Agomelatine for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: A case report

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-242

  De Berardis, Domenico ^a,b   Serroni, Nicola ^a   Marini, Stefano ^a,b   Moschetta, Francesco Saverio ^a   Martinotti, Giovanni ^b   Di Giannantonio, Massimo ^b  

^a G Mazzini Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agomelatine; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGOMELATINE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; NIGHTMARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP QUALITY; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SEROTONIN 5-HT2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84865264874     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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