New approaches to combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2339-2354

  Pratchett, Laura C ^a,c   Daly, Kelly ^b   Bierer, Linda M ^a,c   Yehuda, Rachel ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Traumatic Stress Studies Division   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based psychotherapy; Pharmacologic augmentation of psychotherapy; Pharmacotherapy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CYCLOSERINE; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; MORPHINE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PAROXETINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; AROUSAL; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRIEF ECLECTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL INCIDENCE STRESS DEBRIEFING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TARGETING; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION; FIRST AID; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTERNET; IRRITABILITY; KINDLING; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDLINE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NIGHTMARE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP QUALITY; STRESS INOCULATION TRAINING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SURVIVOR; TENSION; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING; HUMANS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 80052873967     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2011.604030     Document Type: Review

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