Noradrenergic 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