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Department of Psychological Medicine staff profiles

Associate Professor Yoram Barak

PositionConsultant
DepartmentDepartment of Psychological Medicine (Dunedin)
QualificationsMD MHA
Research summaryOld-age psychiatry and prevention
TeachingTIs Psychological Medicine Convener
ClinicalYoram Barak is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychogeriatrician

Research

Dr Yoram Barak is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Otago School of Medicine, Dunedin and consultant psychogeriatrician at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern (formerly SDHB). He is the convenor for 4th year students for the Department of Psychological Medicine.

He trained in medicine and psychiatry at the Sackler School of Medicine. In 1993 he became an Israel Medical Scientific Council Specialist in Psychiatry, and in 2004 was awarded a Master in Health Administration from Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel.Dr Barak was the medical director of Israel’s inpatient psychiatric services for Holocaust survivors for 25 years. He is past president of the Israeli Association of Old-Age Psychiatry, and is the associate editor for Aging Psychiatry of the Frontiers in Psychiatry. Dr Barak serves on the board of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age for the RANZC Psychiatry.

Research interests include a wide range of psychiatric conditions with special emphasis on old-age psychiatry, dementia prevention and suicide. He has published extensively in these areas, and is author or co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles. His book "Preventing Alzheimer's Disease" has been published in the US.

Publications

Taube, C., Mentzel, C., Glue, P., & Barak, Y. (2023). Aging of persons with schizophrenia: Analysis of a national dataset. International Psychogeriatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S1041610223000145

Mentzel, C., Taube, C., Glue, P., & Barak, Y. (2023). Older adults with schizophrenia and dementia: Analysis of a national dataset [Brief report]. Australasian Journal on Ageing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13187

Barak, Y. (2023). Nutrition and mental health in the aging population. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1104762. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1104762

Mentzel, C., Glue, P., Greco, P., & Barak, Y. (2023). Analysing realistic effects of modifiable risk factors for dementia in a large national dataset. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 105, 104852. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2022.104852

Barak, Y., Greco, P., & Glue, P. (2023). Aging among persons with serious mental illness: Policy implications for earlier onset of frailty. GeroPsyc, 36(2), 92-96. doi: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000302

Barak, Y., Greco, P., & Glue, P. (2023). Aging among persons with serious mental illness: Policy implications for earlier onset of frailty. GeroPsyc, 36(2), 92-96. doi: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000302

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Mentzel, C., Glue, P., Greco, P., & Barak, Y. (2023). Analysing realistic effects of modifiable risk factors for dementia in a large national dataset. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 105, 104852. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2022.104852

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Taube, C., Mentzel, C., Glue, P., & Barak, Y. (2023). Aging of persons with schizophrenia: Analysis of a national dataset. International Psychogeriatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S1041610223000145

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Barak, Y., Fortune, S., Hobbs, L., Cheung, G., Johari, N., & Zalsman, G. (2022). Strategies to prevent elderly suicide: A Delphi consensus study. Australasian Psychiatry, 30(3), 298-302. doi: 10.1177/10398562211064256

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Barak, Y., Rapsey, C., & Scott, K. M. (2022). Clusters of dementia literacy: Implications from a survey of older adults. Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, 1(9), 172-177. doi: 10.14283/jpad.2021.66

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Hall, Y., Smith, J., Turner, R. M., Greco, P., Hau, K., & Barak, Y. (2022). Creating opportunities to improve detection of older adult abuse: A national interRAI study. BMC Geriatrics, 22, 220. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02938-3

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Barak, Y., Barson, D., Davie, G., Glue, P., & Paleacu, D. (2021). Internalize at your peril: Internalizing disorders as risk factors for dementia: Cohort study. GeroScience, 43, 253-261. doi: 10.1007/s11357-020-00285-y

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Barak, Y., Leitch, S., & Glue, P. (2021). The Great Escape: Centenarians' exceptional health. Aging Clinical & Experimental Research, 33(3), 513-520. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01552-w

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Cheung, G., Maher, T. M., Barak, Y., & Hirdes, J. P. (2021). Determinants of non-emergency use of control interventions in older Canadian psychiatric inpatients: Analysizing the interRAI mental health electronic health records. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 744341. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.744341

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Speciani, M., Barak, Y., Damanhuri, H., De Ronchi, D., Panariello, F., & Atti, A. R. (2021). A perspective on chronic and long-lasting anorexia nervosa. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 756669. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.756669

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Thomson, W. M., & Barak, Y. (2021). Tooth loss and dementia: A critical examination. Journal of Dental Research, 100(3), 226-231. doi: 10.1177/0022034520957233

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Barak, Y., Cheung, G., Fortune, S., & Glue, P. (2020). No country for older men: Ageing male suicide in New Zealand. Australasian Psychiatry, 28(4), 383-385. doi: 10.1177/1039856220905304

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Barak, Y., Gray, A. R., Rapsey, C., & Scott, K. (2020). The Dunedin Dementia Risk Awareness Project: Pilot study in older adults. International Psychogeriatrics, 32(2), 241-254. doi: 10.1017/s1041610219000772

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Barak, Y., Neehoff, S., & Glue, P. (2020). Ageing badly: Indicators of old-age structure in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 12(3), 272-276. doi: 10.1071/hc19095

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Gale, C., & Barak, Y. (2020). Euthanasia, medically assisted dying or assisted suicide: Time for psychiatrists to say no. Australasian Psychiatry, 28(2), 160-163. doi: 10.1177/1039856219878645

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Moebs, I., Abeln, E., Siefert, A., & Barak, Y. (2020). Potentially inappropriate medications in a psychogeriatric inpatient ward: An audit based on Beers Criteria. Neurology & Therapy, 9, 151-157. doi: 10.1007/s40120-020-00188-2

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Barak, Y., Leitch, S., & Greco, P. (2019). Identifying hoarding disorder in the elderly using the interRAI. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 80, 95-97. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2018.10.014

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Cheung, G., Wright-St Clair, V., Chacko, E., & Barak, Y. (2019). Financial difficulty and biopsychosocial predictors of loneliness: A cross-sectional study of community dwelling older adults. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 85, 103935. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2019.103935

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Choo, T., Barak, Y., & East, A. (2019). The effects of intuitive movement reembodiment on the quality of life of older adults with dementia: A pilot study. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, 35, 1-7. doi: 10.1177/1533317519860331

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Barak, Y., Rapsey, C., Fridman, D., & Scott, K. (2018). The Dunedin Dementia Risk Awareness Project: A convenience sample of general practitioners. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1474), 27-34. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Leitch, S., Glue, P., Gray, A. R., Greco, P., & Barak, Y. (2018). Comparison of psychosocial variables associated with loneliness in centenarian vs elderly populations in New Zealand. JAMA Network Open, 1(6), e183880. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3880

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Ohana, I., Golander, H., & Barak, Y. (2018). Aging of Holocaust survivors: Discrepancies between subjective and general health in the greater Tel Aviv area. Israel Medical Association Journal, 20, 207-210.

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Barak, Y., & Fridman, D. (2017). Impact of Mediterranean diet on cancer: Focused literature review. Cancer Geonomics & Proteomics, 14(6), 403-408. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20050

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Briskman, I., Shelef, A., Berger, U., Baruch, Y., Bar, G., Asherov, J., … Barak, Y. (2017). Deliberate self-harm in older adults: A general hospital emergency department survey. Israel Medical Association Journal, 19(3), 160-163.

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Rothschild, S., Kaplan, G., Golan, T., & Barak, Y. (2017). Mindfulness meditation in the Israel Defense Forces: Effect on cognition and satisfaction with life: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 10, 71-74. doi: 10.1016/j.eujim.2017.01.010

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Tzvieli, A., Zaig, T., Ayal, I., Thieberger, G., Rothschild, S., & Barak, Y. (2017). The impact of self-directed Voice of Love messages on anger: A pilot study. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, 31(2), 12-15.

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Barak, Y., Finkelstein, I., & Pridan, S. (2016). The geriatric mania asenapine study (GeMS). Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 64, 111-114. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.01.012

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Achiron, A., Givon, U., Magalashvili, D., Dolev, M., Zaltzman, S. L., Kalron, A., … Barak, Y. (2015). Effect of Alfacalcidol on multiple sclerosis-related fatigue: A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 21(6), 767-775. doi: 10.1177/1352458514554053

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Kertesz, D. P., Swartz, M. V., Tadger, S., Plopski, I., & Barak, Y. (2015). Tetrabenazine for tardive tremor in elderly adults: A prospective follow-up study. Clinical Neuropharmacology, 38(1), 23-25. doi: 10.1097/wnf.0000000000000061

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Klang, S. H., Ben-Amnon, Y., Cohen, Y., & Barak, Y. (2015). Community pharmacists' support improves antidepressant adherence in the community. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 30(6), 316-319. doi: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000090

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Pridan, S., Swartz, M., Baruch, Y., Tadger, S., Plopski, I., & Barak, Y. (2015). Effectiveness and safety of clozapine in elderly patients with chronic resistant schizophrenia. International Psychogeriatrics, 27(1), 131-134. doi: 10.1017/s1041610214001756

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Shelef, A., Mazeh, D., Berger, U., Baruch, Y., & Barak, Y. (2015). Acute electroconvulsive therapy followed by maintenance electroconvulsive therapy decreases hospital re-admission rates of older patients with severe mental illness. Journal of ECT, 31(2), 125-128. doi: 10.1097/yct.0000000000000197

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Shelef, A., Zdaka, C., & Barak, Y. (2015). Happiness amongst Israel Defense Force (IDF) Mental Health Officers (MHO’s). Disaster & Military Medicine, 1(7). doi: 10.1186/2054-314X-1-7

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Valencia, M., Fresán, A., Barak, Y., Juárez, F., Escamilla, R., & Saracco, R. (2015). Predicting functional remission in patients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study of symptomatic remission, psychosocial remission, functioning, and clinical outcome. Neuropsychiatric Disease & Treatment, 11, 2339-2348. doi: 10.2147/ndt.s87335

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Nehama, Y., Rabinowitz, I., Baruch, Y., Mandel, A., Lurie, I., & Barak, Y. (2014). Debunking the placebo effect in depression: The effect of patient and investigator expectation on escitalopram efficacy. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 29(2), 106-110. doi: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000013

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Ohana, I., Golander, H., & Barak, Y. (2014). Balancing psychache and resilience in aging Holocaust survivors. International Psychogeriatrics, 26(6), 929-934. doi: 10.1017/s104161021400012x

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Or, A., Baruch, Y., Tadger, S., & Barak, Y. (2014). Real-life decision making of Serious Mental Illness patients: Opt-in and opt-out research participation. Israel Journal of Psychiatry & Related Sciences, 51(3), 199-203.

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Raviv, G., Laufer, M., Baruch, Y., & Barak, Y. (2014). Risk of prostate cancer in patients with schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 55(7), 1639-1642. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.05.007

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Shelef, A., Hiss, J., Cherkashin, G., Berger, U., Aizenberg, D., Baruch, Y., & Barak, Y. (2014). Psychosocial and medical aspects of older suicide completers in Israel: A 10-year survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(8), 846-851. doi: 10.1002/gps.4070

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Achiron, A., Chapman, J., Magalashvili, D., Dolev, M., Lavie, M., Bercovich, E., … Barak, Y. (2013). Modeling of cognitive impairment by disease duration in multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE, 8(8), e71058. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071058

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Bergman, Y., & Barak, Y. (2013). Escitalopram for antipsychotic nonresponsive visual hallucinosis: Eight patients suffering from Charles Bonnet syndrome. International Psychogeriatrics, 25(9), 1433-1436. doi: 10.1017/s1041610213000719

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Barak, Y., & Aizenberg, D. (2012). Clinical and psychosocial remission in schizophrenia: correlations with antipsychotic treatment. BMC Psychiatry, 12, 108. doi: 10.1186/1471-244x-12-108

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Barak, Y., & Aizenberg, D. (2011). Switching to aripiprazole as a strategy for weight reduction: A meta-analysis in patients suffering from schizophrenia. Journal of Obesity, 2011, 898013. doi: 10.1155/2011/898013

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Barak, Y., Levy, D., Szor, H., & Aizenberg, D. (2011). First-onset functional brief psychoses in the elderly. Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 14(2), 30-33.

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Barak, Y., Plopski, I., Tadger, S., & Paleacu, D. (2011). Escitalopram versus risperidone for the treatment of behavioral and psychotic symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease: A randomized double-blind pilot study. International Psychogeriatrics, 23(9), 1515-1519. doi: 10.1017/s1041610211000743

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Barak, Y., Swartz, M., & Baruch, Y. (2011). Venlafaxine or a second SSRI: Switching after treatment failure with an SSRI among depressed inpatients: A retrospective analysis. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 35(7), 1744-1747. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.06.007

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Levy, T. B., Barak, Y., Sigler, M., & Aizenberg, D. (2011). Suicide attempts and burden of physical illness among depressed elderly inpatients. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 52(1), 115-117. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.02.012

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Ohanna, I., Golander, H., & Barak, Y. (2011). Does late onset depression predispose to dementia? A retrospective, case-controlled study. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 52(6), 659-661. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.10.016

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Tadger, S., Paleacu, D., & Barak, Y. (2011). Quetiapine augmentation of antidepressant treatment in elderly patients suffering from depressive symptoms: A retrospective chart review. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 53(1), 104-105. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.06.012

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Barak, Y., & Aizenberg, D. (2010). Is dementia preventable? Focus on Alzheimer's disease. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 10(11), 1689-1698. doi: 10.1586/ern.10.159

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Barak, Y., Bleich, A., & Aizenberg, D. (2010). Psychosocial remission in schizophrenia: Developing a clinician-rated scale. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 51(1), 94-98. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.11.013

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Briskman, I., Dubinski, R., & Barak, Y. (2010). Treating delirium in a general hospital: A descriptive study of prescribing patterns and outcomes. International Psychogeriatrics, 22(2), 328-331. doi: 10.1017/s1041610209990986

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Barak, Y., & Achiron, A. (2009). Happiness and neurological diseases. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 9(4), 445-459. doi: 10.1586/ern.09.1

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Mazeh, D., Bodner, E., Weizman, R., Delayahu, Y., Cholostoy, A., Martin, T., & Barak, Y. (2009). Co-morbid social phobia in schizophrenia. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 55(3), 198-202. doi: 10.1177/0020764008093447

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Abramowitz, E. G., Barak, Y., Ben-Avi, I., & Knobler, H. Y. (2008). Hypnotherapy in the treatment of chronic combat-related PTSD patients suffering from insomnia: A randomized, Zolpidem-controlled clinical trial. International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, 56(3), 270-280. doi: 10.1080/00207140802039672

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Barak, Y. (2008). Breast cancer in women suffering from serious mental illness. Schizophrenia Research, 102(1-3), 249-253. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.03.017

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Barak, Y. (2008). Co-prescription of antidepressants with other psychotropics: Distinct profile of escitalopram. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 12(1), 31-35. doi: 10.1080/13651500701419701

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Barak, Y., Baruch, Y., Achiron, A., & Aizenberg, D. (2008). Suicide attempts of schizophrenia patients: A case-controlled study in tertiary care. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 42(10), 822-826. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2007.09.002

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Paleacu, D., Barak, Y., Mirecky, I., & Mazeh, D. (2008). Quetiapine treatment for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in Alzheimer's disease patients: A 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23(4), 393-400. doi: 10.1002/gps.1892

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Rabinowitz, I., Baruch, Y., & Barak, Y. (2008). High-dose escitalopram for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 23(1), 49-53. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e3282f0f0c5

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Simeoni, M. C., Auquier, P., Fernandez, O., Flachenecker, P., Stecchi, S., Constantinescu, C. S., … Barak, Y., … on behalf of the MusiQoL study group. (2008). Validation of the Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life questionnaire. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 14(2), 219-230. doi: 10.1177/1352458507080733

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Tadger, S., Baruch, Y., & Barak, Y. (2008). Symptomatic remission in elderly schizophrenia patients treated with long-acting risperidone. International Psychogeriatrics, 20(6), 1245-1250. doi: 10.1017/s1041610208007606

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Werner, P., Aviv, A., & Barak, Y. (2008). Self-stigma, self-esteem and age in persons with schizophrenia. International Psychogeriatrics, 20(1), 174-187. doi: 10.1017/s1041610207005340

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Wohl, Y., Aviv, A., Friedman, T., & Barak, Y. (2008). Cutaneous photodamage in schizophrenia patients. Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 24(6), 291-295. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00378.x

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Barak, Y. (2007). The aging of Holocaust survivors: Myth and reality concerning suicide. Israel Medical Association Journal, 9(3), 196-198.

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Barak, Y., Baruch, Y., Mazeh, D., Paleacu, D., & Aizenberg, D. (2007). Cardiac and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality associated with antipsychotic medications in elderly psychiatric inpatients. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(4), 354-356. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318030253a

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Harel, Y., Barak, Y., & Achiron, A. (2007). Dysregulation of affect in multiple sclerosis: New phenomenological approach. Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 61(1), 94-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01616.x

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Mazeh, D., Shahal, B., Aviv, A., Zemishlani, H., & Barak, Y. (2007). A randomized, single-blind, comparison of venlafaxine with paroxetine in elderly patients suffering from resistant depression. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 22(6), 371-375. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32817396ae

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Aizenberg, D., Olmer, A., & Barak, Y. (2006). Suicide attempts amongst elderly bipolar patients. Journal of Affective Disorders, 91(1), 91-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.12.013

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Barak, Y. (2006). The immune system and happiness. Autoimmunity Reviews, 5(8), 523-527. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2006.02.010

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Barak, Y., & Aizenberg, D. (2006). Association between antidepressant prescribing and suicide in Israel. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 21(5), 281-284.

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Barak, Y., Mazeh, D., Plopski, I., & Baruch, Y. (2006). Intramuscular ziprasidone treatment of acute psychotic agitation in elderly patients with schizophrenia. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(7), 629-633. doi: 10.1097/01.jgp.0000216325.42721.99

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Barak, Y., Olmer, A., & Aizenberg, D. (2006). Antidepressants reduce the risk of suicide among elderly depressed patients. Neuropsychopharmacology, 31(1), 178-181. doi: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300863

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Friedman, T., Wohl, Y., Knobler, H. Y., Lubin, G., Brenner, S., Levi, Y., & Barak, Y. (2006). Increased use of mental health services related to Isotretinoin treatment: A 5-year analysis. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 16(6), 413-416. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2005.11.006

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Mazeh, D., Zemishlani, H., Barak, Y., Mirecki, I., & Paleacu, D. (2006). Donepezil for negative signs in elderly patients with schizophrenia: An add-on, double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled study. International Psychogeriatrics, 18(3), 429-436. doi: 10.1017/s1041610205003017

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Rotstein, Z., Hazan, R., Barak, Y., & Achiron, A. (2006). Perspectives in multiple sclerosis health care: Special focus on the costs of multiple sclerosis. Autoimmunity Reviews, 5(8), 511-516. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2006.02.001

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Stein, D., Weizman, A., Ring, A., & Barak, Y. (2006). Obstetric complications in individuals diagnosed with autism and in healthy controls. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 47(1), 69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.01.001

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Achiron, A., Barak, Y., Gail, M., Mandell, M., Pee, D., Ayyagari, R., & Rotstein, Z. (2005). Cancer incidence in multiple sclerosis and effects of immunomodulatory treatments. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment, 89(3), 265-270. doi: 10.1007/s10549-004-2229-4

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Achiron, A., Polliack, M., Rao, S. M., Barak, Y., Lavie, M., Appelboim, N., & Harel, Y. (2005). Cognitive patterns and progression in multiple sclerosis: Construction and validation of percentile curves. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 76(5), 744-749. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.045518

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Barak, Y., Achiron, A., Mandell, M., Mirecki, I., & Aizenberg, D. (2005). Reduced cancer incidence among patients with schizophrenia. Cancer, 104(12), 2817-2821. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21574

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Barak, Y., Aizenberg, D., Szor, H., Swartz, M., Maor, R., & Knobler, H. Y. (2005). Increased risk of attempted suicide among aging Holocaust survivors. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(8), 701-4. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajgp.13.8.701

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Barak, Y., Swartz, M., & Plopsky, I. (2005). Assessing cardiovascular risks of olanzapine treatment: A 6-month study versus haloperidol in schizophrenia patients. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 20(6), 315-317.

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Barak, Y., Wohl, Y., Greenberg, Y., Dayan, Y. B., Friedman, T., Shoval, G., & Knobler, H. Y. (2005). Affective psychosis following Accutane (isotretinoin) treatment. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 20(1), 39-41.

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Mazeh, D., Cholostoy, A., Zemishlani, C., & Barak, Y. (2005). Elderly psychiatric patients at risk of folic acid deficiency: A case controlled study. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 41(3), 297-302. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2005.04.006

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Mazeh, D., Zemishlani, C., Aizenberg, D., & Barak, Y. (2005). Patients with very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: A follow-up study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(5), 417-419. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajgp.13.5.417

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Stein, D., Zemishlani, C., Shahal, B., & Barak, Y. (2005). Disordered eating in elderly female patients diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia. Israel Journal of Psychiatry & Related Sciences, 42(3), 191-197.

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Achiron, A., Edelstein, S., Ziev-Ner, Y., Givon, U., Rotstein, Z., & Barak, Y. (2004). Bone strength in multiple sclerosis: Cortical midtibial speed-of-sound assessment. Multiple Sclerosis, 10(5), 488-493. doi: 10.1191/1352458504ms1076oa

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Achiron, A., Kishner, I., Sarova-Pinhas, I., Raz, H., Faibel, M., Stern, Y., … Barak, Y. (2004). Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment following the first demyelinating event suggestive of multiple sclerosis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Archives of Neurology, 61(10), 1515-1520. doi: 10.1001/archneur.61.10.1515

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Barak, Y., Cohen, A., & Aizenberg, D. (2004). Suicide among the homeless: A 9-year case-series analysis. Crisis, 25(2), 51-53. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910.25.2.51

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Barak, Y., Davidson, M., Luxenberg, J. S., & Aizenberg, D. (2004). Psychiatric services in nursing homes in Israel: Should the American legislation be adopted? Israel Journal of Psychiatry & Related Sciences, 41(3), 213-217.

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Barak, Y., Knobler, C. Y., & Aizenberg, D. (2004). Suicide attempts amongst elderly schizophrenia patients: A 10-year case-control study. Schizophrenia Research, 71(1), 77-81. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2003.12.001

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Barak, Y., Mirecki, I., Knobler, H. Y., & Natan, Z. (2004). Suicidality and second generation antipsychotics in schizophrenia patients: A case-controlled retrospective study during a 5-year period. Psychopharmacology, 175(2), 215-219. doi: 10.1007/s00213-004-1801-2

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Barak, Y., Shamir, E., Mirecki, I., Weizman, R., & Aizenberg, D. (2004). Switching elderly chronic psychotic patients to olanzapine. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 7(2), 165-169. doi: 10.1017/s1461145703004048

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Drimer, T., Shahal, B., & Barak, Y. (2004). Effects of discontinuation of long-term anticholinergic treatment in elderly schizophrenia patients. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 19(1), 27-9. doi: 10.1097/01.yic.0000102048.1367.4c

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Remnik, Y., Melamed, Y., Swartz, M., Elizur, A., & Barak, Y. (2004). Patients' satisfaction with psychiatric inpatient care. Israel Journal of Psychiatry & Related Sciences, 41(3), 208-212.

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Achiron, A., & Barak, Y. (2003). Cognitive impairment in probable multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 74(4), 443-446. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.74.4.443

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Achiron, A., Barak, Y., & Rotstein, Z. (2003). Longitudinal disability curves for predicting the course of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis, 9(5), 486-491. doi: 10.1191/1352458503ms945oa

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Aizenberg, D., Weizman, A., & Barak, Y. (2003). Sildenafil for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced erectile dysfunction in elderly male depressed patients. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 29(4), 297-303. doi: 10.1080/00926230390195533

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Barak, Y., & Aizenberg, D. (2003). Effects of olanzapine on lipid abnormalities in elderly psychotic patients. Drugs & Aging, 20(12), 893-896.

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Barak, Y., & Cohen, A. (2003). Characterizing the elderly homeless: A 10-year study in Israel. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 37(2), 147-155.

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