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Case 11: - First-time Mom’s struggle with postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2024

By
Sabahath Shaikh
Edited by
Nevena V. Radonjić ,
Thomas L. Schwartz  and
Stephen M. Stahl
Nevena V. Radonjić
Affiliation:
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Thomas L. Schwartz
Affiliation:
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Stephen M. Stahl
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Summary

Which of the following treatments for PTSD has the most compelling outcomes for lowering core PTSD symptoms?

Keywords

social anxiety disordergeneralized anxiety disorderpost-traumatic stress disorderCYP2D6postpartumdepressionaugmentationsertraline (Zoloft)clonazepam (Klonopin)desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)zolpidem (Ambien)suvorexant (Belsomra)leborexant (Dayvigo)paroxetine (Paxil)prazosin (Minipress)clonidine (Catapres)hydroxyzine (Vistaril)quetiapine (Seroquel)brexpiprazole (Rexulti)
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Case Studies: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology , pp. 183 - 198
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Stahl, SM. Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications, 5. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Watkins, LE, Sprang, KR, Rothbaum, BO. Treating PTSD: a review of evidence-based psychotherapy interventions. Front Behav Neurosci 2018; 12:258CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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