2012
Treatment for Comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Review of the Evidence and Future Recommendations
Gianoli MO, Jane JS, O'Brien E, Ralevski E. Treatment for Comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Review of the Evidence and Future Recommendations. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2012, 20: 333-344. PMID: 22686496, PMCID: PMC3697118, DOI: 10.1037/a0027999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderBorderline personality disorderComorbid borderline personality disorderTreatment optionsSubstance use disordersUse disordersDual diagnosisBPD symptomsPersonality disorderPopulation of patientsSecond-generation antipsychoticsAlternative treatment optionPatterns of comorbiditySymptoms of BPDMedication optionsGeneration antipsychoticsPoor prognosisPharmacological treatmentSpecific psychotherapyRecent medicationAlcohol consumptionPatientsAlcohol cravingSymptomsDisorders
2011
Preliminary Findings on the Interactive Effects of IV Ethanol and IV Nicotine on Human Behavior and Cognition: A Laboratory Study
Ralevski E, Perry EB, D’Souza D, Bufis V, Elander J, Limoncelli D, Vendetti M, Dean E, Cooper TB, McKee S, Petrakis I. Preliminary Findings on the Interactive Effects of IV Ethanol and IV Nicotine on Human Behavior and Cognition: A Laboratory Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2011, 14: 596-606. PMID: 22180582, PMCID: PMC6281082, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRey Auditory Verbal Learning TaskAuditory Verbal Learning TaskVerbal learning taskAcute intravenous alcoholSubjective alcohol effectsBiphasic Alcohol Effects ScaleAlcohol-induced deficitsAlcohol-induced impairmentDoses of alcoholActive nicotineInteractive effectsTest dayCognitive inhibitionVerbal learningCognitive performanceLearning taskSubjective intoxicationAlcohol effectsHuman behaviorNicotine effectsIntravenous alcoholAlcohol infusionManner oneSubjective effectsCognitionNoradrenergic vs Serotonergic Antidepressant with or without Naltrexone for Veterans with PTSD and Comorbid Alcohol Dependence
Petrakis IL, Ralevski E, Desai N, Trevisan L, Gueorguieva R, Rounsaville B, Krystal JH. Noradrenergic vs Serotonergic Antidepressant with or without Naltrexone for Veterans with PTSD and Comorbid Alcohol Dependence. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011, 37: 996-1004. PMID: 22089316, PMCID: PMC3280636, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderSerotonin uptake inhibitorNorepinephrine uptake inhibitorUptake inhibitorAlcohol dependenceMale veteransTreatment of PTSDUse outcomesSymptoms of PTSDDouble-blind conditionsMain outcome measuresEvidence of efficacyComorbid alcohol dependenceCurrent diagnostic criteriaAlcohol use disorderAlcohol use outcomesComorbid conditionsAdjunctive efficacyOutcome measuresOnly FDADiagnostic criteriaUse disordersClinical advantagesAlcohol consumptionDrug AdministrationEffects of Acamprosate on Cognition in a Treatment Study of Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Comorbid Alcohol Dependence
Ralevski E, O'Brien E, Jane JS, Dean E, Dwan R, Petrakis I. Effects of Acamprosate on Cognition in a Treatment Study of Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Comorbid Alcohol Dependence. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2011, 199: 499-505. PMID: 21716064, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e3182214297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive functioningSchizophrenia spectrum disordersSpectrum disorderAlcohol dependenceComorbid alcohol dependencePsychotic symptomsSymptoms of psychosisCognitionEffects of acamprosateAlcohol useFunctioningTreatment studiesAlcohol reductionMemorySample of patientsAcamprosate treatmentGroup of patientsNegative effectsAlcohol consumptionDisordersAttentionSymptomsAcamprosatePatientsSchizophrenia
2010
Analgesic Effects of Ethanol Are Influenced by Family History of Alcoholism and Neuroticism
Ralevski E, Perrino A, Acampora G, Koretski J, Limoncelli D, Petrakis I. Analgesic Effects of Ethanol Are Influenced by Family History of Alcoholism and Neuroticism. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2010, 34: 1433-1441. PMID: 20497133, PMCID: PMC9136640, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01228.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily historyAnalgesic responseHigh N scoresAnalgesic effectNoxious electrical stimulationPositive family historyStart of infusionDoses of ethanolSeparate test daysNegative family historyTest dayExperience of painN scoreMore analgesiaPlacebo dayPain assessmentPersonality traitsIntravenous administrationHealthy subjectsEthanol challengeLow doseElectrical stimulationAlcoholismThirty-oneLow N scores