Publications by authors named "Shah Golshan"
Article Synopsis
- The Sleep Program at the VA San Diego Healthcare System analyzed data from over 8,900 home sleep apnea tests (HSAT) conducted between 2018 and 2022, observing a decrease in the severity of obstructive sleep apnea over time.
- The mean apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) significantly dropped from 40.4/hour in 2004 to 24.3/hour in 2022, indicating improvements in sleep apnea cases overall, although mild cases have become more common.
- The findings suggest a need for alternative treatments for obstructive sleep apnea, especially for patients with mild cases who may struggle with adherence to traditional CPAP therapy.
Background: There has been growing recognition that medical students, interns, residents and practicing physicians across many specialties are prone to burnout, with recent studies linking high rates of burnout to adverse mental health issues. Little is known about the trajectory and origins of burnout or whether its roots may be traced to earlier in medical training, specifically, during undergraduate studies. Here, the authors surveyed undergraduates at UC San Diego (UCSD) to assess the relationship of burnout to premedical status while controlling for depression severity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The Framingham 10-risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) has been a widely studied estimate of cardiovascular risk in the general population. However, few studies have compared the relative risk of developing CHD in antipsychotic-treated patients with different psychiatric disorders, especially in older patients with psychotic symptoms. In this study, we compared the 10-year risk of developing CHD among middle-aged and older patients with psychotic symptoms to that in the general population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and longitudinal stability of negative symptoms in healthy participants.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
December 2009
Objective: Although negative symptoms are prominent in older patients with schizophrenia, it is unknown whether this pattern is prevalent in healthy participants. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether negative symptoms are present in healthy populations and to determine whether they are linked to illness-related processes or normal aging.
Methods: A systemic review of 26 studies that have administered negative symptom assessments to healthy participants was conducted.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of two enhanced consent procedures provided to patients with Alzheimer disease or mild cognitive impairment that used either a PowerPoint presentation or an enhanced printed consent form.
Methods: Patients randomly assigned to an enhanced written consent procedure or slideshow presentation were assessed with the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research.
Results: Verbal reexplanation was associated with improved understanding in both conditions.
Background: Since subsyndromal depressive symptoms (SDS) are prevalent, under-recognized and clinically important problems in patients with schizophrenia, as well as in the elderly, the association and correlates of SDS in mid-life and older age patients with schizophrenia deserves more investigation. The purpose of this study is to learn more about the occurrence, pattern of symptoms and associated features of subsyndromal depressive symptoms in patients with chronic schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Method: The first 165 participants from the "Citalopram Augmentation in Older Adults with Psychoses" (NIH RO1 # 63931) study comprised the sample.