Prozosin for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder-related nightmares in an adolescent male

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-476

  Fraleigh, Lisa A ^a,b   Hendratta, Venkatesh D ^a   Ford, Julian D ^a   Connor, Daniel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZOSIN;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MALE; NIGHTMARE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; DREAM; DRUG EFFECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; DREAMS; HUMANS; MALE; PRAZOSIN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549113204     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2009.0002     Document Type: Letter

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