First problem is that this trial was tested on mice. Not knowing that much about mice, I am assuming that mice do not deal with a lot of emotions, so this raises a lot of questions when we're talking about men and women. What does this do after to the emotion? Will we have zombie soldiers with no feelings left at all or will this just block off what happened already? If it does that, then what about needing to grieve for a fallen friend? If they cannot feel anything connected to the event, what does this do to the rest of their lives when they couldn't feel any of it?
Then we have the issue of five hours after the event. It was injected into the brain of mice. How do soldiers get it when they are in combat? Is someone going to run around with operating equipment? Good luck with that since there are not enough mental health workers deployed as it is.
Scientists develop drug that can stop post-traumatic stress disorder before it starts
By CLAIRE BATES
Scientists have discovered a way to stop post-traumatic stress syndrome in its tracks - by injecting a calming drug into the brain.
Around 30 per cent of people who experience a traumatic event will develop the severe anxiety disorder, which overwhelms a person's ability to cope.
Symptoms can include vivid flashbacks, emotional numbness and nightmares.
While two-thirds recover within a few months some are dogged by the condition for years.
Now researchers from Northwestern University have found the molecular cause of the debilitating syndrome and a way to treat it.
However, the effect only worked if the drug was administered within five hours of the event.
Past studies have tried to treat the extreme fear responses, after they have already developed, she noted.
The study, conducted with mice, was published in the journal Biological Psychiatry.
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