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Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor 1 Antagonism Is Ineffective for Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Dec 2017
Dunlop Boadie W, Binder Elisabeth B, Iosifescu Dan, Mathew Sanjay J, Neylan Thomas C, Pape Julius C, Carrillo-Roa Tania, Green Charles, Kinkead Becky, Grigoriadis Dimitri, Rothbaum Barbara O, Nemeroff Charles B, Mayberg Helen S
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BACKGROUND: Medication and psychotherapy treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) provide insufficient benefit for many patients. Substantial preclinical and clinical data indicate abnormalities in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, including signaling by corticotropin-releasing factor, in the pathophysiology of PTSD. METHODS: We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized,...
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