Clozapine Treatment of Adolescents with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Psychotic Symptoms

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-173

  Wheatley, Malcolm ^a   Plant, Jo ^a   Reader, Helen ^a   Brown, Geoff ^a   Cahill, Caroline ^a  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 1642404458     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000116650.91923.1d     Document Type: Article

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