Sanya Virani, MD

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  • 2019–2022Active
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Sanya Virani, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University. From 2019 to 2022, Virani published extensively on topics including catatonia, major depressive disorder, psychotic and somatoform disorders, neurology, and women's mental health. The work encompasses clinical analyses of antidepressant treatment efficacy, management of severe agitation, and case studies on psychosis and pituitary prolactinoma diagnosis. Virani has collaborated frequently with co-authors such as Souparno Mitra and A. John Rush.

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Toward A Definition Of “No Meaningful Benefit” From Antidepressant Treatment
Original Research

Toward A Definition Of “No Meaningful Benefit” From Antidepressant Treatment

June 27, 2022

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a categorical definition of “no meaningful benefit” from antidepressant treatment by equating percent change in scores on 3 common...
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Case Report

When Nothing Stops Catatonia Except ECT and Clozapine

July 22, 2021

Here, the authors present a case of catatonia that failed treatment with several antipsychotics, resulting in the development of neuroleptic malignant syndrome and rhabdomyolysis. Read on to find out...
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Case Report

A Unique Case of Dehydration-Related Psychosis

April 15, 2021

Can dehydration lead to psychosis? Read this unique case of brief psychotic episode related to a medical condition, for which dehydration seemed to be the most likely etiology.
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Case Report

Delayed Diagnosis of a Pituitary Prolactinoma

March 12, 2020

Here, read about the case of a young man who evaded diagnosis of pituitary prolactinoma for 3 years despite debilitating psychiatric symptoms.
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Original Research

Tobacco Use Among Female Psychiatric Inpatients

May 2, 2019

Tobacco use among women in India is underreported and underestimated due to sociocultural barriers. This study sheds light on the current prevalence of tobacco use among female psychiatric inpatients...
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Letter to the Editor

Management of Severe Agitation in the ED: Establishing "Code White"

February 21, 2019

Efficient and safe management of agitated patients is critical in emergency department settings. The authors of this letter describe a review and survey they conducted to develop an algorithm...
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