2024
Vitamin B12 Supplementation in Psychiatric Practice
Kennedy K, Alexander J, Garakani A, Gross L, Mintz D, Parikh T, Pine J, Sumner C, Baron D. Vitamin B12 Supplementation in Psychiatric Practice. Current Psychiatry Reports 2024, 26: 265-272. PMID: 38696105, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-024-01505-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric disordersB12 deficiencyB12 supplementationPsychiatric symptomsB12 levelsPharmacological treatment of psychiatric disordersTreatment of psychiatric disordersRisk factorsAssociated with neuropsychiatric symptomsSevere psychiatric presentationsManifestations of B12 deficiencyMild depressive symptomsVitamin B12 supplementationDepressive symptomsPsychiatric practicePsychiatric presentationsMedical workupNeuropsychiatric symptomsSymptoms of B12 deficiencyAugmentation strategiesPrevent depressionPharmacological treatmentCardinal symptomsDisordersSymptomsAntipsychotic 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
2023
Psychedelics, With a Focus on Psilocybin: Issues for the Clinician
Garakani A, Alexander J, Sumner C, Pine J, Gross L, Raison C, Aaronson S, Baron D. Psychedelics, With a Focus on Psilocybin: Issues for the Clinician. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2023, 29: 345-353. PMID: 37678363, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000729.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCommentary: Mania in Medically Ill Patients
Garakani A. Commentary: Mania in Medically Ill Patients. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2023, 29: 426-427. PMID: 37678372, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000731.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsBipolar disorderBehçet's diseasePatient's symptomsManic symptomsMedical settingsMedically Ill PatientsComprehensive medical evaluationPrimary bipolar disorderSecondary maniaIll patientsMedical illnessMedical floorPsychiatric providersCase reportThorough historyEmergency roomEmergency settingMedical evaluationPsychiatric consultationPsychiatric treatmentPatientsFrontal lobeSymptomsDiseaseDisordersImpact of Substance Use Disorders on Employment for Veterans
Sprong ME, Hollender H, Paul E, Gilbert J, Weber K, Garakani A, Buono FD. Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Employment for Veterans. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 222-231. PMID: 35849362, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersImpact of SUDMental health conditionsSerious mental health conditionsVocational rehabilitation programCommunity-based employmentMedical conditionsRehabilitation programAlcohol useHealth conditionsVeteransIllicit drugsVR programClosure statusDisordersPresent studyFindingsTransitional work
2022
Commentary: Psychiatric Symptoms Related to Somatic Illness
Garakani A. Commentary: Psychiatric Symptoms Related to Somatic Illness. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2022, 28: 514-515. PMID: 36355593, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000674.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsAuditory hallucinationsVisual hallucinationsPsychiatric historySomatic illnessPatient's psychiatric historySemicircular canal dehiscencePsychosis presentPsychiatric consultation serviceCharles Bonnet syndromeCanal dehiscenceHypertensive episodesCases of hallucinationsPsychiatric symptomsPsychotic symptomsPsychotic disordersProper diagnosisMedical providersPatientsMedical teamSymptomsConsultation serviceHallucinationsThought disorderIllnessDisorders
2021
Intensive Dialectical Behavior Treatment for Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder With and Without Substance Use Disorders
Buono FD, Larkin K, Rowe D, Perez-Rodriguez MM, Sprong ME, Garakani A. Intensive Dialectical Behavior Treatment for Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder With and Without Substance Use Disorders. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 629842. PMID: 34497550, PMCID: PMC8419465, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.629842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersBorderline personality disorderComorbid substance use disorderUse disordersDialectical behavioral therapyTreatment programComorbid borderline personality disorderPersonality disorderDepression symptom scaleModerate depression scoresDepressive symptomsGroup 2Depression scoresGroup 1Symptom ScaleDBT treatmentSymptom overlapUnivariate general linear modelBehavioral therapyDisordersSignificant decreaseBehavior treatmentGeneral linear modelSignificant differencesPatients
2018
Personality Disorders
Ehrlich Y, Garakani A, Pavlos S, Siever L. Personality Disorders. DeckerMed Family Medicine 2018 DOI: 10.2310/fm.1319.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsBorderline personality disorderPersonality disorderDiagnostic criteriaPrimary care practicesSchizotypal personality disorderSuch patientsThorough historyDifferential diagnosisMedical disordersGeneral populationDependent personality disorderCare practicesPsychiatric populationsSignificant distressDisordersEarly adulthoodChildhood traumaClinical populationsBrain processingPrevalenceChildhood experiencesPopulationIndividualsComorbiditiesEarly childhood experiencesPersonality Disorders
Ehrlich Y, Garakani A, Pavlos S, Siever L. Personality Disorders. DeckerMed Transitional Year Weekly Curriculum™ 2018 DOI: 10.2310/tywc.1319.ChaptersBorderline personality disorderPersonality disorderDiagnostic criteriaPrimary care practicesSchizotypal personality disorderSuch patientsThorough historyDifferential diagnosisMedical disordersGeneral populationDependent personality disorderCare practicesPsychiatric populationsSignificant distressDisordersEarly adulthoodChildhood traumaClinical populationsBrain processingPrevalenceChildhood experiencesPopulationIndividualsComorbiditiesEarly childhood experiences
2016
Sleep‐Wake Disorders
Shenoy A, Fischer R, Garakani A. Sleep‐Wake Disorders. 2016, 207-216. DOI: 10.1002/9781118654231.ch23.Chapters
2015
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Garakani A, Siever L. Schizotypal Personality Disorder. 2015, 1-7. DOI: 10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp390.ChaptersSchizotypal personality disorderPersonality disorderLack of empathySchizophrenia spectrum disordersPatterns of functioningSpectrum disorderFocus of treatmentOccupational functioningCognitive deficitsMagical thinkingNeural abnormalitiesCognitive impairmentStereotyped behaviorDopamine agonistsAntipsychotic treatmentSchizophreniaChronic disordersFunctioningHealthy controlsHealthy relativesPsychiatric hospitalizationClinical linesDisordersPhenotypic associationsFamilial studies
2014
Personality Disorders
Ehrlich Y, Garakani A, Pavlos S, Siever L. Personality Disorders. DeckerMed Medicine 2014 DOI: 10.2310/im.1319.ChaptersBorderline personality disorderPersonality disorderDiagnostic criteriaPrimary care practicesSchizotypal personality disorderSuch patientsThorough historyDifferential diagnosisMedical disordersGeneral populationDependent personality disorderCare practicesPsychiatric populationsSignificant distressDisordersEarly adulthoodChildhood traumaClinical populationsBrain processingPrevalenceChildhood experiencesPopulationIndividualsComorbiditiesEarly childhood experiences
2013
Transient Febrile Reaction After Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in a Young Adult With Intellectual Disability and Bipolar Disorder
Majeske MF, Garakani A, Maloutas E, Bryson EO, Kellner CH. Transient Febrile Reaction After Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in a Young Adult With Intellectual Disability and Bipolar Disorder. Journal Of Ect 2013, 29: e63-e65. PMID: 23774055, DOI: 10.1097/yct.0b013e3182972b8c.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyECT treatmentManic symptomsIntellectual disabilityBipolar disorderUse of ECTAdditional ECT treatmentsMultiple medication trialsTransient febrile reactionMild-moderate intellectual disabilityFever workupTransient feverMedication trialsFebrile reactionsPressured speechManic statePatient's motherPsychiatric disordersPatientsYoung adultsDisordersFeverTreatmentTherapySymptomsA 66-Year-Old Woman with Facial Tics and Social Impairment
Garakani A, Welch A, Newcorn J. A 66-Year-Old Woman with Facial Tics and Social Impairment. Psychiatric Annals 2013, 43: 10-14. DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20130109-03.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderHyperactivity disorderCognitive behavioral therapyAttention problemsInterpersonal functioningSocial impairmentOlder adultsPsychopharmacologic interventionsSelf-reported historyPharmacological treatment optionsEducational objectivesAdultsInattentionOlder patientsDisordersTreatment optionsMedical historyMedication managementDifferential diagnosisOlder womenFacial ticsFunctioningWhite womenDeficitsPsychiatrists
2003
Comorbidity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Psychiatric Patients: A Review
Garakani A, Win T, Virk S, Gupta S, Kaplan D, Masand PS. Comorbidity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Psychiatric Patients: A Review. American Journal Of Therapeutics 2003, 10: 61-67. PMID: 12522523, DOI: 10.1097/00045391-200301000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIrritable bowel syndromePsychiatric patientsBowel syndromeChronic abdominal discomfortFunctional gastrointestinal disordersU.S. adult populationStool frequencyAbdominal bloatingAbdominal discomfortPresence of mucusGastrointestinal disordersPsychiatric comorbidityMajor depressionHigh prevalencePanic disorderPatientsAdult populationComorbiditiesAnxiety disordersSyndromeDisordersPrevalenceTreatmentRecent studiesBloating