We reappraise the psychiatric potential of calcium channel blockers (CCBs). First, voltage-gated calcium channels are risk genes for several disorders. Second, use of CCBs is associated with altered psychiatric risks and outcomes. Third, research shows there is an opportunity for brain-selective CCBs, which are better suited to psychiatric indications.
Journal article
2020-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
216
250 - 253
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Calcium channels, bipolar affective disorders, novel central nervous system drugs, psychiatry, therapy, Calcium Channel Blockers, Calcium Channels, Genomics, Humans, Mental Disorders