2001
Elevated motor threshold in drug-free, cocaine-dependent patients assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation
Boutros N, Lisanby S, Tokuno H, Torello M, Campbell D, Berman R, Malison R, Krystal J, Kosten T. Elevated motor threshold in drug-free, cocaine-dependent patients assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 49: 369-373. PMID: 11239908, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00948-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscranial magnetic stimulationCortical excitabilityCocaine-dependent subjectsMotor thresholdControl subjectsMagnetic stimulationSingle-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulationExcitatory/inhibitory balancePulse transcranial magnetic stimulationChronic cocaine abuseMotor cortical regionsChronic cocaine abusersNormal control subjectsNumber of neurotransmittersAlters cortical excitabilityCocaine-dependent patientsCortical inhibitoryCerebral cortexInhibitory balanceAwake subjectsChronic cocaineCocaine intoxicationCocaine abusePsychiatric populationsCortical regions
1996
Recurrent self-injurious behavior in forensic patients
Hillbrand M, Young J, Krystal J. Recurrent self-injurious behavior in forensic patients. Psychiatric Quarterly 1996, 67: 33-45. PMID: 8623037, DOI: 10.1007/bf02244273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-injurious behaviorForensic patientsPsychiatric populationsSelf-injurious patientsGreat therapeutic challengeRecurrent self-injurious behaviorSelf-destructive patientsLonger hospitalizationTherapeutic challengeForensic psychiatric populationHigh prevalencePatientsVigorous interventionDiagnostic measuresPresent studyHospitalizationPopulationPrevalence