Post-traumatic stress disorder following combat exposure: clinical features and psychopharmacological treatment.
Post-traumatic stress disorder may follow combat stress or civilian psychological traumata. In 25 retrospectively studied patients, symptoms were severe in terms of number of DSM-III items fulfilled, chronicity, and severity of psychosocial disability. Antidepressants had good or moderate results in 67% of cases treated, but major tranquilisers were much less effective; response to drug treatment was not clearly related to somatisation symptoms, significant depression, or panic attacks. Pharmacotherapy appeared to have had a positive impact on psychotherapy in 70% of cases.
D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy*
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents