The use of clonidine in post-traumatic stress disorder.

J Natl Med Assoc

Department of Psychiatry, Western Missouri Mental Health Center, Kansas City, MO, USA.

Published: August 1999

This case report examines the use of clonidine to successfully treat a child suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This case shows an unintentional washout period that exemplifies a cause-effect relationship between clonidine and the inhibition of reenactment symptoms of PTSD.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2608446PMC

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