Treating thermally injured children suffering symptoms of acute stress with imipramine and fluoxetine: A randomized, double-blind study

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 919-928

  Robert, Rhonda ^a,b   Tcheung, Win J ^a,b   Rosenberg, Laura ^a,b   Rosenberg, Marta ^a,b   Mitchell, Charles ^a,b   Villarreal, Cynthia ^a,b   Thomas, Christopher ^a,b   Holzer, Charles ^a,b   Meyer III, Walter J ^a,b  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder; Burn injury; Fluoxetine; Imipramine

Indexed keywords

CHLORAL HYDRATE; DESIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; HYDROXYZINE; IMIPRAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ACUTE STRESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; BURNS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50949097934     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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