1998
Acute Neuroleptic Treatment in Elderly Patients Without Dementia
Mazure C, Nelson J, Jatlow P, Bowers M. Acute Neuroleptic Treatment in Elderly Patients Without Dementia. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 1998, 6: 221-229. PMID: 9659955, DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199800630-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-elderly adultsElderly patientsNeuroleptic treatmentAcute responseLow dosesLow-dose neuroleptic treatmentAcute neuroleptic treatmentAdverse effectsHigh-dose treatmentLow-dose treatmentDrug blood levelsPrimary psychotic illnessInitial doseBlood levelsPsychotic illnessEffective treatmentPatientsDose ratioLonger durationTreatmentLower ratesDosesAdultsResponseNeuroleptics
1994
Characteristics of desipramine-refractory depression.
Nelson JC, Mazure CM, Jatlow PI. Characteristics of desipramine-refractory depression. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 1994, 55: 12-9. PMID: 8294386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive episodePoor responseMajor depressionNonpsychotic unipolar major depressionPrior treatment failureAdequate blood levelsWeeks of hospitalizationDrug responseUnipolar major depressionRecurrence of depressionDefinite personality disorderDiagnosis of melancholiaConsecutive inpatientsDesipramine levelsTreatment failureBlood levelsGeneral HospitalInitial severityPlasma concentrationsDrug treatmentSecondary depressionDepression InventoryPatientsPersonality disorderDepression
1990
The relationship between blood perphenazine levels, early resolution of psychotic symptoms, and side effects.
Mazure CM, Nelson JC, Jatlow PI, Kincare P, Bowers MB. The relationship between blood perphenazine levels, early resolution of psychotic symptoms, and side effects. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 1990, 51: 330-4. PMID: 2199431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAkathisia, Drug-InducedBasal Ganglia DiseasesBenztropineClinical Trials as TopicDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleParkinson Disease, SecondaryPerphenazinePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyConceptsExtrapyramidal side effectsSide effectsBrief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) totalSerious extrapyramidal side effectsIndividual BPRS itemsResolution of psychosisEarly resolutionBlood level monitoringBlood levelsIndividual symptomsTherapeutic thresholdPsychotic symptomsPsychotic inpatientsScale totalDrug efficacyBPRS itemsPerphenazine concentrationSymptomsPsychosisPerphenazineLevel monitoring