The use of anticonvulsants in posttraumatic stress disorder: Case study and overview

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 857-863

  Ford, Nicholas ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

carbamazepine; posttraumatic stress disorder; sodium valproate

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; PAROXETINE; THIORIDAZINE; TRIMIPRAMINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; STARTLE REACTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0029907724     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02104107     Document Type: Article

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