Prazosin for military combat-related PTSD nightmares: A critical review

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-33

  Writer, Brian W ^a   Meyer, Eric G ^a   Schillerstrom, Jason E ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZOSIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; DSM-IV; HUMAN; NIGHTMARE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; COMBAT DISORDERS; DREAMS; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRAZOSIN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84901417282     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13010006     Document Type: Article

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