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Posttraumatic stress disorder: How to meet women’s specific needs

Current Psychiatry. 2003 March;02(03):25-39
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Related resources

  • Foa EB, Keane TM, Friedman MJ. Effective treatments for PTSD: Practice guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress studies. New York: Guilford Publications, 2000.
  • Kimerling R, Ouimette P, Wolfe J (eds). Gender and PTSD. New York: Guilford Publications, 2002.
  • Madison Institute of Medicine. Facts for Health: posttraumatic stress disorder. www.ptsd.factsforhealth.org

Drug brand names

  • Citalopram • Celexa
  • Fluoxetine • Prozac
  • Mirtazapine • Remeron
  • Nefazodone • Serzone
  • Paroxetine • Paxil
  • Sertraline • Zoloft
  • Venlafaxine • Effexor

Disclosure

The authors report no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.