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valproic acid and Gambling, Pathologic

valproic acid has been researched along with Gambling, Pathologic in 3 studies

Valproic Acid: A fatty acid with anticonvulsant and anti-manic properties that is used in the treatment of EPILEPSY and BIPOLAR DISORDER. The mechanisms of its therapeutic actions are not well understood. It may act by increasing GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in the brain or by altering the properties of VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS.
valproic acid : A branched-chain saturated fatty acid that comprises of a propyl substituent on a pentanoic acid stem.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Forty-two subjects with DSM-IV-defined pathological gambling entered a 14-week single-blind trial with lithium (N = 23) or valproate (N = 19)."9.10Lithium and valproate treatment of pathological gambling: a randomized single-blind study. ( Hollander, E; Pallanti, S; Quercioli, L; Sood, E, 2002)
" Further studies looking at chronic administration of anticonvulsants may help us understand the impact of this medication class on decision-making and impulsivity in healthy rats and disease models."5.43Anticonvulsant medications attenuate amphetamine-induced deficits in behavioral inhibition but not decision making under risk on a rat gambling task. ( Tremblay, M; Winstanley, CA, 2016)
"Forty-two subjects with DSM-IV-defined pathological gambling entered a 14-week single-blind trial with lithium (N = 23) or valproate (N = 19)."5.10Lithium and valproate treatment of pathological gambling: a randomized single-blind study. ( Hollander, E; Pallanti, S; Quercioli, L; Sood, E, 2002)
" Further studies looking at chronic administration of anticonvulsants may help us understand the impact of this medication class on decision-making and impulsivity in healthy rats and disease models."1.43Anticonvulsant medications attenuate amphetamine-induced deficits in behavioral inhibition but not decision making under risk on a rat gambling task. ( Tremblay, M; Winstanley, CA, 2016)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's2 (66.67)29.6817
2010's1 (33.33)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Tremblay, M1
Winstanley, CA1
Pallanti, S2
Quercioli, L1
Sood, E1
Hollander, E2
DeCaria, CM1
Grant, JE1
Urpe, M1

Trials

1 trial available for valproic acid and Gambling, Pathologic

ArticleYear
Lithium and valproate treatment of pathological gambling: a randomized single-blind study.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2002, Volume: 63, Issue:7

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders; Drug Administration Schedule; F

2002

Other Studies

2 other studies available for valproic acid and Gambling, Pathologic

ArticleYear
Anticonvulsant medications attenuate amphetamine-induced deficits in behavioral inhibition but not decision making under risk on a rat gambling task.
    Behavioural brain research, 2016, 11-01, Volume: 314

    Topics: Amphetamine; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Choice Beha

2016
Reliability and validity of the pathological gambling adaptation of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (PG-YBOCS).
    Journal of gambling studies, 2005,Winter, Volume: 21, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders; Female; Fluvoxamine; Gambling; Humans; Li

2005