Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Author: Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS
Editorial changes - 2012-04-24
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2011-03-28Japanese Translation of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder module
2009-12-03FDA MedWatch Safety Alert for Valproate Sodium and related products (valproic acid and divalproex sodium): Risk of Birth Defects

Newly Cited References
2009-07-01An open-label study of mirtazapine as treatment for combat-related PTSD.
2007-06-01Extended-release formulation of venlafaxine in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
2007-04-15A parallel group placebo controlled study of prazosin for trauma nightmares and sleep disturbance in combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
2006-10-01Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder with venlafaxine extended release: a 6-month randomized controlled trial.
2005-12-01The effectiveness of mirtazapine in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a 24-week continuation therapy.
2003-02-01Reduction of nightmares and other PTSD symptoms in combat veterans by prazosin: a placebo-controlled study.
1999-01-01A pilot study of mirtazapine in post-traumatic stress disorder.

New References of Interest
2012-03-07Association of mental health disorders with prescription opioids and high-risk opioid use in US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
2011-08-03Adjunctive risperidone treatment for antidepressant-resistant symptoms of chronic military service-related PTSD: a randomized trial.
2011-08-03Community-implemented trauma therapy for former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trial.
2011-08-03Prevalence of war-related mental health conditions and association with displacement status in postwar Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.
2010-12-08Integrating tobacco cessation into mental health care for posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
2010-01-14Morphine use after combat injury in Iraq and post-traumatic stress disorder.
2009-08-05Asthma and posttraumatic stress symptoms 5 to 6 years following exposure to the World Trade Center terrorist attack.
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Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Michael Roy, MD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Deborah Korenstein, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Richard B. Lynn, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.

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