Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD

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Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. With publications spanning from 2000 to 2024, Soares has contributed extensively to research on bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, addiction, genetics, neurology, suicide, and complementary and alternative medicine. His work includes clinical trials investigating pharmacologic treatments and studies on cognitive function and clinical outcomes in psychiatric populations. Frequent collaborators include Xiang Yang Zhang, Flavio Kapczinski, and Gabriela D. Colpo.

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Antisuicidal Effects of Ketamine in Patients With Comorbid AUD
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Antisuicidal Effects of Ketamine in Patients With Comorbid AUD

April 24, 2024

Intranasal ketamine induced rapid antidepressant effects versus placebo but did not significantly change suicidal ideation scores in patients with alcohol use disorder and suicidal ideation with past attempt.
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Adjunctive Anti-Inflammatory Treatments for Bipolar Depression

December 4, 2018

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and antioxidative treatments have shown antidepressant potential as adjunct treatments. Read this article to learn if adjunctive treatment with the antioxidative agent N-acetylcysteine, the NSAID...
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Suicide and Cognition in Schizophrenia

July 24, 2018

Although chronic schizophrenia has been linked to elevated rates of suicide, data on suicide rates in first-episode schizophrenia are scarce. Read this article to learn the rate of suicide...
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Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Substance Use Disorder

March 29, 2017

The prevalence of substance use disorder in adolescents with bipolar disorder is expansive. These researchers looked at global functioning and clinical outcomes in pediatric patients with bipolar disorder who...
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BDNF Variants and Cognition in Schizophrenia

August 24, 2016

Can a genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia be identified? Examine the role that specific polymorphisms of the BDNF gene may have in development of schizophrenia and in cognitive function in...
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Clinical Outcomes Associated With Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Patients With Bipolar Disorder

May 25, 2016

Did you know that comorbid PTSD in patients with bipolar disorder may lead to more manic episodes and functional impairment? Explore this Online First article to find out more...
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Association Between DβH 5' ²-Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Cognition in Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia

March 23, 2016

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Extensive White Matter Abnormalities and Clinical Symptoms in Drug-Naive Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia: A Voxel-Based Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

February 24, 2016

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A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled 4-Week Study on the Efficacy and Safety of the Purinergic Agents Allopurinol and Dipyridamole Adjunctive to Lithium in Acute Bipolar Mania

August 31, 2008

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An Open Trial of Adjunctive Escitalopram in Bipolar Depression

January 16, 2006

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The Psychopharmacologic Specificity of the Lithium Ion: Origins and Trajectory

July 31, 2000

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