title: Pharmacotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder using phenelzine or imipramine.
abstract: Sixty male veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) participated in an 8-week, randomized trial comparing phenelzine (N = 19), imipramine (N = 23), and placebo (N = 18). Mean treatment retention was better on phenelzine (7.4 weeks) than on imipramine (5.6 weeks) or placebo (5.5 weeks). By week 5, both medications significantly reduced PTSD symptoms, as assessed by the Impact of Events Scale (IES), but the 44% improvement on phenelzine was greater than the 25% improvement on imipramine. The intrusion, but not the avoidance, subscale of the IES showed significant improvement, and the initial mild to moderate depressive symptoms did not significantly improve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Kosten
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McDougle
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Giller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010624:Phenelzine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010919:Placebos; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D010624:Phenelzine; D007099:Imipramine