Method development studies for repeatedly measuring anxiolytic drug effects in healthy humans

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 657-666

  Klumpers, F ^a   Van Gerven, J M ^b   Prinssen, E P M ^c   Niklson Roche, I ^d   Roesch, F ^e   Riedel, W J ^e   Kenemans, J L ^a   Baas, J M P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR HUMAN DRUG RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c CNS Research   (Switzerland)

^d Clinical Development   (United States)

^e Clinical Research and Exploratory Development   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Experimental model; Fear; Skin conductance response; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STARTLE REACTION; STROOP TEST; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952178189     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881109103115     Document Type: Article

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