Efficacy of Quetiapine in PTSD
The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 14, Number 10, October 2016
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv14n10/
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information
Topics: Psychopharmacology Tips | PTSD | Research Update
Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP
Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist, San Antonio, TX
Dr. Moore has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Some smaller studies have shown that risperidone is useful as an adjunctive treatment for PTSD. But, in a larger-scale study with nearly 300 veterans, the medication used as an adjunct did not outperform placebo. To further explore the utility of atypical antipsychotics, researchers randomly assigned 80 VA patients with PTSD to monotherapy with placebo or quetiapine.
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