ScottAIrwinMDPhD

PubMed

• 261 citations
  Defining a Good Death (Successful Dying): Literature Review and a Call for Research and Public Dialogue
  Emily A. Meier, Jarred V. Gallegos, Lori P. Montross Thomas, Colin A. Depp, Scott A. Irwin
  The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2016-04-01
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  Depression as a predictor of adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) in women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Brent T. Mausbach, Richard Schwab, Scott A. Irwin
  Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2015-06-16
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  Synaptic regulation of protein synthesis and the fragile X protein
  William T. Greenough, Anna Y. Klintsova, Scott A. Irwin, Roberto Galvez, Kathy E. Bates
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2001-06-19

Journal Articles

• Caregiving at the end-of-life  
  Pottie, C.G., Montross-Thomas, L., Burch, K.A., and Irwin, S.A, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2014
• What did I miss? A qualitative assessment of the impact of patient suicide on hospice clinical staff  
  Fairman N, Montross LP, Whitmore S, Meier E, Irwin SA, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2014
• Association Between Hospice Care and Psychological Outcomes in Alzheimer’s Family Caregivers  
  Irwin, S.A., Mausbach, B.T., Koo, D., Fairman, N., Roepke, S.K., Chattillion, E.A., Dimsdale, J.E., Patterson, T.L., Ancoli-Israel, S., Mills, P.J., von Kanel, R., Zie..., Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2013
• Palliative care psychiatry: Update on an emerging dimension of psychiatric practice  
  Fairman N., Irwin S.A, Current Psychiatry Reports, 1/1/2013
• Clarifying delirium management: Practical, Evidenced-Based, Expert Recommendations for Clinical Practice  
  Irwin, S.A., Pirrello, R.D., Hirst, J.M., Buckholz, G.T., and Ferris, F.D, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2013
• A Retrospective Case Series of Suicide Attempts Leading to Hospice Admission  
  Fairman, N., Irwin, S.A, Palliative & Supportive Care, 1/1/2013
• Daily Oral Ketamine for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in Patients Receiving Hospice Care: A 28 day open-label proof-of-concept trial  
  Irwin, S.A., Iglewicz, A., Lo, J.Y., Carr, C.H., Romero, S.D., Nelesen, R.A., and Lloyd, L.S, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2013
• Hospice Staff Perspectives on Dignity Therapy  
  Montross, L.P., Meier, E.A., De Cervantes-Monteith, K., Vashistha, V., and Irwin, S.A, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2013
• The impact of additional support services on caregivers of hospice patients and hospice social workers  
  Empeno, J., Raming, N.T.J., Irwin, S.A., Nelesen, R.A., and Lloyd, L.S, OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying, 1/1/2013
• Undetected cognitive impairment and decision-making capacity in patients receiving hospice care  
  Burton, C.Z., Twamley, E.W., Lee, L.C., Palmer, B.W., Jeste, D.V., Dunn, L.B., & Irwin, S.A, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1/1/2012
• Dignity Therapy implementation in a community-based hospice setting  
  Montross, L.P., Winters, K.D., & Irwin, S.A, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2011
• The Hospice Caregiver Support Project: Providing support to reduce caregiver stress  
  Empeno, J., Raming, N.T.J., Irwin, S.A., Nelesen, R.A., and Lloyd, L.S, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2011
• Ease of depression and delirium screening in hospice-care inpatients  
  Rao, S., Ferris, F.D., and Irwin, S.A, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2011
• The role of glutamate in my professional life: From molecular neuroplasticity to the relief of suffering  
  Irwin, S.A, Developmental Psychobiology, 1/1/2011
• Oral ketamine for the rapid treatment of depression and anxiety in patients receiving hospice care  
  Irwin, S.A. and Iglewicz, A, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2010
• A pilot study of the nature and prevalence of non-obvious cognitive impairments in hospice patients  
  Irwin, S.A., Zurhellen, C.H., Diamond, L.C., Dunn, L.B., Palmer, B.W., Jeste, D.V., and Twamley, E.W, Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2008
• Psychiatric issues in palliative care: Recognition of delirium in patients enrolled in hospice care  
  Irwin, S.A., Rao, S., Bower, K.A., Palica, J., Rao, S.S., Maglione, J.E., Soskins, M., Betterton, A.E., and Ferris, F.D, Palliative and Supportive Care, 1/1/2008
• Psychiatric issues in palliative care: Recognition of depression in patients enrolled in hospice care  
  Irwin, S.A., Rao, S., Bower, K.A., Palica, J., Rao, S.S., Maglione, J.E., Soskins, M., Betterton, A.E., and Ferris, F.D, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2008
• The opportunity for psychiatry in palliative care  
  Irwin, S.A. and Ferris, F.D, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1/1/2008
• Valproic acid-associated hyperammonemic encephalopathy: A case report from the psychiatric setting  
  Kimmel, R.J., Irwin, S.A., and Meyer, J.M, International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 1/1/2005
• Fragile-X Mental Retardation Protein levels increase following complex environment exposure in rat brain regions undergoing active synaptogenesis  
  Irwin, S.A., Christmon, C.A., Galvez, R., Kim, S.H., Grossman, A.W., DeGrush, B.J., Weiler, I.J., and Greenough, W.T, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 1/1/2005
• A converging methods approach to Fragile-X Syndrome  
  Churchill, J.D., Grossman, A.W., Irwin, S.A., Galvez, R., Klintsova, A.Y., Weiler, I.J., and Greenough, W.T, Developmental Psychobiology, 1/1/2002
• Dendritic spine and dendritic field characteristics of layer V pyramidal neurons in the visual cortex of fragile-X knockout mice  
  Irwin, S.A., Idupulapati, M., Gilbert, M.E., Harris, J.B., Chakravarti, A.B., Rogers, E.J., Crisostomo, R.A., Larsen, B.P., Mehta, A., Alcantara, C.J., Patel, B.A., Sw..., American Journal of Medical Genetics, 1/1/2002
• Abnormal dendritic spine characteristics in the temporal and visual cortices of patients with Fragile-X Syndrome: A quantitative examination  
  Irwin, S.A., Patel, B., Idupulapati, M., Harris, J.B., Crisostomo, R.A., Larsen, B.P., R., Kooy, F., Willems, P.J., Cras, P., Kozlowski, P.B., Swain, R.A., Weiler, I.J..., American Journal of Medical Genetics, 1/1/2001
• Synaptic regulation of protein synthesis and the Fragile X Protein  
  Greenough, W.T., Klintsova, A.Y., Irwin, S.A., Galvez, R., Bates, K.E., and Weiler, I.J, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 1/1/2001
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Books/Book Chapters

• Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology 
  Chapter: Recognizing and managing delirium 
  Irwin, S.A., Buckholz, G.T., Hirst, J.M., Pirrello, R.D., and Ferris, F.DEditors: A. Berger, J. L. Shuster and J. H. Von Roenn.Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 4th,2013
• UNIPAC: Hospice and Palliative Care Training for Physicians Self-Study Program 
  Chapter: UNIPAC 2: Alleviating Psychological and Spiritual Pain 
  Irwin, S.A., Fairman, N., and Montross, L.PEditors: Storey Jr., C.P.Edition 4th,2012
• Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine 
  Chapter: What Treatments Are Effective for Depression in the Palliative Care Setting? 
  Irwin, S.A. and Block, S.DEditors: Morrison, R.S. and Goldstein, N.Elsevier Saunders2012
• Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine 
  Chapter: What treatments are effective for Anxiety in Patients with Serious Illness 
  Irwin, S.A., Montross, L.P., and Chochinov, H.MEditors: Morrison, R.S. and Goldstein, N.Elsevier Saunders2012
• Psycho-oncology 
  Chapter: The Role of Palliative Care in Cancer Care Transitions 
  Irwin, S.A. and Von Gunten, C.FEditors: Jimmie C. Holland, J.C., Breitbart, W., Jacobsen, P.B, Lederberg, M.S., Loscalzo, M., and McCorkle, R.Oxford University PressEdition 2nd,2010
• Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 
  Chapter: Death, Dying, and Bereavement 
  Zisook, S., Shear, K., and Irwin, SEditors: Sadock, B.J., Sadock, V.A, & Ruiz, P.Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 9th,2009
• Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine 
  Chapter: Understanding and Managing Adult Bereavement in Palliative Care 
  Zisook, S., Irwin, S.A., and Shear, KEditors: Chochinov, H.M. and Breitbart, W.Oxford University Press, New YorkEdition 2nd,2009
• Fragile X Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research 
  Chapter: Brain structure and the functions of FMR1 Protein 
  Irwin, S.A., Galvez, R., Weiler, I.J., Beckel-Mitchener, A., and Greenough W.TEditors: Hagerman, R.J. and Hagerman P.J.Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MDEdition 3rd,2002
• Advancing Research on Developmental Plasticity: Integrating the Behavioral Science and Neuroscience of Mental Health 
  Chapter: Discussion: Synapse stabilization and Fragile X Protein synthesis in the rodent brain 
  Greenough, W.T., Comery, T.A., Irwin, S.A., Black, J.E., & Weiler, I.JEditors: Hann, D.M., et al.U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC1998
• NIDA Research Monograph Series: Neurotoxicity and Neuropathology Associated with Cocaine Abuse 
  Chapter: The neurotoxic effects of continuous cocaine and amphetamine in habenula: Implications for the substrates of psychosis 
  Ellison, G., Irwin, S., Keys, A., Noguchi, K., Sulur, GEditors: Majewska, M.D.National Institutes of Health1996
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Abstracts/Posters

• Hospice Women’s Reflections on Wisdom: A Qualitative Case Series
  Marrone, L., Montross, L., Jeste, D., Irwin, S.A., Holzer, J., Moore, K., Rivas, T., and De Cervantes-Montheith, American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1/1/2014
• A Retrospective Chart Review of the Use of Ketamine to Treat Depression in Hospice Patients
  Morrison, K., Iglewicz, A., and Irwin, S.A, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Meeting, 3/1/2013
• Ketamine for the Management of Depression in Palliative Care: An Update on the Science
  Irwin, S.A., Hirst, J., Fairman, N., and Prommer E, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Meeting, 3/1/2013
• Management of delirium in the context of advanced or life-threatening illness
  Weckmann, M.T., Irwin, S.A., Fairman, N, American Delirium Society, 1/1/2013
• Wisdom: A Qualitative Study Among Hospice Patients
  Montross, L., Holzer, J., Moore, K., Rivas, T., Cervantes-Monteith, K., Vishistha, V., Palinkas, L., Irwin, S., Jeste, D.,, American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1/1/2013
• Self-reflections on Mortality
  Meier, E., Farokhpay, R., Montross, L., Karuvannur, N., Zautcke, A., Irwin, S.A, Gerontological Society Association, 11/1/2012
• Rapid Treatment of Depression in Patients Receiving Hospice Care with Methylphenidate and Ketamine
  Koh, S., Iglewicz, A., Lo, J., Carr, C., Nelesen, R., Romero, S., Lloyd, L., von Gunten, C., Jeste, D., Irwin, S, American Psychiatric Association Annual Conference, 5/1/2012
• A Retrospective Case Series of Suicide Attempts Leading to Hospice Admission
  Fairman, N. and Irwin, S.A, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 3/1/2012
• Delirium: A Study of Difficult Cases
  Irwin, S.A., Weckmann, M., and von Gunten, C.F, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 3/1/2012
• Models of Providing Psychiatric and Mental Health Services to Palliative Care Patients: What Are the Needs, and Which Way Is the Correct Way: Navigating the Wilderness
  Goforth, H.W., Irwin, S.A., and Levenson, J, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, 11/18/2011
• Management of delirium in the context of advanced or life-threatening illness
  Irwin, S.A., Weckmann, M., and Fairman, N, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, 11/18/2011
• The Management of Delirium
  Irwin, S.A, NHPCO's 12th Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive, 10/6/2011
• Dignity Therapy in a Community-based Hospice Setting: A Qualitative Analysis of Emergent Themes
  Montross, L., Winters, K., and Irwin, S, American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Convention, 2/1/2011
• Hospice enrollment reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression in caregivers of spouses suffering with Alzheimer’s Disease
  Irwin, S.A., Mausbach, M., Koo, D., Dimsdale, J., Patterson, T., Calleran, S., Roepke, S., Harmell, A., Ancoli-Isreal, S., Mills, P., Ziegler, M., von Kanel, R., and G..., Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, 11/13/2010
• Can my patient make that decision? Assessing capacity to make decisions about clinical care and research participation
  Vig, E.K., Irwin, S.A., and Casarett, D, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 3/1/2010
• The opportunity for psychosomatic medicine in palliative care
  Irwin, S.A. and Ferris, F.D, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, 11/1/2009
• Oral ketamine for the rapid treatment of depression and anxiety in patients receiving hospice care
  Irwin, S.A. and Iglewicz, A, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, 11/1/2009
• Voluntarily stopping oral intake: Suicide or self-determination?
  Iglewicz, A., Zisook, S., Lebowitz, B., and Irwin, S.A, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, 3/1/2009
• A Butcher, a Baker, and Two Candlestick Makers: Evidence-based Perspectives on Delirium Recognition, Work-up, and Management from a Psychiatrist, a Pharmacist, and Two...
  Irwin, S.A., Pirrello, R.D., Buckholz, G.T., and Ferris, F.D, AAHPM Annual Meeting and American Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 1/1/2009
• Unrecognized cognitive impairment in hospice patients
  Diamond, L.C., Twamley, E.W., Zurhellen, C., Palmer, B.W., Dunn, L.B., Jeste, D.V., and Irwin, S.A, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, 3/1/2008
• Delirium in the pediatric population: An under-diagnosed condition
  Bower, K.A., M.D., Hirst, J.M., Glass H., and Irwin, S.A, AAHPM Annual Meeting, 1/1/2008
• Psychiatric issues in palliative care: Delirium in the context of advanced, life-threatening illness
  Irwin, S., Rao, S., and Ferris, F.D, California Hospice Foundation, Fall Conference, 10/9/2007
• Depression and delirium identification rates in patients admitted to a large scale hospice and palliative care organization
  Irwin, S.A., Bower, K.A., Rao, S., Palica, J., Rao, S.S., Maglione, J.E., Soskins, M., and Ferris, F.D, AAHPM Annual Meeting, 1/1/2007
• The mRNA cargo hypothesis of Fragile X Mental Retardation
  Greenough, W.T., Weiler, I.J., Eberwine, J.E., Markham, J.A., Grossman, A.W., Galvez, R., Irwin, S.A., Rhyu, I.J., Aldridge, G.A., and McKinney, B.M, National Fragile X Foundation, 10th International Conference, 1/1/2006
• Abnormal Brain Plasticity in Fragile X Syndrome
  Grossman, A.W., Galvez, R., Churchill, J.D., Irwin, S.A., Weiler, I.J., and Greenough, W.T, AAAS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2003
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Lectures

• Geriatrics Career Panel 
  La Jolla, CA - 7/30/2014
• Clinical Challenges with Depression Comorbidities and the Palliative Care Patient 
  Los Angeles, CA - 2/25/2014
• The Opportunity for Healthcare via Palliative Care 
  San Diego, CA - 1/23/2014
• Depression in the Context of Serious and Advanced Medical Illness 
  San Diego, CA - 5/31/2013
• A Working Model of Mental Health Care Services in Palliative and Hospice Care 
  Huntiongton Beach, CA - 2/15/2013
• Integrating Psychiatry & Psychosocial Services into Palliative Care 
  Huntiongton Beach, CA - 2/14/2013
• Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care 
  Tacoma, WA - 5/2/2012
• Delirium 
  Tacoma, WA - 5/2/2012
• Difficult Case Discussion 
  Tacoma, WA - 5/2/2012
• Psychiatric Care of the Seriously Ill Older Adult 
  Seattle, WA - 5/2/2012
• Hospice and Palliative Care in the 21st Century 
  San Diego, CA - 3/14/2012
• Managing Palliative Care Patients with Psychiatric Conditions 
  10/19/2011
• The Rapid Treatment of Depression in Hospice Patients 
  10/13/2011
• Delirium Assessment and Management 
  10/7/2011
• The Opportunity for Healthcare via Palliative Care and the Role for Psychiatry to Play 
  Yosemite, CA - 9/24/2011
• Depression in the Context of Advanced Medical Illness 
  6/1/2011
• Clinical Cases in Palliative Care 
  4/21/2011
• The Evolution of a Physician-Scientist: From Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience to the Psychiatry of Palliative Care 
  4/21/2011
• Depression at the End of Life 
  3/11/2011
• Assessing capacity to make decisions about clinical care 
  1/19/2011
• Dealing with Depression in Palliative Care 
  3/20/2010
• Approaches to Difficult Cases in Palliative Care 
  2/5/2010
• The Opportunity for Psychiatric Services in Palliative Care 
  10/9/2009
• The Opportunity for Behavioral Medicine in Palliative Care 
  2/26/2009
• Delirium in the Context of Serious and End-of-Life Illness 
  10/4/2008
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