Nitrous oxide speeds the reduction of distressing intrusive memories in an experimental model of psychological trauma

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1749-1759

  Das, R K ^a   Tamman, A ^a   Nikolova, V ^a   Freeman, T P ^a   Bisby, J A ^c   Lazzarino, A I ^a,b   Kamboj, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intrusions; memory consolidation; nitrous oxide; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SLEEP; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROUS OXIDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; SLEEP; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978701019     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171600026X     Document Type: Article

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