAST-D) study: Rationale and design considerations. Psychiatry Research 2015, 229: 760-770. PMID: 26279130, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Effect of second-generation antipsychotics on caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease.
Mohamed S, Rosenheck R, Lyketsos CG, Kaczynski R, Sultzer DL, Schneider LS. Effect of second-generation antipsychotics on caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2011, 73: 121-8. PMID: 21939611, PMCID: PMC4040971, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.10m06574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaregiver Distress ScaleCaregivers of patientsSecond-generation antipsychoticsCaregiver burdenExperiences of caregiversAlzheimer's diseaseBurden InterviewDisease trialsNeuropsychiatric Inventory Caregiver Distress ScaleDistress ScaleCATIE-AD trialAtypical antipsychotic treatmentUsual care settingsAtypical antipsychotic drugsClinical Antipsychotic TrialsSymptoms of psychosisBeck Depression InventoryAD outpatientsTreat analysisAtypical antipsychoticsAntipsychotic treatmentAD patientsAntipsychotic drugsAntipsychotic TrialsCare settings
2004
The Use of Novel Antipsychotics in the Older Patient With Neurodegenerative Disorders in the Long-Term Care Setting
Kasckow J, Mulchahey J, Mohamed S. The Use of Novel Antipsychotics in the Older Patient With Neurodegenerative Disorders in the Long-Term Care Setting. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2004, 5: 242-248. DOI: 10.1097/01.jam.0000129822.54487.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term care settingsOlder patientsAtypical antipsychoticsCare settingsNeurodegenerative disordersSide effectsDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialHigh-potency conventional antipsychoticsLong-term care patientsOpen-label studyPlacebo-controlled trialNewer atypical antipsychoticsOlder patient populationUse of quetiapineUse of risperidoneExtrapyramidal side effectsAtypical antipsychotic medicationsConventional antipsychoticsCare patientsTardive dyskinesiaNovel antipsychoticsAntipsychotic medicationPatient populationPsychopharmacologic agentsAgitation symptoms