Insomnia, night terror, and depression related to clonidine in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 725-726

  Ghanizadeh, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ANOREXIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INSOMNIA; LETTER; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CLONIDINE; DEPRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NIGHT TERRORS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 59049090295     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31818ce741     Document Type: Letter

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