2008
Treatment implications: using neuroscience to guide the development of new pharmacotherapies for alcoholism.
Krishnan-Sarin S, O'Malley S, Krystal JH. Treatment implications: using neuroscience to guide the development of new pharmacotherapies for alcoholism. Alcohol Research 2008, 31: 400-7. PMID: 23584013, PMCID: PMC3860468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceCurrent treatment optionsAlcohol-drinking behaviorDifferent neurochemical systemsAdjunctive treatmentModest efficacyTreatment optionsNew medicationsNew pharmacotherapiesMedicationsHealth problemsNeurochemical systemsPharmacotherapyTreatmentGreat needCertain genesNaltrexoneAlcoholismDisulfiramDrinkers
1993
Psychobiologic Mechanisms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Charney DS, Deutch AY, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Davis M. Psychobiologic Mechanisms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 1993, 50: 294-305. PMID: 8466391, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1993.01820160064008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderPathophysiology of PTSDAvoidance of stimuliFailure of extinctionFear conditioningTraumatic memoriesMemory processesAutonomic hyperarousalTraumatic eventsEffects of stressCore symptomsPersistent reexperiencingPsychobiologic mechanismsAdaptive behavioralBrain structuresNeurochemical systemsNeurobiologic mechanismsReexperiencingParallel activationHyperarousalDisordersChronic courseTrauma resultsBehavioral sensitization