Paradoxical effects of GABA-A modulators may explain sex steroid induced negative mood symptoms in some persons

@article{Bckstrm2011ParadoxicalEO,
  title={Paradoxical effects of GABA-A modulators may explain sex steroid induced negative mood symptoms in some persons},
  author={Torbj{\"o}rn B{\"a}ckstr{\"o}m and David Haage and Magnus L{\"o}fgren and Inga-Maj Johansson and Jessica Str{\"o}mberg and Sigrid Nyberg and Lotta Andr{\'e}en and Lindsey Ossewaarde and Guido A. van Wingen and S. Turkmen and Sara K. S. Bengtsson},
  journal={Neuroscience},
  year={2011},
  volume={191},
  pages={46-54}
}
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