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Amino acid reduces symptoms in persons with skin‐picking disorder
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30154
Subject(s) - placebo , medicine , glutamate receptor , amino acid , acetylcysteine , dermatology , pharmacology , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , receptor , antioxidant
The amino acid N ‐acetylcysteine resulted in significant symptom reduction relative to placebo in individuals with excoriation disorder, a condition in which people repeatedly pick at their skin, a new study has found. The findings point to the glutamate system as a potentially opportune target for treatments for this disorder and for other compulsive behaviors, the researchers suggested.