Toward rational pharmacotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: Reprise

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 944-946

  Friedman, Matthew J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; PRAZOSIN; SERTRALINE;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NIGHTMARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; REM SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883720067     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13060768     Document Type: Editorial

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