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  • Brkanac Z, Pastor JF, Storck M. (2003). Prazosin in PTSD. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(4), 384-385.
  • Cohen JA, Bukstein O, Walter H, Benson SR, Chrisman A, Farchione TR, et al. (2010). Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49(4), 414-430.
  • Cohen JA, Mannarino AP, Rogal S. (2001). Treatment practices for child- hood posttraumatic stress disorder. Child Abuse and Neglect, 25(1), 123-135.
  • Cohen JA. (2003). Treating acute post- traumatic reactions in children and adolescents. Biological Psychiatry, 53(9),827-833.
  • Cohen JA, Mannarino AP, Perel JM, Staron V. (2007). A pilot randomized controlled trial of combined trauma- focused CBT and sertraline for child- hood PTSD symptoms. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 46(7), 811-819.
  • Cohen JA, Deblinger E, Mannarino AP, Steer RA. (2004). A multisite, randomized controlled trial for children with sexual abuse-related PTSD symptoms. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(4), 393-402.
  • Cohen JA, Mannarino AP, Knudsen K. (2005). Treating sexually abused children: 1 year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Child Abuse and Neglect, 29(2), 135-145.
  • De Bellis MD, Keshavan MS, Harenski KA. (2001). Anterior cingulate N-acety-laspartate/creatine ratios during cloni- dine treatment in a maltreated child with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 11(3), 311-316.
  • Famularo R, Kinscherff R, Fenton T. (1988). Propranolol treatment for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder, acute type. A pilot study. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 142(11),,1244-1247.
  • Fraleigh LA, Hendratta VD, Ford JD, Connor DF. (2009). Prazosin for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder-related nightmares in an adolescent male. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 19(4), 475-476.
  • Harmon RJ, Riggs PD. (1996). Clonidine for posttraumatic stress dis- order in preschool children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 35(9), 1247-1249.
  • Horrigan JP, Barnhill LJ. (1996). The suppression of nightmares with guanfacine. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 57(8), 371.
  • Horrigan J, Barnhill L. (1999). Risperidone and PTSD in boys. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 11, 126-127.
  • Jacobson CM, Muehlenkamp JJ, Miller AL, Turner JB. (2008). Psychiatric impairment among adolescents engaging in different types of deliberate self- harm. Journal of Clinical Child Adolescent Psychology, 37(2), 363-375.
  • Keeshin BR, Strawn JR. (2009). Risperidone treatment of an adolescent with severe posttraumatic stress disorder. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 43(7), 1374.
  • Looff D, Grimley P, Kuller F, MartinA, Shonfield L. (1995). Carbamazepine for PTSD. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34(6), 703-704.
  • Meighen KG, Hines LA, Lagges AM. (2007). Risperidone treatment of pre- school children with thermal burns and acute stress disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 17(2), 223-232.
  • Nugent NR, Christopher NC, Crow JP, Browne R, Ostrowski S, Delahanty DL. (2010). The efficacy of early propranolol administration at reducing PTSD symptoms in pediatric injury patients: a pilot study. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23(2), 282-287.
  • Pervanidou P, Kolaitis G, Charitaki S, Lazaropoulou C, Papassotiriou I, Hindmarsh P, et al. (2007). The natural history of neuroendocrine changes in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after motor vehicle accidents: progressive divergence of noradrenaline and cortisol concentrations over time. Biological Psychiatry, 62(10), 10951102.
  • Pitman RK, Sanders KM, Zusman RM, Healy AR, Cheema F, Lasko NB, et al. (2002). Pilot study of secondary prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder with propranolol. Biological Psychiatry, 51(2), 189-192.
  • Porter DM, Bell CC (1999). The use of clonidine in post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of the National Medical Association, 91(8), 475-477.
  • Robb AS, Cueva JE, Sporn J, Yang R, Vanderburg DG. (2010). Sertraline treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 20(6), 463-471.
  • Robert R, Blakeney PE, Villarreal C, Rosenberg L, Meyer WJ. (1999). Imipramine treatment in pediatric burn patients with symptoms of acute stress disorder: a pilot study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38(7), 873-882.
  • Robert R, Tcheung WJ, Rosenberg L, Rosenberg M, Mitchell C, Villarreal C, et al. (2008). Treating thermally injured children suffering symptoms of acute stress with imipramine and fluoxetine: a randomized, double-blind study. Burns, 34(7), 919-928.
  • Seedat S, Stein DJ, Ziervogel C, Middleton T, Kaminer D, Emsley RA, et al. (2002). Comparison of response to a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in children, adolescents, and adults with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 12(1), 37-46.
  • Seedat S, Lockhat R, Kaminer D, Zungu-Dirwayi N, Stein DJ. (2001). An open trial of citalopram in adoles- cents with post-traumatic stress disorder. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16(1), 21-25.
  • Silverman WK, Ortiz CD, Viswesvaran C, Burns BJ, Kolko DJ, Putnam FW, et al. (2008). Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37(1), 156-183.
  • Stathis S, Martin G, McKenna JG. (2005). A preliminary case series on the use of quetiapine for post-traumatic stress disorder in juveniles within a youth detention center. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 25(6), 539-544.
  • Steiner H, Saxena KS, Carrion V, Khanzode LA, Silverman M, Chang K. (2007). Divalproex sodium for the treatment of PTSD and conduct disordered youth: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 38(3), 183-193.
  • Strawn JR, Keeshin BR, DelBello MP, Geracioti TD, Jr, Putnam FW. (2010). Psychopharmacologic treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: a review. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 71(7), 932-941.
  • Strawn JR, Geracioti TD. (2008). Noradrenergic dysfunction and the psychopharmacology of posttraumatic stress disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 25(3), 260-271.
  • Strawn JR, Keeshin BR (2011). Successful treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder with prazosin in a young child. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 45(12), 1590-1591.
  • Strawn JR, Delbello MP, Geracioti TD. (2009). Prazosin treatment of an adolescent with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 19(5), 599-600.
  • Sharp S, Thomas C, Rosenberg L, Rosenberg M, Meyer W, 3rd. (2010). Propranolol does not reduce risk for acute stress disorder in pediatric burn trauma. Journal of Trauma, 68(1), 193-197.
  • Vaiva G, Ducrocq F, Jezequel K, Averland B, Lestavel P, Brunet A, et al. (2003). Immediate treatment with propranolol decreases posttraumatic stress disorder two months after trauma. Biological Psychiatry, 54(9): 947-949.

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