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Competency restoration treatment: differences between defendants declared competent or incompetent to stand trialClaire D Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 40:89-97. 2012..9 ± 7.0 months). While consistent with prior research, this is the first study to compare both psycholegal comprehension and specific clinical symptoms in defendants before and after competency restoration treatment...
What are the cognitive effects of stimulant medications? Emphasis on adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)Claire Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 215 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 34:1256-66. 2010..Stimulants may influence cognition by their effects on physiological arousal. Regardless, the evidence does not support the conclusion that stimulants are cognitive 'enhancers.'..
Licit and illicit use of medications for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in undergraduate college studentsClaire D Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
J Am Coll Health 56:601-6. 2008..The authors studied the relationship between a diagnosis of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), grade point average (GPA), and licit and illicit drug use...
'Real world' comparison of first- and second-generation antipsychotics in regard to length of inpatient hospitalization and number of re-hospitalizationsClaire Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
Psychiatr Q 79:55-64. 2008..The data suggest that some patients do benefit from SGAs and it may be cost-effective in the long-term, to determine when to utilize FGAs first and when to switch from the older to the newer agents...
Update on amphetamine neurotoxicity and its relevance to the treatment of ADHDClaire Advokat
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
J Atten Disord 11:8-16. 2007..A review of amphetamine treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was conducted, to obtain information on the long-term neurological consequences of this therapy...
Continuous Performance Test (CPT) of college students with ADHD, psychiatric disorders, cognitive deficits, or no diagnosisClaire Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
J Atten Disord 10:253-6. 2007....
Relationship between diagnosis and disposition of patients admitted to a state psychiatric hospitalClaire Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Psychiatr Q 76:97-106. 2005..These findings suggest that resolution of more acute symptomatology may be unrelated to factors associated with long-term outcome for individuals suffering from severe and persistent mental illness...
Comparison of risperidone and olanzapine as used under "real-world" conditions in a state psychiatric hospitalClaire Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 28:487-95. 2004..When compared to our previous clozapine study, we confirm a slight advantage for the effectiveness of clozapine in the treatment of this refractory population...
Spinal transection increases the potency of clonidine on the tail-flick and hindlimb flexion reflexesClaire Advokat
Department of Psychology, 236 Audubon Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Eur J Pharmacol 437:63-7. 2002..These data provide behavioral evidence of supersensitivity to alpha-adrenoceptor agonists in chronic spinal rats...
College students with and without ADHD: comparison of self-report of medication usage, study habits, and academic achievementClaire Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
J Atten Disord 15:656-66. 2011..To examine the relationship between ADHD medications, study habits, and academic achievement of ADHD-diagnosed undergraduates...
Differential effects of clozapine versus other antipsychotics on clinical outcome and dopamine release in the brainClaire Advokat
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Essent Psychopharmacol 6:73-90. 2005..Although more studies need to be done-especially studies of the effects of long-term administration of various conventional and atypical antipsychotics-this distinction might be relevant to the unique clinical advantage of clozapine...
