The effects of single-dose lorazepam on memory and behavioural learning

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-354

  Matthews, Allison ^a   Kirkby, Kenneth C ^a   Martin, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural learning; Benzodiazepine; Computer aided treatments; Explicit memory; Implicit memory; Lorazepam

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; LEARNING; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER;

EID: 0036902582     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988110201600409     Document Type: Article

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