Single-session cognitive-behaviour therapy for panic disorder
About the study
We aim to develop a much briefer, much more effective treatment for panic disorder and other forms of anxiety. We have previously shown that only one session of cognitive-behaviour therapy already has great effects on anxiety. Here we test the idea that taking one dose of losartan before treatment - a blood pressure drug shown to also improve learning - will further improve such effects.
What will it involve?
You will receive one session of cognitive-behaviour therapy - an effective treatment for anxiety. We will also ask you to take one tablet of losartan or a placebo not containing any medication. Losartan has been routinely prescribed for over 20 years, and our previous work shows there are no side effects with single doses. Before and after your treatment, you will be working on questionnaires asking about your anxiety, and we will ask you to work on a few computer games.
Andrea Reinecke
Senior Research Fellow
In my MQ-funded work at the University of Oxford, I aim to develop more effective, ultra-brief treatments for anxiety, logically based on neuroscience.
Research conducted by: University of Oxford
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