2019
Implementing Motivational Interviewing for Substance Misuse on Medical Inpatient Units: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Martino S, Zimbrean P, Forray A, Kaufman JS, Desan PH, Olmstead TA, Gilstad-Hayden K, Gueorguieva R, Yonkers KA. Implementing Motivational Interviewing for Substance Misuse on Medical Inpatient Units: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 2520-2529. PMID: 31468342, PMCID: PMC6848470, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05257-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHealth PersonnelHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsConsultation-liaison serviceSubstance misuseMotivational interviewMedical inpatientsGeneral medical inpatient servicesMedical inpatient servicesGeneral medical inpatientsStudy-eligible patientsMedical inpatient unitsAcute care hospitalsMain MeasuresPrimary outcomesMedical education workshopSecondary outcomesCare hospitalControlled TrialsEffective implementation strategiesMeasuresPrimary outcomesMedical HospitalInpatient unitInpatient servicesMedical ordersPatientsPatients' statementsMotivational interviewingInpatients
2015
Multidisciplinary Proactive Psychiatric Consultation Service: Impact on Length of Stay for Medical Inpatients
Sledge WH, Gueorguieva R, Desan P, Bozzo JE, Dorset J, Lee HB. Multidisciplinary Proactive Psychiatric Consultation Service: Impact on Length of Stay for Medical Inpatients. Psychotherapy And Psychosomatics 2015, 84: 208-216. PMID: 26022134, DOI: 10.1159/000379757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayConventional consultationMedical conditionsMental illnessCo-morbid factorsGeneral medical unitGeneral medical patientsHealth care colleaguesVariety of illnessesDifferent inpatient settingsEffective patient careMedical inpatientsMedical patientsPatient populationMultidisciplinary interventionPatient visitsInpatient settingPsychiatric consultationMedical unitsPatient carePatientsUsual treatmentMental healthIllnessMental diseases
2007
Effect of Memantine on Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving in Recovering Alcohol-Dependent Patients
Krupitsky EM, Neznanova O, Masalov D, Burakov AM, Didenko T, Romanova T, Tsoy M, Bespalov A, Slavina TY, Grinenko AA, Petrakis IL, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, Zvartau EE, Krystal JH. Effect of Memantine on Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving in Recovering Alcohol-Dependent Patients. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2007, 164: 519-523. PMID: 17329479, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.3.519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA receptor antagonist memantineAlcohol cue-induced cravingEffects of memantineAspartic acid (NMDA) glutamate receptorsDose-related fashionDouble-blind conditionsNMDA receptor functionNMDA receptor antagonistAlcohol-dependent patientsAlcohol cuesCue-induced alcoholTreatment of alcoholismCue-induced cravingEthanol-like effectsReceptor antagonistAlcohol-dependent inpatientsGlutamate receptorsMemantineAlcohol cravingMotivational disturbancesRandomized orderReceptor functionBehavioral effectsSubjective effectsTest day