2022
Effect of Concomitant Benzodiazepines on the Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine: Findings From the RAPID Intravenous Ketamine Study.
Feeney A, Hoeppner B, Freeman M, Flynn M, Iosifescu D, Trivedi M, Sanacora G, Mathew S, DeBattista C, Ionescu D, Cusin C, Papakostas G, Jha M, Fava M. Effect of Concomitant Benzodiazepines on the Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine: Findings From the RAPID Intravenous Ketamine Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2022, 84 PMID: 36383742, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.22m14491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDifferential treatment responsePrimary outcome measureBenzodiazepine useOral benzodiazepinesTreatment responseDay 1Antidepressant effectsHigh dosesClinical Global Impressions-SeverityHamilton Depression Rating ScaleStudy's primary outcome measureIllness Scale scoresTreatment-resistant depressionRandomized clinical trialsDepression Rating ScaleBenzodiazepine dosageIntravenous ketamineConcomitant benzodiazepinesSingle infusionClinical trialsDepressive disorderKetamine studiesOutcome measuresBenzodiazepine effects
2012
Cortical GABA Levels in Primary Insomnia
Morgan PT, Pace-Schott EF, Mason GF, Forselius E, Fasula M, Valentine GW, Sanacora G. Cortical GABA Levels in Primary Insomnia. Sleep 2012, 35: 807-814. PMID: 22654200, PMCID: PMC3353043, DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABA levelsSleep complaintsPrimary insomniaSleep onsetCortical GABA levelsGABA/creatine ratiosOccipital GABA levelsPolysomnographic sleep measuresBrain GABA levelsBody mass indexMain outcome measuresUniversity research clinicPrimary insomnia groupAllostatic responseProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyMaintenance of sleepGABA contentUse of cigarettesUse of caffeineMass indexOutpatient studyCreatine ratioOutcome measuresResearch clinicTwo-group comparison study