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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Michael Davis, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Kerry J. Ressler, Chamblee, GA (US);
Michael Davis, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Kerry J. Ressler, Chamblee, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Methods for treating an individual with a psychiatric order with a pharmacologic agent that enhances learning or conditioning in combination with a session of psychotherapy are provided. These methods of the invention encompass a variety of methods of psychotherapy, and psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy, and psychiatric orders including fear and anxiety disorders, addictive disorders, addictive disorders including substance-abuse disorders, and mood disorders. The pharmacologic agents used for the methods of the present invention are ones that generally enhance learning or conditioning, including those that increase the level of norepinephrine in the brain, those that increase the level of acetylcholine in the brain, and those that enhance N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor transmission in the brain.