Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in post-traumatic stress disorder

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 70-76

  Hidalgo, Rosario B ^a   Davidson, Jonathan R T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Comorbidity; Fluoxetine; Fluvoxamine; Paroxetine; Pharmacotherapy; Post traumatic stress disorder; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; Sertraline

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONIDINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0034016473     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988110001400110     Document Type: Review

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