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David Pickar

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[PDF][PDF] Benzodiazepines in the treatment of schizophrenia

OM Wolkowitz, D Pickar - A Review and re-appraisal Am J Psychiatry, 1991 - Citeseer
Objective: Benzodiazepines, either alone or added to neuroleptics, have been studied
extensively as treatments for schizophrenia, but no consensus regarding their efficacy has …

Schizophrenia is associated with elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine concentrations: evidence from a novel positron emission tomography method

…, AK Malhotra, WC Eckelman, D Pickar - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - National Acad Sciences
A major line of evidence that supports the hypothesis of dopamine overactivity in
schizophrenia is the psychomimetic potential of agents such as amphetamine that stimulate …

Responses to corticotropin-releasing hormone in the hypercortisolism of depression and Cushing's disease

…, LK Nieman, RM Post, D Pickar… - … England Journal of …, 1986 - Mass Medical Soc
Primary depression can be associated with substantial hypercortisolism, thus prompting
some researchers to suggest that depression shares pathophysiologic features with …

NMDA receptor function and human cognition: the effects of ketamine in healthy volunteers

…, H Weingartner, K Sirocco, CD Missar, D Pickar… - …, 1996 - Elsevier
A rapidly growing body of preclinical data has implicated the glutamatergic N-methyl-d-
aspartate (NMDA) receptor in memory and other cognitive processes. There is …

Ketamine-induced exacerbation of psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment in neuroleptic-free schizophrenics

…, CM Adler, I Elman, A Clifton, D Pickar… - …, 1997 - Elsevier
The N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor has been implicated in the pathophysiology of
schizophrenia. We administered subanesthetic doses of the NMDA receptor antagonist …

National Institute of Mental Health longitudinal study of chronic schizophrenia: prognosis and predictors of outcome

…, JL Schreiber, J Dyer, D Pickar - Archives of general …, 1991 - jamanetwork.com
• We performed a longitudinal study of chronic schizophrenic patients who were hospitalized
for research purposes at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Program …

Effort and cognition in depression

…, H Weingartner, SA Smallberg, D Pickar… - Archives of general …, 1982 - jamanetwork.com
• Motor performance and cognitive function were examined in depressed patients and
controls. Increasing severity of depression was strongly associated with decrements in …

Neuropsychiatric effects of anabolic steroids in male normal volunteers

TP Su, M Pagliaro, PJ Schmidt, D Pickar, O Wolkowitz… - Jama, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To evaluate the acute effects of anabolic steroids on mood and behavior in male
normal volunteers. Design.—A 2-week, double-blind (subject and rater), fixed-order …

Cognitive effects of corticosteroids.

…, A Breier, A Doran, D Rubinow, D Pickar - The American journal …, 1990 - europepmc.org
A comment on this article appears in" Antiglucocorticoid effects of DHEA-S in Alzheimer's
disease." Am J Psychiatry. 1992 Aug; 149 (8): 1125-6. A comment on this article appears in" …

Association of ketamine-induced psychosis with focal activation of the prefrontal cortex in healthy volunteers.

…, DA Pinals, NI Weisenfeld, D Pickar - The American journal …, 1997 - europepmc.org
Objective Agents that antagonize the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor, such as
phencyclidine and ketamine, produce an acute psychotic state in normal individuals that …