2010
Clinical significance of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia: Factor analysis of the Neurological Evaluation Scale
Sewell RA, Perry EB, Karper LP, Bell MD, Lysaker P, Goulet JL, Brenner L, Erdos J, d'Souza DC, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH. Clinical significance of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia: Factor analysis of the Neurological Evaluation Scale. Schizophrenia Research 2010, 124: 1-12. PMID: 20855185, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.08.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological Evaluation ScaleAbnormal Involuntary Movement ScaleDigit Symbol Substitution TaskWisconsin Card Sorting TestNeurologic deficitsClinical significanceExtrapyramidal Symptom Rating ScaleMore extrapyramidal symptomsBarnes Akathisia ScaleDetailed clinical assessmentNeurological soft signsSymptom Rating ScaleNegative Syndrome ScaleHigher AIMS scoresEvaluation ScaleNeurological deficitsExtrapyramidal symptomsClinical correlatesDeficit syndrome schizophreniaClinical evaluationClinical assessmentAIMS scoresLower PANSSMovement ScaleSoft signsSPECT imaging of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in nonsmoking heavy alcohol drinking individuals
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 Dependence 2010, 108: 146-150. PMID: 20074869, PMCID: PMC2871672, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrinks/occasionNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsControl nonsmokersAcetylcholine receptorsHeavy drinkersHeavy drinkingLast alcoholic beverageHeavy alcohol drinkersHeavy alcoholSingle photon emissionSeverity of drinkingEffect of ageTobacco smokingAlcohol drinkersAlcohol drinkingCommon neural substrateNonsmokersAlcohol consumptionReceptor availabilityLarger studyAlcohol drinksAlcohol use behaviorsAddictive disordersDrinkersNeural substrates
2009
GABAA‐benzodiazepine receptor availability in smokers and nonsmokers: Relationship to subsyndromal anxiety and depression
Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Batis JC, Bois F, Kloczynski TA, Stiklus SM, Perry E, Tamagnan GD, Seibyl JP, Makuch R, Krishnan‐Sarin S, O'Malley S, Staley JK. GABAA‐benzodiazepine receptor availability in smokers and nonsmokers: Relationship to subsyndromal anxiety and depression. Synapse 2009, 63: 1089-1099. PMID: 19642218, PMCID: PMC2778224, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety IndexState-Trait Anxiety IndexDepressive symptomsSubsyndromal anxietyAnxiety symptomsPain toleranceReceptor availabilityAbstinent tobacco smokersSex-matched nonsmokersSingle photon emissionPain symptomsHealthy ageSmoking statusTobacco smokersSubsyndromal depressionAbstinent smokersVulnerable smokersCold pressor taskNonsmokersGamma-aminobutyricEpidemiology ScaleSmokersAcute abstinenceBrain areasSymptoms
2004
The Psychotomimetic Effects of Intravenous Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Healthy Individuals: Implications for Psychosis
D'Souza DC, Perry E, MacDougall L, Ammerman Y, Cooper T, Wu YT, Braley G, Gueorguieva R, Krystal JH. The Psychotomimetic Effects of Intravenous Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Healthy Individuals: Implications for Psychosis. Neuropsychopharmacology 2004, 29: 1558-1572. PMID: 15173844, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyArousalAttentionBehaviorCognitionDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDronabinolFemaleHallucinogensHemodynamicsHumansHydrocortisoneInjections, IntravenousMaleMemory, Short-TermMental RecallPanicProlactinPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychoses, Substance-InducedSpeechVerbal LearningConceptsCannabinoid receptor functionWord recallRecognition recallVerbal fluencyCognitive deficitsProspective safety dataNegative symptomsAbuse disordersHealthy individualsCounterbalanced studyMonths poststudyRecallPsychotomimetic effectsPsychotic disordersReceptor functionPsychosisEndogenous psychosesIndividualsDistractibilityFluencyTransient symptomsDisordersEndocrine effectsSafety dataAnxiety