2007
Lamotrigine as Add-On Therapy in Schizophrenia
Goff DC, Keefe R, Citrome L, Davy K, Krystal JH, Large C, Thompson TR, Volavka J, Webster EL. Lamotrigine as Add-On Therapy in Schizophrenia. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2007, 27: 582-589. PMID: 18004124, DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0b013e31815abf34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnticonvulsantsAntipsychotic AgentsClozapineDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansLamotrigineMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient DropoutsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSchizophreniaSeverity of Illness IndexSuicide, AttemptedTreatment OutcomeTriazinesConceptsNegative Syndrome Scale total scoreScale total scoreAntipsychotic medicationTotal scoreTreatment groupsSchizophrenia patientsPlacebo-controlled trialPrimary end pointParallel-group trialUse of lamotrigineClinical Global ImpressionAtypical antipsychotic medicationsResidual psychotic symptomsSymptom total scoreNegative Symptoms total scoreLamotrigine augmentationLamotrigine trialsRefractory psychosisAtypical antipsychoticsCognitive composite scoreWeek 12Global ImpressionTreat samplePsychotic symptomsLamotrigineAntiglutamatergic Strategies for Ethanol Detoxification: Comparison With Placebo and Diazepam
Krupitsky EM, Rudenko AA, Burakov AM, Slavina TY, Grinenko AA, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, Petrakis IL, Zvartau EE, Krystal JH. Antiglutamatergic Strategies for Ethanol Detoxification: Comparison With Placebo and Diazepam. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 604-611. PMID: 17374039, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00344.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawal symptomsWithdrawal symptomsActive medicationAlcohol withdrawalGlutamatergic activationEthanol detoxificationAspartate glutamate receptor antagonistGlutamate release inhibitorGlutamate receptor antagonistsMale alcohol-dependent inpatientsAdditional diazepamDiazepam administrationClinical evidenceStandard pharmacotherapyReceptor antagonistAlcohol-dependent inpatientsRelease inhibitorEthanol dependenceAlcohol abstinenceGlutamate receptorsReceptor inhibitorsWithdrawal severityPlaceboMedicationsNew treatments
2003
A placebo-controlled, cross-over trial of lamotrigine in depersonalization disorder
Sierra M, Phillips ML, Ivin G, Krystal J, David AS. A placebo-controlled, cross-over trial of lamotrigine in depersonalization disorder. Journal Of Psychopharmacology 2003, 17: 103-105. PMID: 12680746, DOI: 10.1177/0269881103017001712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepersonalization disorderEfficacy of lamotrigineWeeks of treatmentCross-over trialCross-over periodCross-over designDSM-IV depersonalization disorderSole medicationGlutamate releaseLamotriginePatientsCambridge Depersonalization ScaleDisordersTreatmentDepersonalization ScalePlaceboMedicationsHyperactivityRespondersTrialsWeeks
2002
Effects of NMDA receptor antagonists: implications for the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
Krystal JH, Anand A, Moghaddam B. Effects of NMDA receptor antagonists: implications for the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry 2002, 59: 663-4. PMID: 12090822, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.59.7.663.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Lamotrigine in the treatment of depersonalization disorder.
Sierra M, Phillips M, Lambert M, Senior C, David A, Krystal J. Lamotrigine in the treatment of depersonalization disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2001, 62: 826-7. PMID: 11816874, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v62n1012b.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Attenuation of the Neuropsychiatric Effects of Ketamine With Lamotrigine: Support for Hyperglutamatergic Effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonists
Anand A, Charney DS, Oren DA, Berman RM, Hu XS, Cappiello A, Krystal JH. Attenuation of the Neuropsychiatric Effects of Ketamine With Lamotrigine: Support for Hyperglutamatergic Effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonists. JAMA Psychiatry 2000, 57: 270-276. PMID: 10711913, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.57.3.270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffectBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCognition DisordersDouble-Blind MethodExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleGlutamatesHumansKetamineLamotrigineMaleMental DisordersPerceptual DisordersPlacebosPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyTriazinesVerbal LearningConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonistNMDA receptor dysfunctionReceptor antagonistNeuropsychiatric effectsGlutamate releaseReceptor dysfunctionSymptom subscalesPlacebo 2 hoursClinician-Administered Dissociative States ScaleAdministration of lamotrigineAdministration of ketamineDouble-blind conditionsNMDA receptor antagonistMood-elevating effectsPositive symptom subscaleBrief Psychiatric RatingNovel therapeutic agentsNegative symptom subscaleHopkins Verbal Learning TestVerbal Learning TestKetamine effectsPsychiatric illnessHealthy subjectsPathophysiologic processesPreclinical studies