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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
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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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