Lactate infusions in obsessive-compulsive disorder

J. M. Gorman, M. R. Liebowitz, A. J. Fyer, D. Dillon, S. O. Davies, J. Stein, D. F. Klein

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Abstract

Panic attacks followed sodium lactate infusions in one of seven patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 26 of 48 patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia with panic attacks. This suggests that lactate-induced panic is specific to the latter groups.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)864-866
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Psychiatry
Volume142
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1985

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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