Cannabidiol regulation of learned fear: implications for treating anxiety-related disorders

• Main Authors: Regimantas Jurkus (Author), Harriet Laura Lavinia Day (Author), Francisco S. Guimaraes (Author), Jonathan L C Lee (Author), Leandro Jose Bertoglio (Author), Carl W. Stevenson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anxiety and trauma-related disorders are psychiatric diseases with a lifetime prevalence of up to 25%. Phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are characterized by abnormal and persistent memories of fear-related contexts and cues. The effects of psychological treatments such as exposure t...