Rohan Ganguli

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Body mass index and quality of life in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593, USA
    Schizophr Res 62:73-6. 2003
  2. ncbi Nutritional assessment of patients with schizophrenia: a preliminary study
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA
    Schizophr Bull 29:393-7. 2003
  3. ncbi Effects of behavioral therapy on weight loss in overweight and obese patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
    Jaspreet S Brar
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 66:205-12. 2005
  4. ncbi Self-reported body weight perception and dieting practices in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Schizophr Res 75:425-32. 2005
  5. ncbi Weight gain in newly diagnosed first-episode psychosis patients and healthy comparisons: one-year analysis
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
    Schizophr Res 93:90-8. 2007
  6. ncbi Behavioral therapy for weight loss in patients with schizophrenia
    Rohan Ganguli
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Services and Research for Recovery in Serious Mental Illness, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:19-25. 2007
  7. ncbi Assessment of strategies for switching patients from olanzapine to risperidone: a randomized, open-label, rater-blinded study
    Rohan Ganguli
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2593, USA
    BMC Med 6:17. 2008
  8. ncbi Increased caffeine and nicotine consumption in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia
    Martin Strassnig
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, UPMC Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Schizophr Res 86:269-75. 2006
  9. ncbi Predictors of aripiprazole treatment continuation in hospitalized patients
    Kim C Coley
    Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, 921 Salk Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 69:1393-7. 2008
  10. ncbi Hydrocortisone induced regional cerebral activity changes in schizophrenia: a PET scan study
    Rohan Ganguli
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2593, USA
    Schizophr Res 56:241-7. 2002

Research Grants

  1. A CLINICAL TRIAL OF WEIGHT REDUCTION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
    Rohan Ganguli; Fiscal Year: 2007

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Body mass index and quality of life in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593, USA
    Schizophr Res 62:73-6. 2003
    ..005). Mental component score was not significantly influenced by BMI. CONCLUSIONS: Quality of life in schizophrenic patients is related to body weight. The burden of obesity is primarily experienced as a physical problem...
  2. ncbi Nutritional assessment of patients with schizophrenia: a preliminary study
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA
    Schizophr Bull 29:393-7. 2003
    ..Therefore, it is unlikely that schizophrenia patients make dietary choices different from those of people in the general population. Instead, schizophrenia patients seem to eat more of the same food...
  3. ncbi Effects of behavioral therapy on weight loss in overweight and obese patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
    Jaspreet S Brar
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 66:205-12. 2005
    ..10.8% [4/37], respectively, p = .038) and at week 14 (complete population; 40.9% [9/22] and 14.3% [4/28], respectively, p = .027). CONCLUSION: BT may be an effective method for weight reduction in patients with chronic psychotic illness...
  4. ncbi Self-reported body weight perception and dieting practices in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Schizophr Res 75:425-32. 2005
    ..Weight loss practices did not always follow established recommendations. Especially women were likely to approach weight loss with questionably appropriate and unsafe methods...
  5. ncbi Weight gain in newly diagnosed first-episode psychosis patients and healthy comparisons: one-year analysis
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
    Schizophr Res 93:90-8. 2007
    ....
  6. ncbi Behavioral therapy for weight loss in patients with schizophrenia
    Rohan Ganguli
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Services and Research for Recovery in Serious Mental Illness, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:19-25. 2007
    ..Additional studies of behavioral therapy for long-term weight control in patients with schizophrenia and other forms of severe mental illness are warranted...
  7. ncbi Assessment of strategies for switching patients from olanzapine to risperidone: a randomized, open-label, rater-blinded study
    Rohan Ganguli
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2593, USA
    BMC Med 6:17. 2008
    ..This paper assesses the short-term results of strategies for the discontinuation of olanzapine when initiating risperidone...
  8. ncbi Increased caffeine and nicotine consumption in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia
    Martin Strassnig
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, UPMC Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Schizophr Res 86:269-75. 2006
    ..Thus, lifestyle modification counseling in all patients should address smoking and caffeine intake concurrently...
  9. ncbi Predictors of aripiprazole treatment continuation in hospitalized patients
    Kim C Coley
    Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, 921 Salk Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 69:1393-7. 2008
    ..The goal of this study was to investigate patient and treatment factors associated with aripiprazole treatment continuation on hospital discharge in psychiatric inpatients...
  10. ncbi Hydrocortisone induced regional cerebral activity changes in schizophrenia: a PET scan study
    Rohan Ganguli
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2593, USA
    Schizophr Res 56:241-7. 2002
    ..We were especially interested in cerebral activity in regions such as the medial temporal lobe and hippocampus, since structural abnormalities in these brain regions were frequent in association with schizophrenia...
  11. ncbi Rationale and strategies for switching antipsychotics
    Rohan Ganguli
    Psychiatry, Pathology, and Health Community Systems, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Health Syst Pharm 59:S22-6. 2002
    ..When switching patients from one antipsychotic to another, good clinical judgment and a conservative approach can be used to balance the risk of clinical exacerbation with that of increased adverse effects...
  12. ncbi Monitoring and managing weight gain in the mentally ill
    Rohan Ganguli
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:e14. 2007
  13. ncbi Dietary fatty acid and antioxidant intake in community-dwelling patients suffering from schizophrenia
    Martin Strassnig
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O'Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Schizophr Res 76:343-51. 2005
    ....
  14. ncbi Evaluation of familial influences on the course and severity of schizophrenia among US and Indian cases
    Smita N Deshpande
    Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 39:369-74. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Though familial factors did not appear to have a significant impact on course/severity using this novel design, the suggestive trends need to be examined in larger samples...
  15. ncbi Gerard E. Hogarty (1935--2006): combining science and humanism to improve the care of persons with schizophrenia
    Shaun M Eack
    Schizophr Bull 33:1056-62. 2007
    ....
  16. ncbi Are older antipsychotic drugs obsolete?
    Rohan Ganguli
    BMJ 332:1346-7. 2006

Research Grants5

  1. A CLINICAL TRIAL OF WEIGHT REDUCTION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
    Rohan Ganguli; Fiscal Year: 2007
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