2022
Long-term safety of ketamine and esketamine in treatment of depression
Nikayin S, Murphy E, Krystal JH, Wilkinson ST. Long-term safety of ketamine and esketamine in treatment of depression. Expert Opinion On Drug Safety 2022, 21: 777-787. PMID: 35416105, DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2022.2066651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term safetyClinical trialsRacemic ketamineLong-term safety effectsRapid-acting antidepressant effectsLower urinary tract symptomsKetamine/esketamineTreatment-resistant depressionUrinary tract symptomsCommon side effectsTreatment of depressionLong-term impairmentElevated heart ratePhase three clinical trialsTract symptomsAntidepressant effectsBlood pressureIncreased riskBladder pathologyEsketamineHeart ratePsychiatric disordersSide effectsCognitive impairmentHigh doses
2006
The vulnerability to alcohol and substance abuse in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia
Krystal JH, D’Souza D, Gallinat J, Driesen N, Abi-Dargham A, Petrakis I, Heinz A, Pearlson G. The vulnerability to alcohol and substance abuse in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. Neurotoxicity Research 2006, 10: 235-252. PMID: 17197373, DOI: 10.1007/bf03033360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance abuse riskSubstance abuseSubstance abuse disordersAbuse riskSubstances of abuseNicotinic cholinergicPatient groupDopaminergic inputAbused substancesAbuse disordersSchizophrenic patientsDysphoric effectsAbuse liabilityHigh dosesLow dosesNegative symptomsReceptor functionAltered responseSchizophreniaSchizophrenic individualsRiskReward processingSubjective distressImpulsive behaviorDoses
1994
Clinical Predictors of Self-Mutilation in Hospitalized Forensic Patients
HILLBRAND M, KRYSTAL J, SHARPE K, FOSTER H. Clinical Predictors of Self-Mutilation in Hospitalized Forensic Patients. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 9-16. PMID: 8277305, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199401000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-mutilating patientsForensic patientsOvert Aggression ScaleProbability of recurrenceHistory of suicideMale forensic patientsInpatient courseClinical predictorsMale forensic inpatientsClinical correlatesSame hospitalHigh riskPatientsHigh dosesNeurological characteristicsPersonality disorderSelf-MutilationMaximum security hospitalMental retardationRecurrenceForensic inpatientsHospitalAggressive behaviorHistory of violenceInsanity acquittees