D-cycloserine for treatment of numbing and avoidance in chronic post traumatic stress disorder: A randomized, double blind, clinical trial

D-cycloserine for treatment of numbing and avoidance in chronic post traumatic stress disorder: A randomized, double blind, clinical trial

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tends to follow a chronic and treatment resistant course. Avoidance and numbing are symptoms associated with chronicity and impaired life quality. As D-cycloserine (DCS) can facilitate extinction of conditioned fear, we aimed to investigate the effica...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abbas Attari, Fatemeh Rajabi, Mohammad Reza Maracy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Avoidance
clinician administered posttraumatic stress disorder scale
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
numbing
posttraumatic stress disorder
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=7;spage=592;epage=598;aulast=Attari

Internet

http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=7;spage=592;epage=598;aulast=Attari

Similar Items