2005
Absence of behavioral sensitization in healthy human subjects following repeated exposure to ketamine
Cho HS, D’Souza D, Gueorguieva R, Perry EB, Madonick S, Karper LP, Abi-Dargham A, Belger A, Abi-Saab W, Lipschitz D, Bennet A, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH. Absence of behavioral sensitization in healthy human subjects following repeated exposure to ketamine. Psychopharmacology 2005, 179: 136-143. PMID: 15682309, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-2066-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy human subjectsBehavioral sensitizationReceptor antagonistN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor antagonistBehavioral effectsHuman subjectsGlutamate receptor antagonistsNMDA receptor antagonistConclusionsThe current dataEvidence of sensitizationRetrospective studyKetamine administrationOutcome measuresNegative symptomsObjectivesThe purposePrevious exposureFirst exposureKetamineSensitizationAntagonistExposurePerceptual alterationsCurrent dataSeparate studiesSubjects
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