Nonnightmare distressed awakenings in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Response to prazosin

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-420

  Thompson, Charles E ^a   Taylor, Fletcher B ^b   McFall, Miles E ^a   Barnes, Robert F ^a   Raskind, Murray A ^a,c  

^a Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b Rainier Associates   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PRAZOSIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; NIGHTMARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SLEEP DISORDER; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VETERAN;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; DREAMS; HUMANS; PRAZOSIN; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 52249093936     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20351     Document Type: Article

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