The potential effect of d-cycloserine on the development of anxiety during exposure sessions in patients with agoraphobia
Our findings suggest potential short-term effects of DCS on anxiety during exposure. Long lasting and high degree of anxiety over exposure sessions is burdensome for the patients. Thus, modifications to reduce anxiety during exposure or to accelerate the learning process while maintaining the same treatment efficacy could be desirable. However, given the exploratory nature of the analyses, confirmatory studies testing the hypothesis of a decline of SUDS in agoraphobic patients are needed before confident conclusions can be made.
Authors
- Leopold Maria Lautenbacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3983-6521)
- Jens Plag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8838-2490)
- Thomas Fydrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0122-2302)
- Jennifer Mumm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4428-8264)
- Lena Pyrkosch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3676-3283)
- Andreas Ströhle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0935-3702)
- Lydia Fehm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-8466)
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
- Published
- 2024-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.10.018
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.02
Funders
- Sonnenfeld Stiftung
- Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie