title: [Pharmacological treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder].
abstract: The authors present a review of pharmacotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Only a few controlled clinical trials have been carried out on PTSD, but there is a growing interest on this topic. Antidepressants, specially those with serotonergic activity, appear to provide effective pharmacotherapy for PTSD, as having either a primary therapeutic effect or in association with psychotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatria da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernik
authors.forename: Marcionilo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laranjeiras
authors.forename: Fábio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corregiari
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000188:drug therapy*