A randomized controlled trial of sertraline to prevent posttraumatic stress disorder in burned children

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 469-477

  Stoddard Jr , Frederick J ^a   Luthra, Rohini ^a   Sorrentino, Erica A ^a   Saxe, Glenn N ^a,b   Drake, Jennifer ^a   Chang, Yuchiao ^a   Levine, John B ^a   Chedekel, David S ^a   Sheridan, Robert L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SERTRALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 80155145174     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: 15578992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2010.0133     Document Type: Article

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