Meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Watts, Bradley V ^a,c   Schnurr, Paula P ^b,c   Mayo, Lorna ^c   Young Xu, Yinong ^a,c   Weeks, William B ^c   Friedman, Matthew J ^b,c  

^a VA National Center for Patient Safety   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; FLUOXETINE; GUANFACINE; MIRTAZAPINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; MOOD STABILIZER; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PRAZOSIN; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DESENSITIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EID: 84879589530     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.12r08225     Document Type: Article

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