2011
Baseline trajectories of heavy drinking and their effects on postrandomization drinking in the COMBINE Study: empirically derived predictors of drinking outcomes during treatment
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, Donovan D, Rounsaville BJ, Couper D, Krystal JH, O’Malley S. Baseline trajectories of heavy drinking and their effects on postrandomization drinking in the COMBINE Study: empirically derived predictors of drinking outcomes during treatment. Alcohol 2011, 46: 121-131. PMID: 21925828, PMCID: PMC3266454, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2011.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDaily heavy drinkersFrequent heavy drinkersHeavy drinkersHeavy drinkingDrinking outcomesAlcohol-dependent patientsBehavioral intervention studyHeavy drinking trajectoriesSummary drinking measuresBaseline characteristicsActive treatmentSevere baselineCombined PharmacotherapiesWorse outcomesPharmacological interventionsCOMBINE StudyIntervention studiesPatientsTreatment factorsDrinkersOutcomesTrajectory membershipDrinking measuresTreatment effectsDrinking
2007
Naltrexone Is Associated With Reduced Drinking by Alcohol Dependent Patients Receiving Antidepressants for Mood and Anxiety Symptoms: Results From VA Cooperative Study No. 425, “Naltrexone in the Treatment of Alcoholism”
Krystal JH, Gueorguieva R, Cramer J, Collins J, Rosenheck R, Team T. Naltrexone Is Associated With Reduced Drinking by Alcohol Dependent Patients Receiving Antidepressants for Mood and Anxiety Symptoms: Results From VA Cooperative Study No. 425, “Naltrexone in the Treatment of Alcoholism”. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 32: 85-91. PMID: 18070245, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00555.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficacy of naltrexoneGroup of patientsAlcohol-dependent patientsAntidepressant medicationDependent patientsMood symptomsDrinking daysPrescription of antidepressantsAnxiety symptomsVA Medical CenterPercent drinking daysSevere mood symptomsTreatment of alcoholismStep Facilitation TherapyDrinking-related outcomesNaltrexone prescriptionStudy medicationSignificant mood symptomsStudy patientsAntidepressant treatmentStudy entryComorbid conditionsComorbid moodMedical CenterNaltrexoneEffect of Memantine on Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving in Recovering Alcohol-Dependent Patients
Krupitsky EM, Neznanova O, Masalov D, Burakov AM, Didenko T, Romanova T, Tsoy M, Bespalov A, Slavina TY, Grinenko AA, Petrakis IL, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, Zvartau EE, Krystal JH. Effect of Memantine on Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving in Recovering Alcohol-Dependent Patients. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2007, 164: 519-523. PMID: 17329479, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.3.519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA receptor antagonist memantineAlcohol cue-induced cravingEffects of memantineAspartic acid (NMDA) glutamate receptorsDose-related fashionDouble-blind conditionsNMDA receptor functionNMDA receptor antagonistAlcohol-dependent patientsAlcohol cuesCue-induced alcoholTreatment of alcoholismCue-induced cravingEthanol-like effectsReceptor antagonistAlcohol-dependent inpatientsGlutamate receptorsMemantineAlcohol cravingMotivational disturbancesRandomized orderReceptor functionBehavioral effectsSubjective effectsTest day