2016
A Systematic Review of the Evidence for Medical Marijuana in Psychiatric Indications.
Wilkinson ST, Radhakrishnan R, D'Souza DC. A Systematic Review of the Evidence for Medical Marijuana in Psychiatric Indications. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: 1050-64. PMID: 27561138, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15r10036.BooksConceptsEfficacy of marijuanaPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychiatric indicationsStrength of evidenceTourette's disorderPsychiatric conditionsSystematic reviewAlzheimer's diseaseChronic cannabinoid exposureEfficacy of cannabinoidsUse of cannabinoidsAbsence of RCTsMedical marijuanaEmergence of psychosisLow-quality studiesBest available evidenceSafety of marijuanaPersistent marijuana useCannabinoid exposureClinical trialsPRISMA guidelinesSide effectsSpecific diagnosisGRADE methodsConstituent cannabinoids
1999
No Evidence of Altered In Vivo Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding in Schizophrenia
Abi-Dargham A, Laruelle M, Krystal J, D'Souza C, Zoghbi S, Baldwin R, Seibyl J, Mawlawi O, de Erasquin G, Charney D, Innis R. No Evidence of Altered In Vivo Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding in Schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology 1999, 20: 650-661. PMID: 10327433, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(98)00107-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFlumazenilHumansIodine RadioisotopesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareReceptors, GABA-ASchizophreniaTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsReceptor densitySchizophrenic patientsVivo benzodiazepine receptor bindingBDZ receptor densityMale schizophrenic patientsBenzodiazepine receptor densityPathophysiology of schizophreniaBenzodiazepine receptor bindingSingle photon emissionRegional distribution volumesPrevious postmortemGABA transmissionBDZ antagonistBDZ receptorsReceptor expressionNeurotransmitter systemsHealthy volunteersPsychotic symptomsBrain regionsDistribution volumeReceptor bindingSchizophreniaVivo studiesPatientsPossible alterations