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Review finds modest effect of SSRIs on PTSD symptoms
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30041
Subject(s) - paroxetine , venlafaxine , fluoxetine , antidepressant , psychiatry , posttraumatic stress , psychopharmacology , psychology , sertraline , medicine , anxiety , serotonin , receptor
A review and meta‐analysis of 51 randomized controlled trials has found that some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants have a small positive effect on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Results of the review support use of paroxetine, venlafaxine, and fluoxetine as pharmacologic agents for PTSD. Study results were published in the February 2015 issue of The British Journal of Psychiatry .