Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-94

  Sones, Heather M ^a   Thorp, Steven R ^b,c   Raskind, Murray ^d,e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prevention; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; GABAPENTIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GUANFACINE; HYDROCORTISONE; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; BATTLE INJURY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEAR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NIGHTMARE; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL DEBRIEFING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79951573165     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2010.11.001     Document Type: Review

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