A pilot controlled study of the effects of flumazenil in posttraumatic stress disorder

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 988-990

  Coupland, Nick J ^a,c   Lillywhite, Alan ^b   Bell, Caroline E ^b   Potokar, John P ^b   Nutt, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

anxiety; benzodiazepine; flumazenil; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

FLUMAZENIL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AROUSAL; COMBAT DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC; PILOT PROJECTS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0030920910     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(97)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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