2007
Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRM1, OPRK1, and OPRD1) Variants and Response to Naltrexone Treatment for Alcohol Dependence: Results From the VA Cooperative Study
Gelernter J, Gueorguieva R, Kranzler HR, Zhang H, Cramer J, Rosenheck R, Krystal JH, Group T. Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRM1, OPRK1, and OPRD1) Variants and Response to Naltrexone Treatment for Alcohol Dependence: Results From the VA Cooperative Study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 555-563. PMID: 17374034, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00339.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismConfidence IntervalsDNADouble-Blind MethodExonsFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsOdds RatioProportional Hazards ModelsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReceptors, Opioid, deltaReceptors, Opioid, kappaReceptors, Opioid, muSmokingTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsAlcohol dependenceOpioid receptorsTreatment responseVA Cooperative StudyRate of relapsePredictors of responseAlcohol-dependent male subjectsMu-opioid receptorsKappa-opioid receptorsCourse of treatmentShort-term treatmentReceptor gene variantsOpioid receptor geneAsn40Asp polymorphismAvailable medicationsNaltrexone treatmentSpecific pharmacotherapyPretreatment numberDrug naltrexoneNaltrexoneMale subjectsCooperative StudyRelapseHeavy drinkingIndividual single nucleotide polymorphisms
2005
Clinical treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Pittenger C, Kelmendi B, Bloch M, Krystal JH, Coric V. Clinical treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. Innov Clin Neurosci 2005, 2: 34-43. PMID: 21120095, PMCID: PMC2993523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderSRI-resistant obsessive compulsive disorderMainstay of treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsEffective treatment modalityUse of clomipramineCurrent treatment strategiesRecent epidemiological studiesCommon psychiatric disordersCompulsive disorderCognitive behavioral therapyInvasive neurosurgical proceduresPartial responseAvailable medicationsPharmacologic treatmentReuptake inhibitorsTreatment armamentariumSignificant morbidityTreatment modalitiesChronic disordersMedication managementTreatment strategiesEpidemiological studiesPsychiatric disordersClinical treatment