title: The pharmacotherapy of post traumatic stress disorder. A literature review and case report of treatment with nefazodone.
abstract: Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and serious debilitating condition with a host of co-morbid disorders. Research has uncovered a number of structural and neurochemical abnormalities that provide exciting insights into the mind-body continuum under stress. Increasing efforts are being addressed to tailor medication according to a model based on the dysregulation of neurotransmitters. Controlled trials of treatment, whilst offering hope, are inadequate to permit the development of evidence-based protocols for the treatment of PTSD. Further psychopharmacological research is urgently required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Barnet General Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ratna
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barbenel
keywords: Post traumatic stress disorder; SSRI; nefazodone; neurobiology; stress