2019
Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations
Holmes SE, Scheinost D, Finnema SJ, Naganawa M, Davis MT, DellaGioia N, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Pietrzak RH, Duman RS, Sanacora G, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Esterlis I. Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1529. PMID: 30948709, PMCID: PMC6449365, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09562-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderLower synaptic densitySynaptic densityPositron emission tomographyFunctional connectivityNetwork alterationsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2ASymptoms of depressionSynaptic lossDepressive disorderHealthy controlsNerve terminalsDepressive symptomsDepression severityUnmedicated individualsSynaptic connectionsEmission tomographyStress disorderVivo evidenceSymptomsDepressionSeverityDisordersAlterations
2011
Adjunctive Risperidone Treatment for Antidepressant-Resistant Symptoms of Chronic Military Service–Related PTSD: A Randomized Trial
Krystal JH, Rosenheck RA, Cramer JA, Vessicchio JC, Jones KM, Vertrees JE, Horney RA, Huang GD, Stock C, Group F. Adjunctive Risperidone Treatment for Antidepressant-Resistant Symptoms of Chronic Military Service–Related PTSD: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 2011, 306: 493-502. PMID: 21813427, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary-related posttraumatic stress disorderMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating ScalePosttraumatic stress disorderClinical Global Impression ScaleClinician-Administered PTSD ScaleHamilton Anxiety ScalePlacebo-controlled multicenter trialCAPS scoresSelf-reported weight gainSecond-generation antipsychotic risperidoneAdjunctive risperidone treatmentAntidepressant-resistant symptomsPrimary outcome measureChronic military-related posttraumatic stress disorderGlobal Impression ScaleOutpatient medical centerDepression Rating ScaleSymptoms of depressionQuality of lifePlacebo groupRisperidone groupVeterans RANDAdverse eventsOngoing symptomsMulticenter trial