Inventors:
Amy F. T. Arnsten - Bethany CT
Robert H. Hunt - Nashville TN
International Classification:
A61K 3165, A61K 31155
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of treating disorders which have prominent symptoms of behavioral disinhibition (e. g. , Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, or the disinhibitory symptoms accompanying Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or dementia) in a primate with minimal sedative side effects by administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of guanfacine.