Use of Prazosin for Pediatric Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder With Nightmares and/or Sleep Disorder: Case Series of 18 Patients Prospectively Assessed

Use of Prazosin for Pediatric Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder With Nightmares and/or Sleep Disorder: Case Series of 18 Patients Prospectively Assessed

ObjectivesFew studies have investigated pharmacologic treatment for pediatric post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Prazosin, an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist, has been studied and demonstrated to be efficacious in an adult population for PTSD related sleep disturbances; however, in the pe...

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Main Authors: Vladimir Ferrafiat, Maryam Soleimani, Boris Chaumette, Audrey Martinez, Jean-Marc Guilé, Brooks Keeshin, Priscille Gerardin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
post-traumatic stress disorder
youth
prazosin
nightmares
sleep disorder
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00724/full

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