Increase of serum triiodothyronine concentration in soldiers with combat-related chronic post-traumatic stress disorder with or without alcohol dependence

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 385-390

  Karlović, Dalibor ^a   Marušić, Srdan ^a   Martinac, Marko ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Comorbidity; Croatia; Military psychiatry; Post traumatic stress disorder; Soldiers; Thyroid hormones; War

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LIOTHYRONINE; MAPROTILINE; NORADRENALIN; OXAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROATIA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 3142757916     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03040918     Document Type: Article

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