Linda Ganzini, M.D., M.P.H.

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Background

Dr. Ganzini's research interests are centered in the areas of geriatric mental health, end-of-life care issues, and improving palliative care for the terminally ill. She received the Young Investigator Award from the NIMH International Congress on Schizophrenia Research in 1991, and in 1993, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology presented her with its Young Investigator Award. She received the Portland Veterans Affairs Health Care Research Award in 1994 and the 2005 Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Research Award. Dr. Ganzini has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, invited articles, book chapters, editorials and commentaries on the topics of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act , physician aid-in-dying, assessing mental health in the terminally ill, and medical ethics among psychiatrists and health care providers.

Selected Publications

"Trust is the Basis for Effective Suicide Risk Screening and Assessment in Veterans," Journal of General Internal Medicine (Vol: , Issue: , Page 1-7) - 2013

"Brief assessment for suicidal ideation in OEF/OIF veterans with positive depression screens," General Hospital Psychiatry (Vol: , Issue: , Page ) - 2013

"Communication by nurses in the intensive care unit: Qualitative analysis of domains of patient-centered care," American Journal of Critical Care (Vol: 21, Issue: 6, Page 410-418) - 2012

"Delirium and decisional incapacity in veterans with schizophrenia and medical illness," General Hospital Psychiatry (Vol: 34, Issue: 5, Page 506-509) - 2012

"Medical student views on interactions with pharmaceutical representatives," Academic Psychiatry (Vol: 36, Issue: 3, Page 183-187) - 2012

"Sleep quality and its association with delirium among veterans enrolled in Hospice," American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol: 20, Issue: 4, Page 317-326) - 2012

"Prevalence of formal accusations of murder and euthanasia against physicians," Journal of Palliative Medicine (Vol: 15, Issue: 3, Page 334-339) - 2012

"Attachment styles of Oregonians who request physician-assisted death," Palliative and Supportive Care (Vol: 9, Issue: 2, Page 123-128) - 2011

"Quality of death and dying in patients who request physician-assisted death," Journal of Palliative Medicine (Vol: 14, Issue: 4, Page 445-450) - 2011

"Prevalence and natural history of neuropsychiatric syndromes in veteran hospice patients," Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (Vol: 41, Issue: 2, Page 394-401) - 2011

"Strange deathbedfellows.," The Hastings Center report (Vol: 40, Issue: 5, Page 3-) - 2010

"Patient-clinician communication: Associations with important health outcomes among veterans with COPD," Chest (Vol: 138, Issue: 3, Page 628-634) - 2010

"End-of-life care for veterans with schizophrenia and cancer," Psychiatric Services (Vol: 61, Issue: 7, Page 725-728) - 2010

"Psychiatric resident and faculty views on and interactions with the pharmaceutical industry," Academic Psychiatry (Vol: 34, Issue: 2, Page 102-108) - 2010

"Bipolar mania and capacity to consent: Recommendations for investigators and IRBs," IRB Ethics and Human Research (Vol: 32, Issue: 1, Page 7-15) - 2010

"Mental Health Outcomes of Family Members of Oregonians Who Request Physician Aid in Dying," Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (Vol: 38, Issue: 6, Page 807-815) - 2009

"Outcomes of Oregongs law mandating physician reporting of impaired drivers," Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology (Vol: 22, Issue: 3, Page 161-165) - 2009

"Oregonians' reasons for requesting physician aid in dying," Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol: 169, Issue: 5, Page 489-492) - 2009

"Prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients requesting physicians' aid in dying: Cross sectional survey," BMJ (Vol: 337, Issue: 7676, Page 973-975) - 2008

"Why Oregon patients request assisted death: Family members' views (Journal of General Internal Medicine DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0476-x)," Journal of General Internal Medicine (Vol: 23, Issue: 8, Page 1296-) - 2008

"Appreciation of research information in patients with bipolar disorder," Bipolar Disorders (Vol: 10, Issue: 5, Page 635-646) - 2008

"Needs and experiences of care-givers for family members dying with Parkinson disease," Journal of Palliative Care (Vol: 24, Issue: 2, Page 69-75) - 2008

"Clinical outcomes of integrated psychiatric and general medical care," Community Mental Health Journal (Vol: 44, Issue: 3, Page 147-154) - 2008

"Neurologic disease at the end of life: Caregiver descriptions of Parkinson disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis," Journal of Palliative Medicine (Vol: 11, Issue: 4, Page 548-554) - 2008

"Influence of mood state on capacity to consent to research in patients with bipolar disorder," Bipolar Disorders (Vol: 10, Issue: 2, Page 303-309) - 2008