A triazolam/amphetamine dose-effect interaction study: Dissociation of effects on memory versus arousal

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-440

  Mintzer, Miriam Z ^a   Griffiths, Roland R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Arousal; Memory; Sedative; Triazolam

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; TRIAZOLAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MONOTHERAPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SEDATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRIAZOLAM;

EID: 34247881887     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-007-0726-y     Document Type: Article

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