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The Psychological Effects of Propranolol in the Abstinence Phase of Chronic Alcoholics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Carl Carlsson  and
Tage Johansson
Carl Carlsson
Affiliation:
Department II, Lillhagen Hospital, 422 03 Hisings Backa 3, Sweden
Tage Johansson
Affiliation:
Department II, Lillhagen Hospital, 422 03 Hisings Backa 3, Sweden
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In a previous study hyperkinetic circulation was found in alcoholics in the abstinence phase. Normal conditions were restored by 40 mg. propranolol. Even tension symptoms decreased (Carlsson, 1971).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 553 , December 1971 , pp. 605 - 606
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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