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Low HDL cholesterol, aggression and altered central serotonergic activityL Buydens-Branchey
Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Psychiatry Res 93:93-102. 2000..It also suggests that low cholesterol and alterations in 5-HT activity may be causally related...
Long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease feelings of anger in substance abusersLaure Buydens-Branchey
Research Service 151 BK, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System Brooklyn Campus, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY, 11209, USA
Psychiatry Res 157:95-104. 2008..These data provide further support for emerging evidence indicating that supplementation with long-chain n-3 PUFAs could be beneficial in the treatment of some individuals with aggressive tendencies...- n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease anxiety feelings in a population of substance abusersLaure Buydens-Branchey
New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 26:661-5. 2006..042). In conclusion, these preliminary data indicate that n-3 PUFA supplementation could be beneficial in the treatment of some patients with anxiety disorders... - Efficacy of buspirone in the treatment of opioid withdrawalLaure Buydens-Branchey
New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 25:230-6. 2005..The use of buspirone could be particularly helpful in outpatient settings where the duration of the methadone taper recommended for detoxification can be lengthy... 
Low plasma levels of docosahexaenoic acid are associated with an increased relapse vulnerability in substance abusersLaure Buydens-Branchey
Psychiatry Service, DVA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Am J Addict 18:73-80. 2009..The study of the efficacy of n-3 supplements or of dietary modifications on relapse appears warranted...- Cocaine addicts with conduct disorder are typified by decreased cortisol responsivity and high plasma levels of DHEA-SLaure Buydens-Branchey
New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, N Y, USA
Neuropsychobiology 50:161-6. 2004.... - Polyunsaturated fatty acid status and relapse vulnerability in cocaine addictsLaure Buydens-Branchey
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus 11S BK, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
Psychiatry Res 120:29-35. 2003.... - Polyunsaturated fatty acid status and aggression in cocaine addictsLaure Buydens-Branchey
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 71:319-23. 2003..We also explored the possibility that their FA levels would change after a 2 week stay on an inpatient unit where a standard diet would be provided... - Association between low plasma levels of cholesterol and relapse in cocaine addictsLaure Buydens-Branchey
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, and State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York 11209, USA
Psychosom Med 65:86-91. 2003.... - Perturbations of plasma cortisol and DHEA-S following discontinuation of cocaine use in cocaine addictsLaure Buydens-Branchey
New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 27:83-97. 2002..In conclusion, lingering neuroendocrine perturbations persist after discontinuation of cocaine use in addicts. Some of these changes could be associated with an increased relapse risk... - Associations between increases in plasma n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids following supplementation and decreases in anger and anxiety in substance abusersLaure Buydens-Branchey
Psychiatry Service, DVA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 32:568-75. 2008.... - Effects of buspirone in withdrawal from opiatesJudith S Rose
The VA New York Harbor Health Care System, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Am J Addict 12:253-9. 2003..035), and seventeen (p=.035). They also had lower scores on the SOWS on days sixteen (p=.050). It is concluded that buspirone was effective in attenuating the objective and subjective withdrawal symptoms that follow opiate use cessation... - Sensitization to the psychosis-inducing effects of cocaine compared with measures of cocaine craving and cue reactivityMalcolm S Reid
Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Am J Addict 13:305-15. 2004..Sensitization to cocaine-induced psychosis was negatively correlated with baseline measures of drug dependence severity and indices of cocaine craving over the preceding 24 hours but not with measures of cocaine cue reactivity... - Higher n-3 fatty acids are associated with more intense fenfluramine-induced ACTH and cortisol responses among cocaine-abusing menLaure Buydens-Branchey
Narrows Institute for Biomedical Research, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
Psychiatry Res 188:422-7. 2011..These findings support and expand existing evidence that EPA and DHA could influence 5-HT function in some human subgroups...
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- EFFECTS OF BUSPIRONE IN WITHDRAWAL FROM OPIATESLaure Buydens Branchey; Fiscal Year: 2002..Buspirone has additional advantages. It is not sedating, has no withdrawal symptoms, has no abuse potential, does not potentiate central nervous system depressants and does not induce psychomotor impairment. ..
- Cholesterol and fatty acids in cocaine addiction relapseLaure Buydens Branchey; Fiscal Year: 2004..If our preliminary findings are confirmed, the use of fatty acids supplements or changes in dietary habits could have a significant potential in the prevention of relapse in a subgroup of cocaine addicts. ..