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Jonathan Kaplan
Researcher at St. Elizabeths Hospital
Publications - 3
Citations - 112
Jonathan Kaplan is an academic researcher from St. Elizabeths Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Serotonin & Slow-wave sleep. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 112 citations.
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Behavioral changes of chronic schizophrenic patients given L-5-hydroxytryptophan.
TL;DR: Oral administration of the serotonin precursor L-5-hydroxytryptophan with a peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor produced Mild to moderate improvement in six of seven chronic undifferentiated schizophrenic patients who were resistant to phenothiazine treatment, as compared to an oral administration of a placebo.
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Effect of Prolonged Chlorpromazine Administration on the Sleep of Chronic Schizophrenics
TL;DR: Sleep latency and awake time were significantly decreased on chlorpromazine while stage II, delta sleep, delta%, nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, REM activity, REM latency, and REM density were significantly increased.
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Tolerance and Dependence to Serotonin: A Speculation
TL;DR: In a therapeutic trial, rapid increases and abrupt discontinuation of the serotonin precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan (5 HTP) produced striking behavioral effects in a group of phenothiazine-resistant chronic schizophrenic patients that were greatly diminished by gradual changes in 5HTP dosages.