The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7360 p133
30 July 2005

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Beta-blockers for PTSD?

Beta-blockers interfere with the way the brain stores memories and could be used to treat sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a report in Nature this week.

Researchers are recruiting subjects for a trial to test whether propranolol can help break the link between recalling a traumatic memory and panic symptoms (2005;436:448).