2018
The effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on cognition and symptoms in outpatients with chronic schizophrenia a randomized placebo controlled trial
Boggs DL, Surti T, Gupta A, Gupta S, Niciu M, Pittman B, Schnakenberg Martin AM, Thurnauer H, Davies A, D’Souza D, Ranganathan M. The effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on cognition and symptoms in outpatients with chronic schizophrenia a randomized placebo controlled trial. Psychopharmacology 2018, 235: 1923-1932. PMID: 29619533, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-4885-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAffectAntipsychotic AgentsCannabidiolChronic DiseaseCognitionCognitive DysfunctionDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMental Status and Dementia TestsMiddle AgedOutpatientsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyTreatment OutcomeConceptsMATRICS Consensus Cognitive BatterySide effectsChronic schizophreniaAntipsychotic-treated patientsMovement side effectsFixed-dose studyPlacebo-treated subjectsWeeks of treatmentPANSS total scoreEffects of cannabidiolWorsening of moodNegative Syndrome ScaleAntipsychotic-treated outpatients× time effect× time interactionMCCB composite scoreOral cannabidiolCBD groupClinical trialsParallel groupPANSS scoresMethodsThis studyPsychotic symptomsConsensus Cognitive BatterySyndrome Scale
1999
NMDA Agonists and Antagonists as Probes of Glutamatergic Dysfunction and Pharmacotherapies in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Krystal J, D'Souza C, Petrakis I, Belger A, Berman R, Charney D, AbiSaab W, Madonick S. NMDA Agonists and Antagonists as Probes of Glutamatergic Dysfunction and Pharmacotherapies in Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 1999, 7: 125-143. PMID: 10483932, DOI: 10.3109/hrp.7.3.125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subclassChronic pain syndromePain syndromeGlutamatergic dysfunctionNMDA agonistClinical studiesMajor depressionNMDA antagonistsGlutamate receptorsCoagonist siteParkinson's diseaseHuman psychopharmacological studiesPartial agonistAlzheimer's diseaseNeuropsychiatric conditionsNeuropsychiatric disordersDiseasePsychopharmacological studiesAnxiety disordersHuntington's diseaseAgonistsAntagonistTherapeutic hypothesesDisordersAddiction disorders