Benjamin Tolchin
MD, MS, FAAN (Neurology)
Assistant Professor
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Research Summary
Dr. Tolchin's current research focuses on interventions to improve access, adherence, and outcomes in psychotherapeutic treatment of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). These include behavioral interventions such as motivational interviewing and dialectical behavioral therapy, as well as technological interventions such as automated psychotherapy software.
Other research interests include functional neurological symptom disorders, treatment adherence and outcomes in epilepsy, implementation science, telemedicine/teleneurology/teletherapy, ICU EEG, the diagnostic yield of EEG, bioethics, neuroepidemiology, and psychiatric epidemiology.
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Research Interests
Bioethics; Conversion Disorder; Epilepsy; Quality of Health Care; Quality of Life; Regression Analysis; Telemedicine; Biostatistics; Motivational Interviewing
Public Health Interests
Behavioral Health; Health Care Management; Mental Health; e-Health
Selected Publications
- Treatment of Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attacks.Tolchin B, Martino S, Hirsch LJ. Treatment of Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attacks. JAMA 2019, 321: 1967-1968. PMID: 31026015, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.3520.
- Adherence with psychotherapy and treatment outcomes for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.Tolchin B, Dworetzky BA, Martino S, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Baslet G. Adherence with psychotherapy and treatment outcomes for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Neurology 2019, 92: e675-e679. PMID: 30610097, PMCID: PMC6382361, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006848.
- Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.Tolchin B, Baslet G, Suzuki J, Martino S, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Altalib H, Dworetzky BA. Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsia 2019, 60: 986-995. PMID: 30980679, DOI: 10.1111/epi.14728.
- Long-term adherence with psychiatric treatment among patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.Tolchin B, Dworetzky BA, Baslet G. Long-term adherence with psychiatric treatment among patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsia 2018, 59: e18-e22. PMID: 29218816, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13969.
- Naming things: Its importance in youth with epilepsy.Hermann BP, Tolchin B. Naming things: Its importance in youth with epilepsy. Neurology 2019, 92: 13-14. PMID: 30518555, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006680.
- Clinical Reasoning: A 71-year-old man receiving treatment for cryptococcal meningitis, developing new-onset lethargy.Peng TJ, Kimbrough T, Tolchin BD. Clinical Reasoning: A 71-year-old man receiving treatment for cryptococcal meningitis, developing new-onset lethargy. Neurology 2019, 92: 815-820. PMID: 31010911, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007379.
- Medical Ethics Education for Neurology Residents: Where Do We Go from Here?Traner CB, Tolchin DW, Tolchin B. Medical Ethics Education for Neurology Residents: Where Do We Go from Here? Seminars In Neurology 2018, 38: 497-504. PMID: 30321887, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667381.
- Association of Periodic and Rhythmic Electroencephalographic Patterns With Seizures in Critically Ill Patients.Rodriguez Ruiz A, Vlachy J, Lee JW, Gilmore EJ, Ayer T, Haider HA, Gaspard N, Ehrenberg JA, Tolchin B, Fantaneanu TA, Fernandez A, Hirsch LJ, LaRoche S. Association of Periodic and Rhythmic Electroencephalographic Patterns With Seizures in Critically Ill Patients. JAMA Neurology 2017, 74: 181-188. PMID: 27992625, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.4990.
- Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Improve Psychotherapy Adherence and Outcomes for Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures.Tolchin B, Baslet G, Martino S, Suzuki J, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Altalib H, Dworetzky BA. Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Improve Psychotherapy Adherence and Outcomes for Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures. The Journal Of Neuropsychiatry And Clinical Neurosciences 2020, 32: 125-131. PMID: 31466516, DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19020045.
- AAN position statement: Ethical issues in clinical research in neurology.Tolchin B, Conwit R, Epstein LG, Russell JA. AAN position statement: Ethical issues in clinical research in neurology. Neurology 2020, 94: 661-669. PMID: 32179700, PMCID: PMC7251519, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009241.
- Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy.Tolchin B, Hirsch LJ, LaFrance WC. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy. The Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2020, 43: 275-290. PMID: 32439022, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2020.02.002.
- Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency.Tolchin B, Latham SR, Bruce L, Ferrante LE, Kraschel K, Jubanyik K, Hull SC, Herbst JL, Kapo J, Moritz ED, Hughes J, Siegel MD, Mercurio MR. Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2020, 31: 303-317. PMID: 32991327.
- Triage and justice in an unjust pandemic: ethical allocation of scarce medical resources in the setting of racial and socioeconomic disparities.Tolchin B, Hull SC, Kraschel K. Triage and justice in an unjust pandemic: ethical allocation of scarce medical resources in the setting of racial and socioeconomic disparities. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2020 PMID: 33067315, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106457.
- Racial disparities in the SOFA score among patients hospitalized with COVID-19.Tolchin B, Oladele C, Galusha D, Kashyap N, Showstark M, Bonito J, Salazar MC, Herbst JL, Martino S, Kim N, Nash KA, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Roy S, Vergara Greeno R, Jubanyik K. Racial disparities in the SOFA score among patients hospitalized with COVID-19. PloS One 2021, 16: e0257608. PMID: 34535009, PMCID: PMC8448580, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257608.
- The potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system.Roy S, Showstark M, Tolchin B, Kashyap N, Bonito J, Salazar MC, Herbst JL, Nash KA, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Jubanyik K, Kim N, Galusha D, Wang KH, Oladele C. The potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system. PloS One 2021, 16: e0256763. PMID: 34529684, PMCID: PMC8445412, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256763.
- How Should Clinicians Minimize Harms and Maximize Benefits When Diagnosing and Treating Disorders Without Biomarkers?Tolchin B, Tolchin DW, Stein MA. How Should Clinicians Minimize Harms and Maximize Benefits When Diagnosing and Treating Disorders Without Biomarkers? AMA Journal Of Ethics 2021, 23: E530-536. PMID: 34351262, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.530.
- Functional Seizures.Marcolini E, Tolchin B. Functional Seizures. Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2021, 39: 123-132. PMID: 33218653, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2020.09.007.