Thomas L Schwartz

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Affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Antidepressant treatment in the primary care office: outcomes for adjustment disorder versus major depression
    Usman Hameed
    Department of Psychiatry, Upstate Medical University, 750 E Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 17:77-81. 2005
  2. ncbi Utilizing pharmacodynamic properties of second-generation antipsychotics to guide treatment
    T Schwartz
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, Psychiatry Department, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
    Drugs Today (Barc) 48:283-92. 2012
  3. ncbi Genetic data supporting the NMDA glutamate receptor hypothesis for schizophrenia
    Thomas L Schwartz
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Curr Pharm Des 18:1580-92. 2012
  4. ncbi Treatment strategies for dosing the second generation antipsychotics
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry State, University of New York Upstate Medical University, NY, USA
    CNS Neurosci Ther 17:110-7. 2011
  5. ncbi Acamprosate calcium as augmentation therapy for anxiety disorders
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Psychiatry Department, State University of New York SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 44:1930-2. 2010
  6. ncbi Obesity and psychotropics
    Nikhil Nihalani
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, NY, USA
    CNS Neurosci Ther 18:57-63. 2012
  7. ncbi Tiagabine in anxiety disorders
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY, USA
    Expert Opin Pharmacother 7:1977-87. 2006
  8. ncbi Obesity in adults with serious and persistent mental illness: a review of postulated mechanisms and current interventions
    James L Megna
    Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 23:131-40. 2011
  9. ncbi An open-label study to evaluate switching from an SSRI or SNRI to tiagabine to alleviate antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in generalized anxiety disorder
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 19:25-30. 2007
  10. ncbi Mifepristone, a glucocorticoid antagonist for the potential treatment of psychotic major depression
    Nikhil D Nihalani
    State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Department of Psychiatry, Syracuse, New York, NY 13210 2375, USA
    Curr Opin Investig Drugs 8:563-9. 2007

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Publications17

  1. ncbi Antidepressant treatment in the primary care office: outcomes for adjustment disorder versus major depression
    Usman Hameed
    Department of Psychiatry, Upstate Medical University, 750 E Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 17:77-81. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Antidepressants are very effective in treating depression in the primary care setting and may even be an effective and efficient treatment for adjustment disorder with depressed mood...
  2. ncbi Utilizing pharmacodynamic properties of second-generation antipsychotics to guide treatment
    T Schwartz
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, Psychiatry Department, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
    Drugs Today (Barc) 48:283-92. 2012
    ..All SGAs share common properties; however, each individual SGA has a unique pharmacodynamic profile that may be utilized to guide and individualize treatment...
  3. ncbi Genetic data supporting the NMDA glutamate receptor hypothesis for schizophrenia
    Thomas L Schwartz
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Curr Pharm Des 18:1580-92. 2012
    ..This paper seeks to describe and discuss the potential underlying genetic vulnerabilities of the NMDA receptor and how aberrant genes coding for this receptor may lead to schizophrenia symptoms...
  4. ncbi Treatment strategies for dosing the second generation antipsychotics
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry State, University of New York Upstate Medical University, NY, USA
    CNS Neurosci Ther 17:110-7. 2011
    ..Aims: To review relevant data regarding the second generation antipsychotics and their empirical dosing strategies. To further review and comment theoretically in these areas where substantial, definitive data are lacking...
  5. ncbi Acamprosate calcium as augmentation therapy for anxiety disorders
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Psychiatry Department, State University of New York SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 44:1930-2. 2010
    ..This GABA-glutamate imbalance is thought to play a role in the development of anxiety. Acamprosate calcium is thought to restore this chemical imbalance in alcohol withdrawal...
  6. ncbi Obesity and psychotropics
    Nikhil Nihalani
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, NY, USA
    CNS Neurosci Ther 18:57-63. 2012
    ..This article serves to provide a succinct review regarding the epidemiology, etiology, and treatment options for psychotropic-induced obesity...
  7. ncbi Tiagabine in anxiety disorders
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY, USA
    Expert Opin Pharmacother 7:1977-87. 2006
    ..Tiagabine may be a useful addition to currently available drugs for anxiety; however, the data from small open-label investigations remain to be confirmed in larger controlled studies...
  8. ncbi Obesity in adults with serious and persistent mental illness: a review of postulated mechanisms and current interventions
    James L Megna
    Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 23:131-40. 2011
    ..However, these effects have been more widespread among adults with serious and persistent mental illness...
  9. ncbi An open-label study to evaluate switching from an SSRI or SNRI to tiagabine to alleviate antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in generalized anxiety disorder
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 19:25-30. 2007
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  10. ncbi Mifepristone, a glucocorticoid antagonist for the potential treatment of psychotic major depression
    Nikhil D Nihalani
    State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Department of Psychiatry, Syracuse, New York, NY 13210 2375, USA
    Curr Opin Investig Drugs 8:563-9. 2007
    ..In addition, in March 2005 a phase II study of mifepristone as a cognitive enhancer in AD was underway, and in May 2006 a proof-of-concept study in alleviating the weight gain associated with olanzapine had begun...
  11. ncbi An open-label study of tiagabine as augmentation therapy for anxiety
    Thomas L Schwartz
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Psychiatry, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 17:167-72. 2005
    ..Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS, and agents that modulate GABA neurotransmission have shown promise in the treatment of anxiety disorders and are often used as augmentation agents...
  12. ncbi Glutamate neurocircuitry: theoretical underpinnings in schizophrenia
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY, USA
    Front Pharmacol 3:195. 2012
    ..In conclusion, there is a brief review of potential schizophrenia treatments that rely on the etiologic theory provided in the body of the paper...
  13. ncbi Gamma hydroxy butyric acid and sodium oxybate used to treat posttraumatic stress disorder
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
    CNS Spectr 12:884-6. 2007
  14. ncbi Weight gain, obesity, and psychotropic prescribing
    Nikhil Nihalani
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    J Obes 2011:893629. 2011
    ..The authors undertook a comprehensive literature review in order to present epidemiology, etiology, and treatment options of weight gain associated with antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and antidepressants...
  15. ncbi Psychiatric resident and attending diagnostic and prescribing practices
    Adam C Tripp
    SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Acad Psychiatry 32:214-7. 2008
    ..This study investigates whether two patient population groups, under resident or attending treatment, are equivalent or different in the distribution of patient characteristics, diagnoses, or pharmacotherapy...
  16. ncbi Use of atypical antipsychotics in a Veterans Affairs hospital
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, New York, USA
    Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 26:1207-10. 2002
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  17. ncbi The use of tiagabine augmentation for treatment-resistant anxiety disorders: a case series
    Thomas L Schwartz
    Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Psychopharmacol Bull 36:53-7. 2002
    ..Like other anticonvulsant agents, tiagabine has been explored for use as a mood stabilizer and in panic disorder. This article presents a case series of five patients who were prescribed tiagabine for treatment-resistant anxiety...