Reactivating addiction-related memories under propranolol to reduce craving: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue , 2016, Pages 245-249

  Lonergan, Michelle ^a,b   Saumier, Daniel ^a   Tremblay, Jacques ^a,b   Kieffer, Brigitte ^a,b   Brown, Thomas G ^a,b   Brunet, Alain ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Craving; Memory reconsolidation; Propranolol; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; CRAVING; DRUG EFFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRAVING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPRANOLOL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943598061     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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