Propranolol for reemergent posttraumatic stress disorder following an event of retraumatization: A case study

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 433-437

  Taylor, Fletcher ^a,b   Cahill, Larry ^b  

^a Rainier Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Memory; Norepinepherine; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prevention; Propranolol

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; PROPRANOLOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TEMEZAPAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROPRANOLOL; RECURRENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036792589     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020145610914     Document Type: Article

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