Lecture 8: Innovative adjunctive drugs for the treatment of anxiety disorders

Which topics are covered in the lecture?

GABA, sedatives, treatment of anxietydisorders, receptors, benzodiazepine, psychotherapy, exposure, consolidation of memory and the influence of cortisol on it, hippocampus and amygdala and their collaboration, glycine, betablockers, stress, experiments with cortisol and anxiety, lab model, extinction, memory reactivation.

Which topics are discussed that are not discussed in the literature?

There were no topics discussed that are not discussed in the literature.

Which recent developments in the field are discussed?

Recently, there has been discovered that D-cycloserine (an antibiotic) produces glycine. Glycine is important in the process of neurotransmission. When it is active, the magnesium block in the portal will go away because of the change in electrical loadings in the cell. When this block is gone, the process of neurotransmission can take place. Earlier, there were good results from studies about this, but now they are more mixed.

Which comments are made by the lecturer with regard to the exam?

There has been told to study the short summaries in this lecture for the exam.

Which questions are dealt with that can be asked during the examination?

There were no questions dealt with that can be asked during the exam.