title: The treatment of night terrors associated with The posttraumatic syndrome.
abstract: The author describes three cases in which the frequency and intensity of night terrors associated with the posttraumatic syndrome were greatly lessened by administration of imipramine; in one case, the night terrors disappeared completely. Possible explanationss for this effect of imipramine are discussed, including the drug's arousal-preventing action. The author believes that the study of sleep EEGs of patients suffering posttraumatic syndrome will prove fruitful.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects; D004325:Dreams / Q000187:drug effects*; D005239:Fear; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects; D013546:Sweating / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007099:Imipramine