PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify preferred anxiolytic interventions (AI) employed by dental practitioners in the Savannah, Chatham County area. METHODS A questionnaire was developed to test dental practitioner preferences of 11 AIs shown to reduce anxiety in dental patients. The sample consisted of dental hygienists, dental assistants and dentists, randomly selected via the t...

We have previously reported the presence of dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA) in the day-old-chick brain, and a role for it in enhanced memory formation. Here we confirm that intracerebral injections of DHEA 5 min before training on the weak passive avoidance task enhanced recall 24 hours after training. Recall per se on an appetitive visual categorization task was not altered by administration of D...

anxiety disorders are amongst the most popular diseases which interfere with normal life. benzodiazepines are used as a first line of treatment, but difficulties with pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders such as dependence and low response rate, encourage researchers to find new approaches. from the past, the role of medicinal plants have been a subject of intense interest. in this respect, cit...