Amygdala Deep Brain Stimulation Is Superior to Paroxetine Treatment in a Rat Model of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a very debilitating disease refractory to current treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in up to 30 percent of patients, illustrating the need for new treatments of PTSD. Neuroimaging studies have shown increased activity o...

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Main Authors: David A. Stidd, Kimberly Vogelsang, Scott E. Krahl, Jean-Philippe Langevin, Jean-Marc Fellous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X13001666