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
2000
Dissociation of ketamine effects on rule acquisition and rule implementation: possible relevance to NMDA receptor contributions to executive cognitive functions
Krystal J, Bennett A, Abi-Saab D, Belger A, Karper L, D’Souza D, Lipschitz D, Abi-Dargham A, Charney D. Dissociation of ketamine effects on rule acquisition and rule implementation: possible relevance to NMDA receptor contributions to executive cognitive functions. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: 137-143. PMID: 10664830, PMCID: PMC10060085, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00097-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive cognitive functionSecond test dayPerseverative errorsWCST performanceCognitive functionTest daySecond studyExecutive componentTask repetitionAltered perceptionWCSTNMDA antagonist ketamineNegative symptomsFrontal cortexRule acquisitionTest changesFirst studySingle repetitionKetamine effectsRepetitionTotal errorDistractibilityReceptor contributionNMDA receptor contributionRecall
1996
Neural Mechanisms in dissociative amnesia for childhood abuse: relevance to the current controversy surrounding the "false memory syndrome"
Bremner JD, Krystal JH, Charney DS, Southwick SM. Neural Mechanisms in dissociative amnesia for childhood abuse: relevance to the current controversy surrounding the "false memory syndrome". American Journal Of Psychiatry 1996, 153: 71-82. PMID: 8659644, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.7.71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFalse memory syndromeMemory tracesChildhood abuseDissociative amnesiaEffects of stressMemory functionMemory syndromeNeurobiology of memoryBrain regionsNormal memory functionChildren's memoryTraumatic stressorsSpecific brain regionsNeural mechanismsStressful eventsMemoryAmnesiaExtreme stressBrain chemistryAbuseRecallPsychiatric disordersLong-term alterationsLong-term effectsNormal persons
1994
Subanesthetic Effects of the Noncompetitive NMDA Antagonist, Ketamine, in Humans: Psychotomimetic, Perceptual, Cognitive, and Neuroendocrine Responses
Krystal JH, Karper LP, Seibyl JP, Freeman GK, Delaney R, Bremner JD, Heninger GR, Bowers MB, Charney DS. Subanesthetic Effects of the Noncompetitive NMDA Antagonist, Ketamine, in Humans: Psychotomimetic, Perceptual, Cognitive, and Neuroendocrine Responses. JAMA Psychiatry 1994, 51: 199-214. PMID: 8122957, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950030035004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood PressureCognitionDissociative DisordersDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFrontal LobeHomovanillic AcidHumansHydrocortisoneKetamineMaleMethoxyhydroxyphenylglycolNeuropsychological TestsPerceptionProlactinPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychoses, Substance-InducedPulseReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyConceptsWisconsin Card Sorting TestCard Sorting TestMini-Mental State ExaminationSorting TestNegative symptomsTests of vigilanceVerbal fluency taskDissociative statesState ExaminationFrontal cortical dysfunctionPsychosis Proneness ScalesClinician-Administered Dissociative States ScaleWord recallImmediate recallVerbal fluencyFluency taskVigilance taskCognitive deficitsCognitive functionRecallState scaleBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCortical dysfunctionTest dayPsychiatric Rating Scale