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11140926

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
The clinical management of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is as complex as the condition itself. Pharmacotherapy is an important component of this treatment process, which also includes psychosocial interventions and, in most cases, entails long-term efforts. The authors propose a systematic approach to the pharmacological treatment of PTSD using algorithmic techniques. After a careful history-taking phase and a review of available psychotropic agents, the practitioner usually ends up dealing with either PTSD alone or, more frequently, accompanied by other identifiable syndromes. Various antidepressants have demonstrated efficacy in the former, while the latter requires a management aimed at depressive, anxiety/dissociative, hypomanic/manic, or psychotic symptoms. The proposed algorithm provide guidelines for treatment issues such as medication choice, medication dose, maintenance pharmacotherapy, alternative options, and eventual outcomes. Algorithms summarize current information and suggest pharmacotherapy guidelines as a significant component of a comprehensive PTSD management program.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1040-1237
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Proposing an algorithm for the pharmacological management of posttraumatic stress disorder.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article