Trauma reactivation under the influence of propranolol decreases posttraumatic stress symptoms and disorder: 3 open-label trials

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 547-550

  Brunet, Alain ^a   Poundja, Joaquin ^a   Tremblay, Jacques ^a   Bui, Éric ^b   Thomas, Émilie ^a   Orr, Scott P ^c   Azzoug, Abdelmadjid ^a   Birmes, Philippe ^b   Pitman, Roger K ^c  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPRANOLOL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79960568421     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318222f360     Document Type: Letter

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