Controlled study of verapamil for treatment of panic disorder
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 145 (4) , 431-434
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.145.4.431
Abstract
The authors conducted a 16-week double-blind, crossover study in 11 patients with panic disorder to study the effects of verapamil, a calcium channel blocker commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, on the treatment of panic disorder. Their findings suggest that verapamil has modest antianxiety and antipanic properties.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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