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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder > Consultation for Management Author: Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS
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Rationale:

  • Psychotherapy is the principal treatment for PTSD; most primary care practices do not have the capacity to provide intensive, trauma-specific psychotherapy.

Evidence:

  • Several types of psychotherapy are effective for PTSD, including cognitive and exposure therapies and anxiety management techniques (1; 18).

Comments:

  • Psychotherapy for PTSD is administered best by a psychotherapist with specific training and experience in choosing the most effective technique for specific patient circumstances. Nonspecific therapies are not helpful.

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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.
Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Editor, PIER, has received grant support from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd , and honoraria for continuing medical education grand rounds and lectures given.

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