Hernán Silva

Summary

Affiliation: Universidad de Chile
Country: Chile

Publications

  1. ncbi Serotonin transporter polymorphism and fluoxetine effect on impulsiveness and aggression in borderline personality disorder
    H Silva
    Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria, Hospital Clinico, Universidad de Chile
    Actas Esp Psiquiatr 35:387-92. 2007
  2. ncbi [Do antidepressants really increase suicide rates in childhood and adolescence?]
    Hernán Silva
    Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Concepcion, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 135:1195-201. 2007
  3. ncbi [Gender-related differences in functional assessment of serotonergic system in healthy young subjects]
    H Silva
    Clínica Psiquiátrica de la Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
    Actas Esp Psiquiatr 36:218-22. 2008
  4. ncbi Fluoxetine response in impulsive-aggressive behavior and serotonin transporter polymorphism in personality disorder
    Hernán Silva
    Psychiatric Clinic of University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
    Psychiatr Genet 20:25-30. 2010
  5. ncbi Planning in borderline personality disorder: evidence for distinct subpopulations
    M Leonor Bustamante
    Personality Disorders Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
    World J Biol Psychiatry 10:512-7. 2009
  6. ncbi Molecular mechanisms underlying glutamatergic dysfunction in schizophrenia: therapeutic implications
    Pablo A Gaspar
    Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria, Hospital Clinico de la Universidad de Chile, Casilla, Santiago, Chile
    J Neurochem 111:891-900. 2009
  7. ncbi [Acquired characteristics of porphyria cutanea tarda in patients infected with hepatitis C virus]
    C Wolff
    Departamento de Medicina Occidente, Universidad de Chile, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 126:245-50. 1998
  8. ncbi [Clinical and psychometric diagnosis of depression in patients in general medicine]
    A Ruiz
    Departamento de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, División Norte, Universidad de Chile
    Rev Med Chil 129:627-33. 2001
  9. ncbi Early response to venlafaxine antidepressant correlates with lower ACTH levels prior to pharmacological treatment
    A V Araya
    Clinic Hospital, Universidad de Chile, Chile
    Endocrine 30:289-98. 2006

Collaborators

  • A Solari
  • Pablo A Gaspar
  • A Ruiz
  • C Wolff
  • M Leonor Bustamante
  • A V Araya
  • Sonia Jerez
  • Patricia Iturra
  • Mauricio Arcos-Burgos
  • Matías Ríos
  • Juana Villarroel
  • Valeria Francesetti
  • R Rojas
  • G Rojas
  • P Rojas
  • L Herrera
  • R Fritsch
  • H Gatica
  • J L Fiedler

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Serotonin transporter polymorphism and fluoxetine effect on impulsiveness and aggression in borderline personality disorder
    H Silva
    Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria, Hospital Clinico, Universidad de Chile
    Actas Esp Psiquiatr 35:387-92. 2007
    ..This study aims to study these polymorphisms to predict the response of aggressive and impulsive behaviors to SSRIs in borderline personality disorder...
  2. ncbi [Do antidepressants really increase suicide rates in childhood and adolescence?]
    Hernán Silva
    Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Concepcion, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 135:1195-201. 2007
    ..It is not possible to ascribe a direct responsibility to antidepressants, because depression, by definition, has suicidal ideation. On the contrary, the reduction of suicidal rates supports the effectiveness of these medications...
  3. ncbi [Gender-related differences in functional assessment of serotonergic system in healthy young subjects]
    H Silva
    Clínica Psiquiátrica de la Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
    Actas Esp Psiquiatr 36:218-22. 2008
    ..Prolactin stimulation test with serotonergic stimulants has been widely used in the study of diverse psychiatric disorders. However, the characterization of this response in normal subjects is still incomplete...
  4. ncbi Fluoxetine response in impulsive-aggressive behavior and serotonin transporter polymorphism in personality disorder
    Hernán Silva
    Psychiatric Clinic of University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
    Psychiatr Genet 20:25-30. 2010
    ..Several studies of major depression have shown that the l allele of 5-HTTLPR is associated with better SSRI antidepressant effects than the s allele...
  5. ncbi Planning in borderline personality disorder: evidence for distinct subpopulations
    M Leonor Bustamante
    Personality Disorders Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
    World J Biol Psychiatry 10:512-7. 2009
    ..Borderline personality disorder is a severe mental disorder, whereas previous studies suggest executive functions may be impaired. The aim of this study was to evaluate executive planning in a sample of 85 individuals...
  6. ncbi Molecular mechanisms underlying glutamatergic dysfunction in schizophrenia: therapeutic implications
    Pablo A Gaspar
    Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria, Hospital Clinico de la Universidad de Chile, Casilla, Santiago, Chile
    J Neurochem 111:891-900. 2009
    ..Therefore, in our view metabotropic glutamate receptors constitute a highly promising target for future drug treatment in this disease...
  7. ncbi [Acquired characteristics of porphyria cutanea tarda in patients infected with hepatitis C virus]
    C Wolff
    Departamento de Medicina Occidente, Universidad de Chile, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 126:245-50. 1998
    ..There is a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with PCT, specially in those without family history of the disease...
  8. ncbi [Clinical and psychometric diagnosis of depression in patients in general medicine]
    A Ruiz
    Departamento de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, División Norte, Universidad de Chile
    Rev Med Chil 129:627-33. 2001
    ..The Hamilton scale, applied by an external evaluator and the self rating Beck inventory for depression, can give discrepant results in psychiatric patients with depression...
  9. ncbi Early response to venlafaxine antidepressant correlates with lower ACTH levels prior to pharmacological treatment
    A V Araya
    Clinic Hospital, Universidad de Chile, Chile
    Endocrine 30:289-98. 2006
    ..The differences in clinical response to venlafaxine among depressive patients seem to be related to endocrinological parameters...