Anxiety - Drug therapy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in Fahr disease associated with bipolar psychotic disorder: a case report.

30 Aug 2009 We report a case of a patient with Fahr disease affected by bipolar disorder type I with psychotic symptoms. The complex clinical picture, characterized by both neurological and psychiatric symptoms, proved to be partially or completely resistant to ... Read more...

Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor antagonism within the dorsal raphe nucleus reduces social anxiety-like behavior after early-life social isolation.

10 Aug 2009 Social isolation of rats during the early part of development increases social anxiety-like behavior in adulthood. Furthermore, early-life social isolation increases the levels of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptors in the serotonergic ... Read more...

Effectiveness of the homeopathic preparation Neurexan compared with that of commonly used valerian-based preparations for the treatment of nervousness/restlessness - an observational study.

9 Aug 2009 Mild anxieties, nervousness, and restlessness are common in the general population and are commonly treated by complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies. A prospective, nonrandomized, noninterventional, observational study, using ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anxiety - Drug therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Return of a problem child. 29 Sep 2009
• Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in Fahr disease associated with bipolar psychotic disorder: a case report. 30 Aug 2009
• Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor antagonism within the dorsal raphe nucleus reduces social anxiety-like behavior after early-life social isolation. 10 Aug 2009
• MeCP2 function in the basolateral amygdala in Rett syndrome. 10 Aug 2009
• Effectiveness of the homeopathic preparation Neurexan compared with that of commonly used valerian-based preparations for the treatment of nervousness/restlessness - an observational study. 9 Aug 2009
• Chorea associated with gabapentin use in an elderly man. 30 Jul 2009
• Kava and St. John's Wort: current evidence for use in mood and anxiety disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• [Medically unexplained vertigo] 30 Jul 2009
• Acute effect of Copaifera reticulata Ducke copaiba oil in rats tested in the elevated plus-maze: an ethological analysis. 30 Jul 2009
• Endocannabinoids mediate anxiolytic-like effect of acetaminophen via CB1 receptors. 2 Jul 2009
• Serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and response to citalopram in terminally ill cancer patients: report of twenty-one cases. 29 Jun 2009
• Nail-biting stuff? The effect of N-acetyl cysteine on nail-biting. 29 Jun 2009
• Thyrotropin-releasing hormone can relieve cancer-related fatigue: hypothesis and preliminary observations. 29 Jun 2009
• Sedation and analgesia in the ICU--pharmacology, protocolization, and clinical consequences. Preface. 29 Jun 2009
• sigma-1 receptors in major depression and anxiety. 29 Jun 2009
• Strategies to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of antidepressants: targeting residual symptoms. 29 Jun 2009
• Preoperative melatonin and its effects on induction and emergence in children undergoing anesthesia and surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• Are we drawing the right conclusions from randomised placebo-controlled trials? A post-hoc analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial. 21 Jun 2009
• Acute dyskinesia and extrapyramidal disorder in a child after ingestion of escitalopram. 30 May 2009
• Effect of rapamycin on cue-induced drug craving in abstinent heroin addicts. 21 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Anxiety'

Definition: Feeling or emotion of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.

Descriptor UI: D001007

Alternative terms: Anxiety; Anxieties; Nervousness;

Related Mesh Headings: Anxiety Disorders; Anti-Anxiety Agents;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F01.470.132;

Technical Notes: human & animal; differentiate from ANXIETY DISORDERS, a psychiatric diagnosis