Prasad R Padala

Summary

Affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Methylphenidate may treat apathy independent of depression
    Prasad R Padala
    Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68105 1873, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 39:1947-9. 2005
  2. ncbi Methylphenidate for apathy and functional status in dementia of the Alzheimer type
    Prasad R Padala
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:371-4. 2010
  3. ncbi Treatment of apathy with methylphenidate
    Prasad R Padala
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 19:81-3. 2007
  4. ncbi Modafinil therapy for apathy in an elderly patient
    Prasad R Padala
    Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 41:346-9. 2007
  5. ncbi Risperidone monotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder related to sexual assault and domestic abuse in women
    Prasad R Padala
    Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    Int Clin Psychopharmacol 21:275-80. 2006
  6. ncbi Impact of problem alcohol use on patient behavior and caregiver burden in a geriatric assessment clinic
    S Pirzada Sattar
    Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Omaha VA Medical Center, Nebraska, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 20:120-7. 2007
  7. ncbi Use of alcoholic beverages in VA medical centers
    S Pirzada Sattar
    Substance Use Disorders Program, Omaha VA Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Ave, 116A, Omaha, Nebraska 68105, USA
    Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 1:30. 2006
  8. ncbi Are medical students assigning proper global assessment of functioning scores?
    Mustafa K Warsi
    Omaha VA Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    Acad Psychiatry 31:51-6. 2007
  9. ncbi Simvastatin-induced decline in cognition
    Kalpana P Padala
    Geriatrics Section, Department of Internal Medicine, 981320 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198 1320, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 40:1880-3. 2006
  10. ncbi The impact of apathy on glycemic control in diabetes: a cross-sectional study
    Prasad R Padala
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 79:37-41. 2008

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Methylphenidate may treat apathy independent of depression
    Prasad R Padala
    Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68105 1873, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 39:1947-9. 2005
    ..To report a case of apathy treated with methylphenidate in which improvement in apathy was independent of improvement of depression...
  2. ncbi Methylphenidate for apathy and functional status in dementia of the Alzheimer type
    Prasad R Padala
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:371-4. 2010
    ..Treatment of apathy in DAT is not systematically studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the response of apathy to methylphenidate treatment and to examine whether functional status improved...
  3. ncbi Treatment of apathy with methylphenidate
    Prasad R Padala
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 19:81-3. 2007
    ..Its treatment is not well studied. The authors present four cases of apathy treated with a regimen of methylphenidate. Significant improvement in apathy and its sub-domains (motivation, novelty, and persistence) were noted...
  4. ncbi Modafinil therapy for apathy in an elderly patient
    Prasad R Padala
    Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 41:346-9. 2007
    ..To present a case of successful treatment of apathy syndrome with modafinil...
  5. ncbi Risperidone monotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder related to sexual assault and domestic abuse in women
    Prasad R Padala
    Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    Int Clin Psychopharmacol 21:275-80. 2006
    ..In this small pilot study, risperidone monotherapy was more effective than placebo in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder...
  6. ncbi Impact of problem alcohol use on patient behavior and caregiver burden in a geriatric assessment clinic
    S Pirzada Sattar
    Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Omaha VA Medical Center, Nebraska, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 20:120-7. 2007
    ..A history of problem drinking appears to be a significant marker for behavioral disturbances in late life and merits further study...
  7. ncbi Use of alcoholic beverages in VA medical centers
    S Pirzada Sattar
    Substance Use Disorders Program, Omaha VA Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Ave, 116A, Omaha, Nebraska 68105, USA
    Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 1:30. 2006
    ..While there are data on the prevalence of this practice in academic medical centers, there are no data on the availability of alcoholic beverages at the formularies of the hospitals operated by the department of Veteran's Affairs...
  8. ncbi Are medical students assigning proper global assessment of functioning scores?
    Mustafa K Warsi
    Omaha VA Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    Acad Psychiatry 31:51-6. 2007
    ..The authors hypothesized that medical students' estimations of GAF scores for patients in clinical vignettes would differ from those assessed by the psychiatry residents and staff psychiatrists...
  9. ncbi Simvastatin-induced decline in cognition
    Kalpana P Padala
    Geriatrics Section, Department of Internal Medicine, 981320 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198 1320, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 40:1880-3. 2006
    ..To describe a case of new-onset cognitive difficulties in an older patient after initiation of simvastatin therapy...
  10. ncbi The impact of apathy on glycemic control in diabetes: a cross-sectional study
    Prasad R Padala
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 79:37-41. 2008
    ..The secondary objective was to determine if there was an association between clinically significant apathy and factors that affect glycemic control...
  11. ncbi New onset multimodal hallucinations associated with mirtazapine: a case report
    Kalpana P Padala
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198 3075, USA
    Int Psychogeriatr 22:837-9. 2010
    ..We report three cases of auditory, musical and visual hallucinations associated with the use of mirtazapine...
  12. ncbi Urinary obstruction with citalopram and aripiprazole combination in an elderly patient
    Prasad R Padala
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 26:667-8. 2006
  13. ncbi Adjunctive aripiprazole in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder
    Prasad R Padala
    Ann Pharmacother 41:1744. 2007