title: Sertralilne, paroxetine and venlafaxine in refugee post traumatic stress disorder with depression symptoms.
abstract: The authors describe the use of three new antidepressants: Sertralilne, Paroxetine and Venlafaxine in treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and symptoms of Depression in adult Bosnian refugees victims of ethnic cleansing. 32 Bosnian refugees with PTSD and symptoms of Depression presenting for treatment of the mental health consequences of surviving ethnic cleansing, participated in a case series study. All subjects completed open trials of Sertraline (15), Paroxetine (12) or Venlafaxine (5), with standard clinical doses. Overall, Sertraline and Paroxetine yielded statistically significant improvement at 6 weeks in the total PTSD symptom severity, in each symptom cluster, in Beck Depression Inventory and in Global Assessment of Functioning. Venlafaxine produced statistically significant improvement at 6 weeks in the total PTSD symptom severity, in each symptom cluster and in Global Assessment of Functioning but did not yield significant improvement in symptoms of depression and had a high rate of side effects.
authors.affiliation: Project on Genocide, Psychiatry and Witnessing, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smajkić
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weine
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Durić-Bijedić
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boskailo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pavković
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000208:ethnology; D003511:Cyclohexanols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017374:Paroxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020280:Sertraline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014481:United States; D000069470:Venlafaxine Hydrochloride; D014857:Warfare
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D003511:Cyclohexanols; D017374:Paroxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; D020280:Sertraline; D000069470:Venlafaxine Hydrochloride