Cognitive, psychomotor and polysomnographic effects of trazodone in primary insomniacs

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 552-558

  Roth, Alicia J ^a   Mccall, W Vaughn ^a   Liguori, Anthony ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Posturography; Short term memory; Trazodone; Verbal learning

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INSOMNIA; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REM SLEEP; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP;

ADULT; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TRAZODONE;

EID: 81255185509     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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