Positron emission tomography measurement of cerebral metabolic correlates of yohimbine administration in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 246-254

  Bremner, J Douglas ^a,b,c   Innis, Robert B ^a,b,c   Ng, Chin K ^a,c,d   Staib, Lawrence H ^a   Salomon, Ronald M ^a,c   Bronen, Richard A ^a   Duncan, James ^a   Southwick, Steven M ^a,b,c   Krystal, John H ^a,b,c   Rich, Dayton ^c,d   Zubal, George ^a   Dey, Holley ^a,c,d   Soufer, Robert ^a,c,d   Charney, Dennis S ^a,b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Yale/Vet Aff Positron Emission T   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BRAIN METABOLISM; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEOCORTEX; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PANIC; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLDIER; VIET NAM;

EID: 8044229432     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830150070011     Document Type: Article

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