Psychiatric uses of beta-blockers.

Abstract

Beta-blocking agents have been used for many years in psychiatry. But many are suspicious about their mechanisms and therapeutic effects. In this review, the most part of clinical trials is reported and criticized. With the exception of anxiolytic effects, the other therapeutic effects are still questionable for many reasons, such as the methodology of clinical trials. In this paper, others agents which interact with the noradrenergic system are envisaged. It is taking into account all these factors (alpha and beta receptors, alpha and beta agents) that we can looking for award for a real progress in the field of biochemical psychiatry.