2023
Assessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers
Ward E, Fragala M, Birse C, Hawrilenko M, Smolka C, Ambwani G, Brown M, Krystal J, Corlett P, Chekroud A. Assessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294414. PMID: 37988363, PMCID: PMC10662717, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health benefitsSheehan Disability ScaleHealth service workersMental health issuesHealth benefitsHealth issuesRetrospective cohort studyPHQ-9 scaleMental health screeningComprehensive mental health programGAD-7 scaleMental health programsCare navigationCohort studyHealth screeningDisability ScaleMedication managementTreatment appointmentsFunctional impairmentLeast moderate anxietyHealth services companyOutcome assessmentHealth programsModerate anxietyAnxiety symptoms
2011
The antidepressant effect of ketamine is not associated with changes in occipital amino acid neurotransmitter content as measured by [1H]-MRS
Valentine GW, Mason GF, Gomez R, Fasula M, Watzl J, Pittman B, Krystal JH, Sanacora G. The antidepressant effect of ketamine is not associated with changes in occipital amino acid neurotransmitter content as measured by [1H]-MRS. Psychiatry Research 2011, 191: 122-127. PMID: 21232924, PMCID: PMC3061550, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntidepressive AgentsBlood PressureDepressive Disorder, MajorDissociative DisordersFemaleGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidHeart RateHumansKetamineMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMiddle AgedOccipital LobeProtonsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsRetrospective StudiesSingle-Blind MethodStatistics as TopicTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsMajor depressive disorderAntidepressant effectsAntidepressant actionNeurotransmitter contentNMDA receptor antagonist ketamineProton magnetic resonance spectroscopy methodConventional antidepressant treatmentKetamine's antidepressant actionSingle intravenous doseSingle-blind conditionsAntidepressant treatmentChronic treatmentKetamine infusionIntravenous dosePharmacodynamic basisDepressive disorderAcute actionsMRS scansOccipital cortexDepressive symptomsDepression scoresRating ScaleBaseline measuresInfusionKetamine
2009
Dimensional predictors of response to SRI pharmacotherapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder
Landeros-Weisenberger A, Bloch MH, Kelmendi B, Wegner R, Nudel J, Dombrowski P, Pittenger C, Krystal JH, Goodman WK, Leckman JF, Coric V. Dimensional predictors of response to SRI pharmacotherapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2009, 121: 175-179. PMID: 19577308, PMCID: PMC3974618, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSRI responseSymptom dimensionsOpen-label continuation phaseClinical Global Improvement ScaleGlobal Improvement ScaleCentral serotonin systemInitial positive responseYale-Brown ObsessiveContinuation phaseMinor symptomsOrdinal logistic regressionClinical trialsSerotonin systemTreatment responseSame patientImprovement ScaleSRI treatmentPatientsSignificant associationLogistic regressionCompulsive ScaleOCD patientsOCD subjectsSymptoms
2007
New Insights into the Efficacy of Naltrexone Based on Trajectory-Based Reanalyses of Two Negative Clinical Trials
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, Pittman B, Cramer J, Rosenheck RA, O’Malley S, Krystal JH. New Insights into the Efficacy of Naltrexone Based on Trajectory-Based Reanalyses of Two Negative Clinical Trials. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 61: 1290-1295. PMID: 17224132, PMCID: PMC1952242, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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