Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6813254 | Psychiatry Research | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Methylphenidate affects state-anxiety in ADHD patients. The current study examines the effect of Methylphenidate on state-anxiety in healthy subjects. In a cross-over, randomized, controlled, double-blind study, 36 healthy subjects received either Methylphenidate or placebo. As a group, no change in state-anxiety was detected with Methylphenidate. However, participants reporting higher anxiety levels experienced a significant and specific state-anxiety reduction following Methylphenidate. Moreover, a strong negative correlation was found between the initial-level of anxiety and net-change in state-anxiety. These changes were unrelated to self-perceived attention levels. Our results point to the state-dependent effects of Methylphenidate on anxiety.
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Authors
Aviv Segev, Hila Zahava Gvirts, Kevin Strouse, Naama Mayseless, Hagar Gelbard, Yael Doreen Lewis, Yael Barnea, Kfir Feffer, Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory, Yuval Bloch,