Effects of yohimbine and hydrocortisone on panic symptoms, autonomic responses, and attention to threat in healthy adults

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-455

  Vasa, Roma A ^a   Pine, Daniel S ^b   Masten, Carrie L ^c   Vythilingam, Meena ^b   Collin, Carlos ^b   Charney, Dennis S ^d   Neumeister, Alexander ^e   Mogg, Karin ^f   Bradley, Brendan P ^f   Bruck, Maggie ^g   Monk, Christopher S ^h  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^g DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Attention; Hydrocortisone; Panic symptoms; Threat cues; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; YOHIMBINE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODULATION; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOM; THREAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANGER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ATTENTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CUES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; YOHIMBINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349269511     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1475-x     Document Type: Article

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