The long term effects of childhood sexual abuse: Rationale for and experience of pharmacotherapy with nefazodone

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-95

  Ratna, L ^a   Mukergee, S ^a  

^a BARNET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nefazodone; Neuroendocrine; PTSD; Serotonin; Sexual abuse; SSRI

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 0031811482     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651509809115340     Document Type: Review

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