2010
Probing GABA Receptor Function in Schizophrenia with Iomazenil
Ahn K, Gil R, Seibyl J, Sewell RA, D'Souza DC. Probing GABA Receptor Function in Schizophrenia with Iomazenil. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 36: 677-683. PMID: 21068719, PMCID: PMC3055690, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia patientsHealthy controlsGABA deficitHealthy subjectsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleGABA-deficit hypothesisPlacebo-controlled studyChronic schizophrenia patientsPathophysiology of schizophreniaPsychiatric Rating ScalePartial inverse agonistDissociative Symptoms ScaleGABA receptor functionPerceptual alterationsPsychotomimetic effectsPsychotic symptomsIomazenilBenzodiazepine receptorsPatientsSymptom ScalePharmacological inductionReceptor functionInverse agonistRating ScaleBrain imaging
2001
Psychopharmacological challenge studies in psychiatric research
D'Souza D, Krystal J. Psychopharmacological challenge studies in psychiatric research. International Review Of Psychiatry 2001, 13: 40-46. DOI: 10.1080/09540260123077.Peer-Reviewed Original Research