A meta-analysis of depressive symptom outcomes in randomized, controlled trials for PTSD

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 203, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 522-529

  Ronconi, Julia McDougal ^a,d   Shiner, Brian ^a,b   Watts, Bradley V ^b,c  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

^d Research and Development Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Medications; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychotherapy; PTSD

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84941116613     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000322     Document Type: Article

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