Ismene Leonida Petrakis MD
Professor of Psychiatry; Chief of Psychiatry, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Departments & Organizations
Psychiatry: Connecticut Mental Health Center | Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism | Alcoholism Treatment Center | Division of Addictions | ADVANCE Study
Research Interests
Alcohol; Alcoholism; Dual diagnosis; Psychiatric comorbidity; Addiction; Neurobiology; Psychopharmacology; Familial vulnerability more...
Education
- M.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1987
Selected Publications
- Dickerson D, Pittman B, Ralevski E, Perrino A, Limoncelli D, Edgecombe J, Acampora G, Krystal J, Petrakis I. Ethanol-like effects of thiopental and ketamine in healthy humans. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2010; 24(2):203-211
- Ralevski E, Perrino A, Acampora G, Koretski J, Limoncelli D, Petrakis I. Analgesic Effects of Ethanol are Influenced by Family History of Alcoholism and Personality Traits. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 2010; 34(8):1433-41 PMID: 20497133.
- Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Petrakis IL, McKee SA, Bois F, Krantzler E, Stiklus SM, Perry EB, Tamagnan GD, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH, Staley JK. SPECT imaging of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in nonsmoking heavy alcohol drinking individuals. Drug and Alcohol, 2010; 108(1-2): 146-50. PMID: 20074869, PMCID: PMC2871672
