Reduction of nightmares and other PTSD symptoms in combat veterans by prazosin: a placebo-controlled study

…, ER Peskind, ED Kanter, EC Petrie… - American Journal of …, 2003 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Prazosin is a centrally active α 1 adrenergic antagonist. The authors’ goal was
to evaluate prazosin efficacy for nightmares, sleep disturbance, and overall posttraumatic …

A trial of prazosin for combat trauma PTSD with nightmares in active-duty soldiers returned from Iraq and Afghanistan

…, D Pritzl, K Feiszli, EC Petrie, C Gross… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective The authors conducted a 15-week randomized controlled trial of the alpha-1
adrenoreceptor antagonist prazosin for combat trauma nightmares, sleep quality, global function, …

Cerebrocerebellar hypometabolism associated with repetitive blast exposure mild traumatic brain injury in 12 Iraq war Veterans with persistent post-concussive …

ER Peskind, EC Petrie, DJ Cross, K Pagulayan… - Neuroimage, 2011 - Elsevier
Disagreement exists regarding the extent to which persistent post-concussive symptoms (PCS)
reported by Iraq combat Veterans with repeated episodes of mild traumatic brain injury (…

Neuroimaging, behavioral, and psychological sequelae of repetitive combined blast/impact mild traumatic brain injury in Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans

EC Petrie, DJ Cross, VL Yarnykh, T Richards… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Whether persisting cognitive complaints and postconcussive symptoms (PCS) reported by
Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with blast- and/or combined blast/impact-related mild …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of chronic pituitary and target-organ hormone abnormalities after blast-related mild traumatic brain injury

CW Wilkinson, KF Pagulayan, EC Petrie… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Studies of traumatic brain injury from all causes have found evidence of chronic hypopituitarism,
defined by deficient production of one or more pituitary hormones at least 1 year after …

Blast exposure causes early and persistent aberrant phospho-and cleaved-tau expression in a murine model of mild blast-induced traumatic brain injury

…, BC Kraemer, I Cernak, EC Petrie… - Journal of …, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is considered the ‘signature injury’of combat veterans that
have served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This prevalence of mTBI is due in part …

Salivary cortisol and memory function in human aging

G Li, MM Cherrier, DW Tsuang, EC Petrie… - Neurobiology of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of salivary cortisol with cognitive changes in a 3
year longitudinal study. Previous studies have suggested that elevated glucocorticoid …

Glucocorticoid feedback sensitivity and adrenocortical responsiveness in posttraumatic stress disorder

ED Kanter, CW Wilkinson, AD Radant, EC Petrie… - Biological …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Decreased basal cortisol levels have been reported in individuals with posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). There is evidence for enhanced negative feedback sensitivity …

The alpha~ 1-Adrenergic Antagonist Prazosin Ameliorates Combat Trauma Nightmares in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Report of 4 Cases

…, DJ Dobie, ED Kanter, EC Petrie… - Journal of Clinical …, 2000 - psychiatrist.com
Background: Central nervous system (CNS) adrenergic hyperresponsiveness may be
involved in the pathophysiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Two Vietnam combat …

Prazosin reduces nightmares in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

MA Raskind, C Thompson, EC Petrie… - Journal of Clinical …, 2002 - psychiatrist.com
Background: Preclinical and clinical observations suggest that the centrally active α1-adrenergic
antagonist prazosin might alleviate trauma content nightmares and other symptoms in …