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Dopaminergic challenges in social anxiety disorder: evidence for dopamine D3 desensitisation following successful treatment with serotonergic antidepressants .

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
social anxiety disorder
social phobia
Mental Health - Anxiety
Registration Number
ACTRN12608000363381
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Bristol
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual version 4 (DSM-IV) diagnosis of social anxiety disorder

Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement (CGI-I) score of 1 or 2

Non-smokers

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria were neurological / other serious medical illness, other primary DSM-IV Axis I diagnoses, dopaminergic medicines in the six months preceding the enrolment, history of adverse reaction to sulpiride or pramipexole, pregnancy, lactation or inadequate contraceptive methods.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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