Ketamine aggravates symptoms of acute stress disorder in a naturalistic sample of accident victims

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-497

  Schonenberg M ^a   Reichwald, U ^a   Domes, G ^b   Badke, A ^c   Hautzinger, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c Berufsgenossenschaftlichen Unfallklinik Tubingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ketamine; N methyl D aspartate; Opioids; PTSD

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ACCIDENT; ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; PERITRAUMATIC DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENTS QUESTIONNAIRE; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49349110145     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881107082481     Document Type: Article

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