According to HealthNewsDigest.com, Sep 18, 2006, 07:00, Emory University researchers will begin a new study on Iraq War Veterans with PTSD. This study, headed by Barbara Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP, and Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) will use virtual reality therapy combined with a drug called d-cycloserine (DCS). The drug binds to neurotransmitter receptors in the amygdala called NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors. The mechanisms governing the fear response are located in that region of the brain. Previous studies on rodents have shown a positive effect on the extinction of fear. Do you think this study, if successful, will be an effective way to treat PTSD?

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