Evaluation of low dose prazosin for PTSD-associated nightmares in children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Nancy Hudson, PharmD (Author), Steven Burghart, DPh, RPh, MBA, BCPP (Author), Jill Reynoldson, PharmD, BCPP, DPLA (Author), Dennis Grauer, MS, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Knowledge about fundamental sleep disorders and dysregulation that occurs in children with PTSD is limited. Prazosin is an alpha-1 receptor antagonist often used off label for the treatment of PTSD-associated nightmares in adults; however, evaluation of its use in pediatrics and adoles...