Laith Alexander
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Recent Articles
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Tapoi C, Alexander L, de Filippis R, Agorastos A, Almeida D, Bhatia G, et al.
Eur Psychiatry
. 2025 Jan;
67(1):e86.
PMID: 39801359
Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for several major psychiatric conditions, including treatment-resistant depression, mania, and schizophrenia; nevertheless, its use remains controversial. Despite its availability in...
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Alexander L, Young A
BJPsych Adv
. 2024 Dec;
29(2):117-130.
PMID: 39649121
This review highlights some of the recent advances in the psychopharmacology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). We synthesise evidence on emerging pharmacological therapies targeting the serotonergic system, before exploring several...
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Alexander L, Anderson D, Baxter L, Claydon M, Rucker J, Robinson E
Br J Pharmacol
. 2024 Oct;
PMID: 39467003
Psychedelic drugs have seen a resurgence in interest as a next generation of psychiatric medicines with potential as rapid-acting antidepressants (RAADs). Despite promising early clinical trials, the mechanisms which underlie...
4.
Critchley H, Tracy D, Malhi G, Alexander L, Baldwin D, Cavanagh J, et al.
Br J Psychiatry
. 2024 Oct;
225(6):521-525.
PMID: 39411847
This editorial considers the value and nature of academic psychiatry by asking what defines the specialty and psychiatrists as academics. We frame academic psychiatry as a way of thinking that...
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Alexander L, Ashcroft J, Byrne M, Wan J
MedEdPublish (2016)
. 2023 Dec;
9:96.
PMID: 38058858
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. During the COVID-19 pandemic, early graduation of senior medical students simultaneously offers useful clinical experience in preparation for junior doctor...
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Alexander L, Hawkins P, Evans J, Mehta M, Zarate Jr C
Transl Psychiatry
. 2023 Dec;
13(1):371.
PMID: 38040678
Activity changes within the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) are implicated in the antidepressant effects of ketamine, but the ACC is cytoarchitectonically and functionally heterogeneous and ketamine's effects may be subregion...
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Wood C, Alexander L, Alsio J, Santangelo A, McIver L, Cockcroft G, et al.
Sci Transl Med
. 2023 Apr;
15(690):eade1779.
PMID: 37018416
Poor outcomes are common in individuals with anxiety and depression, and the brain circuits underlying symptoms and treatment responses remain elusive. To elucidate these neural circuits, experimental studies must specifically...
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Hartland H, Mahdavi K, Jelen L, Strawbridge R, Young A, Alexander L
J Psychopharmacol
. 2023 Apr;
37(8):764-774.
PMID: 37005739
Background: Ketamine may be effective in treating symptoms of anxiety, but the time profile of ketamine's anxiolytic effect is ill-defined. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the anxiolytic effect of...
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Byrne M, Ashcroft J, Wan J, Alexander L, Harvey A, Arora A, et al.
Postgrad Med J
. 2023 Apr;
99(1174):883-893.
PMID: 37002858
Purpose: Understanding the factors that influence prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential due to the disruption to healthcare provision. Methods: We conducted an in-depth, mixed-methods cross-sectional survey, from...
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Byrne M, Alexander L, Wan J, Brown M, Arora A, Harvey A, et al.
Med Teach
. 2023 Mar;
45(8):859-870.
PMID: 36927278
Purpose: Medical students providing support to clinical teams during Covid-19 may have been an opportunity for service and learning. We aimed to understand why the reported educational impact has been...