Method for the treatment of mental illness in mammals and a composition therefor
US5902807A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P25/24
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for treating a mammal suffering from mental illness induced by propagation of stress, said method comprising the step of removing or diminishing the tone of the endogenous alpha-2C-adrenoceptors in the central nervous system of said mammal. The invention relates further to pharmaceutical compositions useful for said treatment.
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