Cholecystokinin-tetrapeptide induces panic attacks in patients with panic disorder

Autor: Greg Meterissian, Diana Koszycki, Jacques Bradwejn
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie. 35(1)
ISSN: 0706-7437
Popis: Cholecystokinin-tetrapeptide (CCK-4) and placebo were injected to 11 panic disorder patients. CCK-4 induced a panic attack identical to spontaneous panic attacks in all patients; placebo did not induce any attacks. The role of CCK-4 in anxiety disorders is discussed.
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