METHODS FOR THE AMELIORATION OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS BY INHIBITING THE INACTIVATING TRANSPORT OF ENDOGENOUS CANNABINOID SUBSTANCES

摘要

The invention is directed to a method for ameliorating a neuropsychiatric disorder in a patient by inhibiting the inactivating transport of an endogenous cannabinoid substance. The method comprises administration of a pharmaceutical composition able to inhibit the transport of an endogenous cannabinoid substance into cells. The administration is in an amount sufficient to inhibit the inactivating transport of an endogenous cannabinoid substance and to ameliorate the neuropsychiatric disorder in the patient.