PTSD
Conference Coverage
Ketamine infusions may be helpful in central sensitization pain syndromes
Commentary
Focus on symptoms over stories is detrimental to separated families
Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Francesca Lehman say “complex PTSD” as defined by the updated ICD-11 will better capture the scope of patients’ trauma...
Evidence-Based Reviews
PTSD: A systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment
Accurate diagnosis and management depends on proper application of DSM-5 criteria.
Savvy Psychopharmacology
Treating comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease
Mr. S, 64, has a history of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which has been well controlled for the past 15 years with cognitive-processing...
Commentary
Puerto Rico after Maria: Trauma team returns
The aim of the team is to “train the trainers” with the goal of fostering resilience among the children.
Pearls
FIGHT to remember PTSD
Certain clinical features of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear in other psychiatric diagnoses and therefore can confound accurate...
Commentary
Extreme heat and mental health: Protecting patients
Dr. Robin Cooper says patients with mental illnesses and those who abuse substances are particularly vulnerable.
Cases That Test Your Skills
A veteran who is suicidal while sleeping
Mr. R, age 28, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran with major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is awoken by his wife to...
Commentary
Family separations could lead to irreversible health outcomes
Dr. Aradhana Bela Sood warns that the stresses placed on migrant children could permanently change their brain architecture.
Commentary
Prazosin and doxazosin for PTSD are underutilized and underdosed
Often, clinicians tend to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders, such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety...
Conference Coverage
Consider heterogeneous experiences among veteran cohorts when treating PTSD
NEW YORK - Veterans are not a homogeneous group; cohort and other individual factors should be considered when treating PTSD.