Bachaar Arnaout, MD
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Biography
Bachaar Arnaout, MD, is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and serves as the psychiatry section lead at the VA VISN 1 Clinical Resource Hub. After completing his psychiatry training at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, he specialized in addiction psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, where he subsequently joined the faculty. Dr. Arnaout is board certified in psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, brain injury medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine.
With a primary focus on addiction psychiatry and medical education, Dr. Arnaout has co-edited two books on addiction psychotherapy, utilizing the theoretical framework of motivational interviewing: 'Handbook of Motivation and Change: A Practical Guide for Clinicians' (2010) and 'Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Practice' (2017). He was selected as a 2017-2018 Yale Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project, providing him with opportunities to share his expertise and contribute to public discussions.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Associate Clinical ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Alcoholism Treatment Center
- Psychiatry
Education & Training
- Fellow, Addiction Psychiatry
- Yale School of Medicine (2008)
- Resident, Psychiatry
- St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (2007)
- Chief Resident, Psychiatry
- St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (2007)
- Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program
- William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology (2007)
- MD
- Jagiellonian University (1999)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Bachaar Arnaout's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Bachaar Arnaout's research output by year.
Ellen Lockard Edens, MD, MPE
Erin O'Brien, PsyD
Ismene Petrakis, MD
Jane Jane, PhD
Elizabeth Ralevski, PhD
Joao P. De Aquino, MD
23Publications
127Citations
Publications
2020
Cannabinoids
De Aquino J, Arnaout B. Cannabinoids. 2020, 153-167. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33404-8_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis use disorderUse of cannabinoidsPotential pharmacokinetic interactionsEffects of cannabinoidsDose-dependent effectPharmacokinetic interactionsPsychotropic medicationsRisk factorsPsychosocial treatmentsPsychiatric disordersUse disordersAddiction specialistsHealthcare providersPsychomotor functioningCannabinoidsSynthetic cannabinoidsDisordersMedicinal useMedicationsPatientsProgressionBrief Training on Medication-Assisted Treatment Improves Community Mental Health Clinicians’ Confidence and Readiness to Address Substance Use Disorders
Iheanacho T, Bommersbach T, Fuehrlein B, Arnaout B, Dike C. Brief Training on Medication-Assisted Treatment Improves Community Mental Health Clinicians’ Confidence and Readiness to Address Substance Use Disorders. Community Mental Health Journal 2020, 56: 1429-1435. PMID: 32062717, PMCID: PMC7429311, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-020-00586-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSubstance use disordersMedication-assisted treatmentCommunity mental health cliniciansMental health cliniciansHealth cliniciansPost-training questionnairesUse disordersDisease modelsRoutine practiceCliniciansFactor 1Factor 2Brief trainingDisordersSignificant changesQuestionnaireLimited awarenessTreatmentPublic sector settingsAddictionPreMedicationsPatientsLow confidenceDisease
2018
Alcohol withdrawal hallucinations in the general population, an epidemiological study
Stephane M, Arnaout B, Yoon G. Alcohol withdrawal hallucinations in the general population, an epidemiological study. Psychiatry Research 2018, 262: 129-134. PMID: 29433107, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOdds ratioBrain developmentHigher odds ratioLogistic regression analysisMost psychiatric illnessesNational Epidemiologic SurveyAlcohol withdrawalClinical patternWithdrawal seizuresPsychiatric comorbidityMechanisms of hallucinationsPsychiatric illnessUnmarried subjectsEpidemiological studiesGeneral populationEpidemiologic SurveyRelated conditionsAnxiety disordersLow levelsSevere exposureHallucinationsSocial isolationRegression analysisAfrican AmericansSuch historyDescription of a Comprehensive Addiction Rotation at a Psychiatry Residency Program
Arnaout B, Muvvala S, Rohrbaugh R, Petrakis I. Description of a Comprehensive Addiction Rotation at a Psychiatry Residency Program. Academic Psychiatry 2018, 42: 313-316. PMID: 29302930, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0858-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2017
Effective Switch From Clozapine to Aripiprazole in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder
Feeley RJ, Arnaout B, Yoon G. Effective Switch From Clozapine to Aripiprazole in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 37: 729-730. PMID: 29028689, DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000000794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMotivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice: Just Do It
Marienfeld, C, Arnaout, B, Levounis, P. Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice: Just Do It. Psychiatric News 2017, 52: 1-1. DOI: 10.1176/appi.pn.2017.3a20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMotivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice
Levounis P, Arnaout B, Marienfeld C. Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice. 2017 DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9781615371860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric- Ponce Martinez, C., Arnaout, B., Martino, S. Fundamentals of Motivational Interviewing. In Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice, eds. Levounis, P., Arnaout, B., Marienfeld,C. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 2017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
- Levounis, P., Arnaout, B., Marienfled, C., eds. Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 2017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
- Lynch, M., Arnaout, B., Rosenthal, R.N. Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Other Psychotherapies. In Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice, eds. Levounis, P., Arnaout, B., Marienfeld,C. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 2017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
News
News
- July 08, 2019
Trainees, Faculty Advocated for New Law that Provides More Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Prisons
- June 27, 2018Source: The New Republic
Rejected by A.A.: How the 12 Step program and its decades-old philosophy are exacerbating the opioid crisis
- June 13, 2018
Residents, fellows, faculty honored at 2018 Commencement ceremony
- March 18, 2018Source: The Hill
We should expand access to opioid use disorder treatments in correctional facilities