Talk:Drug-induced amnesia

Removal of PTSD from this page
The original Telegraph citation was a popular press article but unfortunately a gross misrepresentation of the research. Scientists find drug to banish bad memories

Actual citation: Brunet, A., Orr, S. P., Tremblay, J., Robertson, K., Nader, K., & Pitman, R. K. (2008). Effect of post-retrieval propranolol on psychophysiologic responding during subsequent script-driven traumatic imagery in post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of psychiatric research, 42(6), 503-506. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2007.05.006

Press release from original research by McGill University  Same heading, but actually states it is emotion related to the memory that is turned down, not a case of amnesia or memory loss

"It left the conscious part of the memory intact, so they could still remember all the details but without being overwhelmed by the memory."

Propranolol is an anti-anxiety drug which does not have memory problems or amnesia listed as a side effect. It has been a licensed drug for some time

Amousey (talk) 16:07, 12 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Added PTSD back in, clarifying that misrepresented media headlines appear about "erasing" traumatic memories when the article being described says no such thing.


 * Reference to erasing trauma memory of mice deleted for same reason. A similar example Making memories malleable erasing traumatic recollections actually describes erasing the psychological trauma trigger response, not necessarily the memory of the trauma. The Xenon case reference was actually published under the heading Xenon Impairs Reconsolidation of Fear Memories in a Rat Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) The normal process of healing PTSD "erases" trauma triggers which are referred to as a "fear memory", without loss of the knowledge of the trauma or cause of the fear.


 * Popular press including science websites should not be used for medical information, peer-reviewed journals which comment on the published research should be used

Amousey (talk) 19:43, 12 October 2014 (UTC) Amousey (talk) 19:43, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

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