2024
Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of Current Practices in the United States
Clifton E, Winder G, Lentine K, Zimbrean P, Yadav A, Rubman S, Kalil R, Kumar V, Prashar R, Gan G, Deng Y, Joyce M, Holmes R, Laflen J, Bakhai D, Liapakis A, Doshi M. Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of Current Practices in the United States. Transplantation 2024, 108: e382-e389. PMID: 38867351, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersUse disorderActive anxiety disorderMental healthPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial teamAnxiety disordersStress disorderActive suicidalitySelf-harmActivity depressionDisordersPsychosocial assessmentDepressionPsychosocial evaluationPost-donationUnited StatesClinical toolPsychosisLiving kidney donorsCannabisAnxietySuicideAbsolute contraindicationBest practicesExamining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and psychosocial factors on disparities in access to liver transplantation: A retrospective analysis
Aniruddha D, Schilsky M, Zimbrean P. Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and psychosocial factors on disparities in access to liver transplantation: A retrospective analysis. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2024, 181: 111714. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWilson Disease and the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring patients’ mental health and vaccination attitudes in a longitudinal study
Coskun A, Aydin A, Tosun S, To U, Rubman S, Schilsky M, Zimbrean P. Wilson Disease and the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring patients’ mental health and vaccination attitudes in a longitudinal study. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1326802. PMID: 38803830, PMCID: PMC11129684, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1326802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthMental health of individualsMental health scalesCognitive functionVaccination ratesHealth of individualsQuality of lifeCOVID-19 pandemicStudy investigated stressLevels of stressHealth scaleChronic conditionsCOVID-19 perceptionsVaccine attitudesIncreased depressionIncome lossCOVID-19Exacerbate anxietyPositive attitudesLongitudinal studyEssential workersActive initiatorsAnxietyWD patientsDepressionPsychometric Analysis for a Standardized Approach When Evaluating Liver Transplant Candidates with Acute Alcohol-Related Hepatitis
Zimbrean P. Psychometric Analysis for a Standardized Approach When Evaluating Liver Transplant Candidates with Acute Alcohol-Related Hepatitis. Current Transplantation Reports 2024, 11: 63-76. DOI: 10.1007/s40472-024-00433-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute alcoholic hepatitisLiver transplantationPatients' mental health statusAlcohol-related hepatitisRisk of relapseMental health statusPost-transplant factorsPsychometric instrumentsManagement of patientsCare of patientsSustained alcohol abstinenceLiver transplant candidatesLT patientsTransplant settingChronic painAlcohol relapseAlcohol abstinenceAlcoholic hepatitisLT candidatesHealth statusDiagnostic accuracyTransplant candidatesPsychometric analysisRisk factorsPatients
2023
Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis
Deka A, Pegram D, Schilsky M, Zimbrean P. Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2023, 64: s115. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2023.11.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThrough the Lens of Our Patients – Disparities in Organ Transplant
Wong T, Weinrieb R, Zimbrean P. Through the Lens of Our Patients – Disparities in Organ Transplant. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2023, 64: s126. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2023.11.255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial evaluation of living liver donors—State of current practices in the United States
Zimbrean P, Rubman S, Andacoglu O, Bakhai D, Clifton E, Deng Y, Doshi M, Emamaullee J, Gan G, Holmes R, Jaber L, Jackson W, Joyce M, Kalil R, Kumar V, Laflen J, Lentine K, Prashar R, Winder G, Yadav A, Liapakis A. Psychosocial evaluation of living liver donors—State of current practices in the United States. Liver Transplantation 2023, 30: 505-518. PMID: 37861339, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor liver transplant programLiver transplant programPsychosocial evaluationTransplant programsPsychosocial contraindicationsAbsolute contraindicationLiver donationDonor candidatesOpioid use disorderSelf-injurious behaviorActive suicidalityProvider teamPsychosocial assessmentContraindicationsUse disordersMental healthPsychosocial teamPostdonationSignificant differencesDisordersUnited StatesDonationMultidisciplinary processDonorsCurrent practiceACLP Best Practice Guidance: Evaluation and Treatment of Depression in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Zimbrean P, Andrews S, Hussain F, Fireman M, Kuntz K, Niazi S, Simpson S, Soeprono T, Winder G, Jowsey-Gregoire S. ACLP Best Practice Guidance: Evaluation and Treatment of Depression in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2023, 64: 357-370. PMID: 37003570, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2023.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsDepressive disorderFirst-line antidepressantsTreatment of depressionMental health carePosttransplant depressionSOT recipientsTransplant patientsTreating providerClinical evaluationPositive screeningTreatment interventionsPatientsRecipientsHealth careDepressionDisordersConsensus processFrequent problemSpecial Interest GroupTreatmentPractice guidanceBest practice guidance
2022
Major Depressive Disorder in an International Multisite Wilson Disease Registry
Camarata M, Ala A, Coskun A, Deng Y, Embel V, Gonzalez-Peralta R, Maciejewski K, Patel A, Rubman S, To U, Tomlin R, Schilsky M, Zimbrean P. Major Depressive Disorder in an International Multisite Wilson Disease Registry. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2022, 64: 106-117. PMID: 36521682, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderWilson's diseaseDepressive disorderLifetime major depressive disorderMental health QOLPhysical health QoLMajor depressive episodeMental health qualityStructured psychiatric evaluationSignificant differencesCross-sectional reportsLiver testsLiver diseaseNeurological assessmentLife scoresClinical correlatesDepressive episodePsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric evaluationDisease RegistrySevere anxietyLaboratory testsLifetime historySignificant associationPatientsA multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of Wilson disease: 2022 practice guidance on Wilson disease from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Schilsky ML, Roberts EA, Bronstein JM, Dhawan A, Hamilton JP, Rivard AM, Washington MK, Weiss KH, Zimbrean PC. A multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of Wilson disease: 2022 practice guidance on Wilson disease from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology 2022 PMID: 36151586, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of Wilson disease: Executive summary of the 2022 Practice Guidance on Wilson disease from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Schilsky ML, Roberts EA, Bronstein JM, Dhawan A, Hamilton JP, Rivard AM, Washington MK, Weiss KH, Zimbrean PC. A multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of Wilson disease: Executive summary of the 2022 Practice Guidance on Wilson disease from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology 2022, 77: 1428-1455. PMID: 36152019, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32805.Peer-Reviewed Original Research(146) Excoriation Disorder, Self-Induced Craniectomy, and the Limitations of Telepsychiatry
Lifland B, Okeke O, Zimbrean P. (146) Excoriation Disorder, Self-Induced Craniectomy, and the Limitations of Telepsychiatry. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2022, 63: s184. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.10.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepression in transplantation
Zimbrean PC. Depression in transplantation. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2022, 27: 535-545. PMID: 36227755, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000001024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsTransplant recipientsTransplant populationHigher healthcare utilizationOrgan transplant recipientsImprovement of depressionImpact of depressionEffective treatment interventionsRates of depressionSocial risk factorsCognitive behavioral therapyKidney recipientsPosttransplant depressionTransplantation candidatesHealthcare utilizationSupportive therapyClinical statusCommon findingDepression correlatesGeneral populationOrgan donorsTreatment interventionsBehavioral therapyRecipientsDepressionCannabinoids and solid organ transplantation: Psychiatric perspectives and recommendations
Winder GS, Andrews SR, Banerjee AG, Hussain F, Ivkovic A, Kuntz K, Omary L, Shenoy A, Thant T, VandenBerg A, Zimbrean P. Cannabinoids and solid organ transplantation: Psychiatric perspectives and recommendations. Transplantation Reviews 2022, 36: 100715. PMID: 35853383, DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2022.100715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplantationCannabinoid useOrgan transplantationClinical careUS transplantation centersSOT patientsKidney transplantationTransplantation centersCannabinoid effectsClinical impactClinicians' perceptionsMedical literaturePatientsTransplantationCliniciansCannabinoidsCareInterprofessional issuesPsychiatric perspectiveFuture studiesUse ratesProfessional societiesSystematized reviewOngoing dilemmaRecommendationsSubstance use screening in transplant populations: Recommendations from a consensus workgroup
Jowsey-Gregoire S, Jannetto PJ, Jesse MT, Fleming J, Winder GS, Balliet W, Kuntz K, Vasquez A, Weinland S, Hussain F, Weinrieb R, Fireman M, Nickels MW, Peipert JD, Thomas C, Zimbrean PC. Substance use screening in transplant populations: Recommendations from a consensus workgroup. Transplantation Reviews 2022, 36: 100694. PMID: 35537285, DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2022.100694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersTransplant patientsDrug testingConsultation-liaison psychiatryTransplant populationTransplant teamClinical historyOptimal carePatient practicesPatientsCurrent laboratory testingAmerican SocietyDisordersTransplantationPharmacy communityPossible risksInsurance issuesLaboratory testingOngoing testingRiskCertain substancesGroup discussionsTestingSubstancesPreoperative Management of Medications for Psychiatric Diseases Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Consensus Statement
Oprea AD, Keshock MC, O'Glasser AY, Cummings KC, Edwards AF, Zimbrean PC, Urman RD, Mauck KF. Preoperative Management of Medications for Psychiatric Diseases Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Consensus Statement. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2022, 97: 397-416. PMID: 35120702, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric medication managementPreoperative managementPerioperative assessmentMedication managementConsensus statementQuality Improvement (SPAQI) Consensus StatementAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder medicationsDay of surgeryRisk of relapseHyperactivity disorder medicationsCategories of drugsMedication classesPerioperative complicationsDiseases SocietyMost medicationsIndividual medicationsMood stabilizersPsychiatric medicationsConsensus recommendationsMedicationsDrug categoriesCertain drugsPatient carePsychiatric conditionsProcedure cancellationsThe Multiple Roles of the Transplant Psychiatrist
Nichols M, Zimbrean P. The Multiple Roles of the Transplant Psychiatrist. 2022, 199-204. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15052-4_25.ChaptersTransplant psychiatristCommunity mental health providersKidney transplant recipientsPre-transplant evaluationComorbid bipolar disorderSerious psychiatric disordersMental health providersLong-term careTransplant recipientsTransplant candidatesTransplant centersTransplant teamPsychiatric disordersSpecific time pointsHealth providersBipolar disorderClinical casesMedical staffTime pointsTreatment planningPsychiatristsFormal guidelinesDisordersMultiple rolesCare responsibilitiesGambling Disorders in Organ Transplant Recipients
Luchsinger W, Zimbrean P. Gambling Disorders in Organ Transplant Recipients. 2022, 183-188. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15052-4_23.ChaptersMood Disorders in Transplantation: Bipolar Disorder Spectrum
Dahal R, Zimbrean P. Mood Disorders in Transplantation: Bipolar Disorder Spectrum. 2022, 13-22. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15052-4_2.ChaptersBipolar disorderEnd-stage organ failureNeuropsychiatric adverse effectsRole of psychotropicsOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplantationStandard immunosuppressantsPharmacological managementTransplant outcomesTransplant recipientsOrgan failureDisease burdenBipolar disorder spectrumSuccessful transplantationOrgan transplantationMood disordersGeneral populationTransplantationPatientsAdverse effectsDisorder spectrumDisordersPsychological effectsNonadherenceImmunosuppressantsEvaluation of the Incarcerated Transplant Candidate
Mufson J, Graham, Esq. W, Zimbrean P. Evaluation of the Incarcerated Transplant Candidate. 2022, 211-216. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15052-4_27.ChaptersPrison populationSupreme Court casesLargest prison populationUS prison populationEighth AmendmentCourt casesLegal casesUnusual punishmentEstelle v.Ill offendersIncarcerated peopleCase of peopleCorrectional populationsPractical challengesIntense debatePrisonUnited StatesObligationsConstitutionPunishmentSuch proceduresV.AmendmentsOffendersMedical care