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Escitalopram reduces attentional performance in anxious older adults with high-expression genetic variants at serotonin 2A and 1B receptors.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Mar 2013
Lenze Eric J, Dixon David, Nowotny Petra, Lotrich Francis E, Doré Peter M, Pollock Bruce G, Hinrichs Anthony L, Butters Meryl A
Abstract excerpt
Older adults are among the most vulnerable to adverse cognitive effects of psychotropic medications and, therefore, the personalization of psychotropic treatment based on adverse drug reactions in this demographic is of great importance. We examined changes on neuropsychological tests of attention attributable to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment in anxious older adults. We also examined...
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