A pilot study of the effectiveness of d-cycloserine during cue-exposure therapy in abstinent alcohol-dependent subjects

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-129

  Watson, B J ^a,b,c   Wilson, S ^a,b   Griffin, L ^c   Kalk, N J ^b   Taylor, L G ^a,d   Munafo M R ^a   Lingford Hughes, A R ^b   Nutt, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol; Craving; Cue exposure; d cycloserine; Learning; NMDA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CITALOPRAM; CYCLOSERINE; MIRTAZAPINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL URGE QUESTIONNAIRE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUE EXPOSURE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CUES; CYCLOSERINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959935037     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2199-2     Document Type: Article

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