Diana J. Antonacci, M. D. Department of Psychiatric Medicine
905 Johns Hopkins Drive
Brody School of Medicine at ECU
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: 252-744-2663
Fax: 252-744-2419
E-mail: antonaccid@ecu.edu
Faculty Rank: Associate Clinical Professor
Administrative Role: Director of Residency Training
Education:
| 1991-1993 | Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, East Carolina University |
| 1985-1986 | Chief Residency in Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center |
| 1982-1985 | Residency in Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center |
| 1979-1982 | MD - Southern Illinois School of Medicine |
| 1975-1979 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Licensure: North Carolina, 1983; American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry, 1988; American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1994
Research Interests:
Diagnosis and treatment of "Atypical Psychosis" in mentally retarded individuals
Use of OPCRIT and other standardized instruments to make more accurate psychiatric diagnoses in the dually diagnosed.
Diagnosis and treatment of affective disorders in the mentally retarded
SSRI's and novel anti-psychotic medications in the treatment of the dually diagnosed
Recent Publications:
Antonacci, D.J.: Psycho-social adjustment after surgery for breast cancer. Current Surgery, October 1991.
Antonacci, D. J., Swartz, C. M.: "Clozapine Treatment of Euphoric Mania", Anals of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 7, No 4, 1995.
Ulzen, T., Antonacci, D. J., James, J. F.: Atypical Psychosis in the Mentally Retarded: A Review of Cases in a State Psychiatric Hospital, under editorial review.
Antonacci, D. J., Atypical Psychosis in the Mentally Retarded: Challenges to Diagnosis and Treatment. The NADD Newsletter. January/February 1997.
Antonacci, D. J., Johnson, G. P., Rota J., Hurley, G: Crisis Prevention and Systems Consultation: Let's Get Personal. The NADD Newsletter. July/August 1997.
