George I Papakostas
Biographic Data
| ID | 7647568 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George I Papakostas |
| GIVEN NAMES | George I |
| FAMILY NAME | Papakostas |
| SIGNATURE | PAPAKOSTAS G I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8886-1416 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mechanisms of Perceived Treatment Assignment and Subsequent Expectancy Effects in a Double Blind Placebo Controlled RCT of Major Depression
Objective: It has been suggested that patients' perception of treatment assignment might serve to bias results of double blind randomized controlled trials (RCT). Most previous evidence on the effects of patients' perceptions and the mechanisms influencing these perceptions relies on cross-sectional associations. This re-analysis of a double blind, placebo controlled RCT of pharmacological treatment of major depression set out to gather longitudi…
Cardiovascular Risk Factors May Moderate Pharmacological Treatment Effects in Major Depressive Disorder
OBJECTIVE: An increased association between depression and cardiovascular disease, as well as cardiovascular risk factors, led to the "vascular depression" hypothesis. This subtype of depression is postulated to have a different clinical presentation and to be more treatment-resistant. In this study, we measured the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the outcome of antidepressant treatment in major depressive disorder (MDD). METHOD: We enro…
A Historical Inquiry into the Appropriateness of the Term `Panic Disorder
Panic disorder was introduced in the standard psychiatric nosology with the publication of the DSM-III in 1980. The myriad of earlier medical and psychiatric names describing anxiety attacks and related conditions were all abandoned, being housed under the term `panic attack and panic disorder.' In this paper, the rationale and the appropriateness of this term are critically examined from a historical perspective. First, a brief historical accoun…
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A Historical Inquiry into the Appropriateness of the Term `Panic Disorder
Panic disorder was introduced in the standard psychiatric nosology with the publication of the DSM-III in 1980. The myriad of earlier medical and psychiatric names describing anxiety attacks and related conditions were all abandoned, being housed under the term `panic attack and panic disorder.' In this paper, the rationale and the appropriateness of this term are critically examined from a historical perspective. First, a brief historical accoun…
Cardiovascular Risk Factors May Moderate Pharmacological Treatment Effects in Major Depressive Disorder
OBJECTIVE: An increased association between depression and cardiovascular disease, as well as cardiovascular risk factors, led to the "vascular depression" hypothesis. This subtype of depression is postulated to have a different clinical presentation and to be more treatment-resistant. In this study, we measured the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the outcome of antidepressant treatment in major depressive disorder (MDD). METHOD: We enro…
Mechanisms of Perceived Treatment Assignment and Subsequent Expectancy Effects in a Double Blind Placebo Controlled RCT of Major Depression
Objective: It has been suggested that patients' perception of treatment assignment might serve to bias results of double blind randomized controlled trials (RCT). Most previous evidence on the effects of patients' perceptions and the mechanisms influencing these perceptions relies on cross-sectional associations. This re-analysis of a double blind, placebo controlled RCT of pharmacological treatment of major depression set out to gather longitudi…
Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Major depressive disorder (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Treatment of Major Depression (2 works) · Adverse effect (1 work) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Antidepressant (1 work)