Effect of Acute Posttrauma Propranolol on PTSD Outcome and Physiological Responses During Script‐Driven Imagery

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Authors

Elizabeth A. Hoge · Harvard University

John J. Worthington · Harvard University

John Tobias Nagurney · Harvard University

Yuchiao Chang · Harvard University

Elaine B. Kay · Harvard University

Christine M. Feterowski · Harvard University

Anna Roglieri Katzman ·

Abstract

The physiological results provide some limited support for a model of PTSD in which a traumatic conditioned response is reduced by posttrauma propranolol. However, the clinical results from this study do not support the preventive use of propranolol in the acute aftermath of a traumatic event.

Topics & Keywords

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research Traumatic Brain Injury Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 21-27

DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2010.00227.x

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