Prazosin treatment of trauma nightmares and sleep disturbance in soldiers deployed in Iraq

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 645-648

  Calohan, Jess ^a   Peterson, Kris ^a   Peskind, Elaine R ^a   Raskind, Murray A ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DREAM; HUMAN; INJURY; IRAQ; MALE; PARASOMNIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; DREAMS; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PARASOMNIAS; PRAZOSIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77958527435     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20570     Document Type: Article

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