Unexpected placebo response in premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Implication of endogenous opioids

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 318-319

  Van Ree, Jan M ^a   Schagen Van Leeuwen, Jules H ^a   Koppeschaar, Hans P ^a   Te Velde, Egbert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALMEFENE; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADDICTION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; LETTER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SIDE EFFECT;

BETA-ENDORPHIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; NALTREXONE; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 26844492982     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0090-8     Document Type: Letter

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