Neuroleptic use in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-213

  Sernyak, Michael J ^a,b   Kosten, Thomas R ^a   Fontana, Alan ^a   Rosenheck, Robert ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroleptics; Outcome; PTSD; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COMBAT DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 0035458718     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010318414199     Document Type: Article

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