Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Author: Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS
Editorial changes - 2008-04-23
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Guideline
   American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
 Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder
Article
   American Journal of Epidemiology
 Increased use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana among Manhattan, New York, residents after the September 11th terrorist attacks
   American Journal of Psychiatry
 Predicting posttraumatic stress symptoms from pretraumatic risk factors: a 2-year prospective follow-up study in firefighters
 Reduction of nightmares and other PTSD symptoms in combat veterans by prazosin: a placebo-controlled study
 Treating acute stress disorder following mild traumatic brain injury
   Annals of Internal Medicine
 Anxiety disorders in primary care: prevalence, impairment, comorbidity, and detection
   Archives of General Psychiatry
 Randomized trial of trauma-focused group therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: results from a department of veterans affairs cooperative study
 Posttraumatic stress disorder and the incidence of nicotine, alcohol, and other drug disorders in persons who have experienced trauma
 Health care costs associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in women
 A randomized controlled trial of cognitive therapy, a self-help booklet, and repeated assessments as early interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder
   Archives of Internal Medicine
 Posttraumatic stress disorder in female veterans: association with self-reported health problems and functional impairment
 Burden of medical illness in women with depression and posttraumatic stress disorder
   British Medical Journal
 Post-traumatic stress disorder
 Post-traumatic stress disorder in the context of terrorism and other civil conflict in Northern Ireland: randomised controlled trial
 Mental health consequences of overstretch in the UK armed forces: first phase of a cohort study
 New onset and persistent symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder self reported after deployment and combat exposures: prospective population based US military cohort study
   Clinical Therapeutics
 Comparison of first refill rates among users of sertraline, paroxetine, and citalopram
   Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
 Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD in children and adolescents: a preliminary randomized controlled trial
   Journal of the American Medical Association
 Longitudinal assessment of mental health problems among active and reserve component soldiers returning from the Iraq war
 Mental health problems, use of mental health services, and attrition from military service after returning from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan
 Psychological reactions to terrorist attacks: findings from the National Study of American's Reactions to September 11
 Nationwide longitudinal study of psychological responses to September 11
 A mental health intervention for schoolchildren exposed to violence: a randomized controlled trial
 Exposure to terrorism, stress-related mental health symptoms, and coping behaviors among a nationally representative sample in Israel
 A population-based study of inflicted traumatic brain injury in young children
 Factors associated with poor mental health among Guatemalan refugees living in Mexico 20 years after civil conflict
 Screening for risk of persistent posttraumatic stress in injured children and their parents
 Psychiatric and cognitive effects of war in former Yugoslavia: association of lack of redress for trauma and posttraumatic stress reactions
 Mental health problems among adults in tsunami-affected areas in southern Thailand
 Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among children in tsunami-affected areas in southern Thailand
 Anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress in Iranian survivors of chemical warfare
 Cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in women: a randomized controlled trial
 Association of trauma and PTSD symptoms with openness to reconciliation and feelings of revenge among former Ugandan and Congolese child soldiers
 Association of FKBP5 polymorphisms and childhood abuse with risk of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in adults
   Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
 Fluoxetine versus placebo in posttraumatic stress disorder
 Randomized, double-blind comparison of sertraline and placebo for posttraumatic stress disorder in a Department of Veterans Affairs setting
   Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
 Venlafaxine extended release in posttraumatic stress disorder: a sertraline- and placebo-controlled study
 A placebo-controlled trial of bupropion SR in the treatment of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder
   Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
 Acupuncture for posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot trial
   Lancet
 Post-traumatic stress disorder: medicine and politics
 Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO World Mental Health surveys
   New England Journal of Medicine
 Combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health problems, and barriers to care
   Psychiatric Services
 Disability compensation seeking among veterans evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder
   Psychosomatic Medicine
 Posttraumatic stress disorder in the wake of heart disease: prevalence, risk factors, and future research directions
Review
   American Journal of Psychiatry
 A multidimensional meta-analysis of psychotherapy for PTSD
   Annals of Pharmacotherapy
 Prazosin treatment of nightmares related to posttraumatic stress disorder
   Clinical Evidence
 Post-traumatic stress disorder
   Cochrane Library
 Pharmacotherapy for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Cochrane Review)
 Pharmacotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Cochrane Review)
 Psychological debriefing for preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Cochrane Review)
   Hospital Medicine
 The psychiatric consequences of trauma
   Lancet
 Prevalence of serious mental disorder in 7000 refugees resettled in western countries: a systematic review
   Primary Care
 Posttraumatic stress disorder in women: assessment and treatment in primary care
Web
   Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
 Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Commentary
   ACP Journal Club
      Anxiety disorders
 2003 - Review: Depression, social isolation, and certain life events are associated with the development of coronary heart disease
 2001 - Sertraline maintenance treatment reduced relapse and dropouts in posttraumatic stress disorder
 2002 - Review: St. John's wort, ginkgo, saw palmetto, and kava may be effective for some conditions
 2001 - Review: Primary care counseling improves psychological symptoms in patients with psychological and psychosocial problems
 2001 - Review: Placebo is better than no treatment for subjective continuous outcomes and for treatment of pain

Educational Resources
Educational Syllabus
   Annual Session 2002: Updates
 Psychiatric disorders among survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing
   MKSAP 12
 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Patient Information
Web
 American Psychiatric Association: Let's Talk Facts About Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
 American Psychological Association: Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events
 Expert Consensus Treatment Guidelines for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families
 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: What Is Traumatic Stress?
 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: When a Friend or Loved One Has Been Traumatized
 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: Mass Disasters, Trauma, and Loss
 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: Trauma, Loss, and Traumatic Grief
 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: Trauma and Relationships
 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Problems
 National Center for PTSD: What is PTSD?
 National Center for PTSD: How Is PTSD Measured?
 National Institute of Mental Health: A Real Illness: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
 National Institute of Mental Health: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Fact Sheet
 National Mental Health Association: Anxiety Disorders: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
 National Institute of Mental Health: A Real Illness: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Spanish)
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Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS, is a consultant for Eli Lilly, Forest Laboratories, received honorarium from Abbott Laboratories, received grants from GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer. Michael Roy, MD, editorial consultant, received honorarium from PFizer.


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