Jose R. Maldonado, MD

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

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  • 2010–2026Active
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About

Jose R. Maldonado, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Between 2010 and 2026, Maldonado has published extensively on topics including addiction, anxiety, delirium, pain management, complementary and alternative medicine, end-of-life and palliative care, and patient care in psychiatry. His work covers practical strategies for primary care providers, treatment of severe insomnia related to delirium, management of anxiety and agitation in critically ill patients, and approaches to alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens. Maldonado has frequently collaborated with authors such as Theodore A. Stern and Joseph D. Dragonetti.

Publications

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Willful Dissociation and Hypnosis: Strategies for Primary Care
Rounds in the General Hospital

Willful Dissociation and Hypnosis: Strategies for Primary Care

September 3, 2026

A myriad of affective, behavioral, cognitive symptoms, and problems, such as pain, can be altered by use of willful dissociation in the context of receiving medical care
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Zolpidem for Severe Insomnia Associated With Delirium in Critical Illness
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Zolpidem for Severe Insomnia Associated With Delirium in Critical Illness

June 11, 2026

A critically ill patient with sepsis and persistent delirium with treatment-refractory insomnia experienced rapid improvement in sleep continuity, delirium severity, and bedside cognitive performance with zolpidem.
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Managing Anxiety, Agitation, and Pain in Critically Ill Patients
Rounds in the General Hospital

Managing Anxiety, Agitation, and Pain in Critically Ill Patients

April 1, 2025

Pain, fear, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and agitation are common symptoms among critically ill patients, causing distress, interfering with medical care, and contributing to morbidity post discharge.
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Wishing That Your Patient Would Die: Reasons and Reactions
Rounds in the General Hospital

Wishing That Your Patient Would Die: Reasons and Reactions

February 25, 2025

The authors explore the complexity, intensity, and critical decision-making faced by health care staff while caring for chronically and critically ill patients, especially in the context of medical futility.
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Rounds in the General Hospital

Current Approaches to the Recognition and Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal and Delirium Tremens: "Old Wine in New Bottles" or "New Wine in Old Bottles"

June 17, 2010

How long and how much alcohol does a person have to drink before being at risk for developing withdrawal symptoms after sudden abstinence? Which strategies can best manage alcohol...
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