title: Randomized comparison of atenolol and placebo in the treatment of anxiety: a double-blind study.
abstract: In a randomized double-blind prospective between-patients trial in patients presenting with primary anxiety, atenolol significantly improved mean values on the Hamilton rating scale at two and four weeks when compared with placebo. There was also a significant improvement in affective symptoms at 28 days for atenolol when compared with placebo.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001262:Atenolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011674:Pulse / Q000187:drug effects; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D001262:Atenolol