2020
Cortical volume abnormalities in posttraumatic stress disorder: an ENIGMA-psychiatric genomics consortium PTSD workgroup mega-analysis
Wang X, Xie H, Chen T, Cotton AS, Salminen LE, Logue MW, Clarke-Rubright EK, Wall J, Dennis EL, O’Leary B, Abdallah CG, Andrew E, Baugh LA, Bomyea J, Bruce SE, Bryant R, Choi K, Daniels JK, Davenport ND, Davidson RJ, DeBellis M, deRoon-Cassini T, Disner SG, Fani N, Fercho KA, Fitzgerald J, Forster GL, Frijling JL, Geuze E, Gomaa H, Gordon EM, Grupe D, Harpaz-Rotem I, Haswell CC, Herzog JI, Hofmann D, Hollifield M, Hosseini B, Hudson AR, Ipser J, Jahanshad N, Jovanovic T, Kaufman ML, King AP, Koch SBJ, Koerte IK, Korgaonkar MS, Krystal JH, Larson C, Lebois LAM, Levy I, Li G, Magnotta VA, Manthey A, May G, McLaughlin KA, Mueller SC, Nawijn L, Nelson SM, Neria Y, Nitschke JB, Olff M, Olson EA, Peverill M, Phan K, Rashid FM, Ressler K, Rosso IM, Sambrook K, Schmahl C, Shenton ME, Sierk A, Simons JS, Simons RM, Sponheim SR, Stein MB, Stein DJ, Stevens JS, Straube T, Suarez-Jimenez B, Tamburrino M, Thomopoulos SI, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, van Erp TGM, van Rooij SJH, van Zuiden M, Varkevisser T, Veltman DJ, Vermeiren RRJM, Walter H, Wang L, Zhu Y, Zhu X, Thompson PM, Morey RA, Liberzon I. Cortical volume abnormalities in posttraumatic stress disorder: an ENIGMA-psychiatric genomics consortium PTSD workgroup mega-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry 2020, 26: 4331-4343. PMID: 33288872, PMCID: PMC8180531, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00967-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderLateral orbitofrontal gyrusPTSD patientsCortical regionsComorbid depressionCortical volumeVolume abnormalitiesStress disorderSuperior parietal gyrusRegional cortical volumesSuperior temporal gyrusPrefrontal regulatory regionsCerebral cortexControl subjectsRight insularLimbic regionsParietal gyrusPosttraumatic stress symptom severityStress symptom severityDepression symptomsOrbitofrontal gyrusSymptom severityTemporal gyrusPatientsAbnormalities
2012
Effects of Ketamine in Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bloch MH, Wasylink S, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Panza KE, Billingslea E, Leckman JF, Krystal JH, Bhagwagar Z, Sanacora G, Pittenger C. Effects of Ketamine in Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 964-970. PMID: 22784486, PMCID: PMC3667652, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderKetamine infusionDepression symptomsLow-dose ketamine infusionTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD symptomsPathogenesis of OCDIncomplete symptom reliefTreatment-Refractory ObsessiveOpen-label trialRapid antidepressant effectsAspartate glutamate receptorsEffects of ketaminePotent noncompetitive antagonistGlutamate abnormalitiesAntidepressant effectsAntidepressant responseSymptom reliefKetamine effectsComorbid depressionAcute effectsGlutamate receptorsDepressive symptomsNoncompetitive antagonistInfusionMild Worry Symptoms Predict Decline in Learning and Memory in Healthy Older Adults: A 2-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Pietrzak RH, Maruff P, Woodward M, Fredrickson J, Fredrickson A, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Darby D. Mild Worry Symptoms Predict Decline in Learning and Memory in Healthy Older Adults: A 2-Year Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2012, 20: 266-275. PMID: 22354117, PMCID: PMC3285262, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3182107e24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorry symptomsOlder adultsCommunity-dwelling older adultsCognitive functionAge-related cognitive changesHealthy Older AdultsImportance of anxietyEarly cognitive declineDepressive symptomsAssociate learningCognitive agingVisual learningCognitive changesProspective cohort studyCognitive declineDepression symptomsEarly dementiaCohort studyObservational prospective cohort studyMemoryMild levelsLearningWorryAdultsTheoretical model
2011
Reduced Amygdala Serotonin Transporter Binding in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Murrough JW, Huang Y, Hu J, Henry S, Williams W, Gallezot JD, Bailey CR, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Reduced Amygdala Serotonin Transporter Binding in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 70: 1033-1038. PMID: 21855859, PMCID: PMC3207037, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale scoresDepression Rating Scale scoresPositron emission tomography scanStress disorderAbnormal amygdala activityEmission tomography scanHealthy control subjectsHamilton Rating ScaleRating Scale scoresBetween-group differencesSerotonin transporter bindingPositron emission tomographyControl subjectsTomography scanTransporter bindingHC groupAmygdala regionPTSD patientsLeft amygdalaScale scoreDepression symptomsEmission tomographyAmygdalaPTSD group