2023
Progesterone Attenuates the Stress Response in Individuals with Alcohol Dependence and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – A Pilot Study
Ralevski E, Newcomb J, Pisani E, DeNegre D, Peltier M, Jane J, Yoon G, Petrakis I. Progesterone Attenuates the Stress Response in Individuals with Alcohol Dependence and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – A Pilot Study. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2023, 20: 39-51. PMID: 38147491, PMCID: PMC11214330, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2023.2294989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderStress-induced cravingCognitive performanceNegative affectNeutral scriptsStress disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderComorbid alcohol use disorderTraumatic Stress DisorderMeasures of cravingCurrent alcohol use disorderPositive emotionsTrauma scriptsPhysiological measuresCravingStress-induced symptomsTest sessionsPTSDAnxietyAffectUse disordersLaboratory sessionsCocaine dependenceAlcohol dependenceIndividuals
2020
Zonisamide as an Adjunctive Treatment to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study
Petrakis I, Ralevski E, Arias AJ, DeNegre D, Newcomb J, Gianoli M, McCarthy E, Meshberg‐Cohen S, Yoon G. Zonisamide as an Adjunctive Treatment to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study. American Journal On Addictions 2020, 29: 515-524. PMID: 32462773, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlcohol-Related DisordersAnticonvulsantsCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Double-Blind MethodFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeVeterans HealthZonisamideConceptsAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive processing therapyComorbid alcohol use disorderSymptoms of PTSDUse disordersStress disorderPilot studyNonsignificant higher rateDouble-blind fashionReal-world treatmentCurrent alcohol dependenceEvidence-based psychotherapiesHigh rateAdjunctive treatmentPreliminary efficacyTreatment strategiesPsychosocial treatmentsPTSD outcomesZonisamideAlcohol dependencePlaceboLarger studyAlcohol useDisorders
2013
Effects of Family History of Alcohol Dependence on the Subjective Response to Alcohol Using the Intravenous Alcohol Clamp
Kerfoot K, Pittman B, Ralevski E, Limoncelli D, Koretski J, Newcomb J, Arias AJ, Petrakis IL. Effects of Family History of Alcohol Dependence on the Subjective Response to Alcohol Using the Intravenous Alcohol Clamp. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2013, 37: 2011-2018. PMID: 23895557, PMCID: PMC3971638, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderSubjective responsesBiphasic Alcohol Effects ScaleSubjective effectsUse disordersEffects of FHSimilar dose-related effectsTest dayCognitive effectsCognitive functionHigh-dose alcoholMeasure of coordinationSeparate test daysFamily historySubjective measuresHigh-dose EtOHImpairment of coordinationAlcohol challengeAlcohol dependenceEffects ScaleDouble-blind conditionsLow-dose ethanolAlcohol administrationVisual analog scaleIndividuals
2012
Subjective Effects of Thiopental in Young Adults with and without a Family History of Alcoholism
Petrakis IL, Kerfoot K, Pittman B, Perrino A, Koretski J, Newcomb J, Limoncelli D, Acampora G, Ralevski E. Subjective Effects of Thiopental in Young Adults with and without a Family History of Alcoholism. Journal Of Addiction Research & Therapy 2012, 2013 PMID: 24273687, PMCID: PMC3835602, DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.s7-002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderSubjective effectsUse disordersSub-anesthetic dosesAlcohol-related measuresSignificant main effectCognitive effectsAlcohol-like effectsFHN individualsSeparate test daysStimulant effectsYoung adultsCognitionMain effectSubjective responsesAlcohol dependenceTest dayFamily historyImpaired coordinationIndividualsResponse differencesFamily history-negative subjectsDisordersHealthy individualsFHP