Safety of trazodone as a sleep agent for inpatients

Psychosomatics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-369

  Jayaram, Geetha ^a   Rao, Pravin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; LIDOCAINE; OLANZAPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG SAFETY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PAIN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIAPISM; SLEEP DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITALIZATION;

ADULT; HALLUCINATIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PRIAPISM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TRAZODONE;

EID: 24044452934     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.46.4.367     Document Type: Letter

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