Pharmacotherapy for Older Veterans Diagnosed With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans Administration
Mohamed S, Rosenheck R. Pharmacotherapy for Older Veterans Diagnosed With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans Administration. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2008, 16: 804-812. PMID: 18827226, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e318173f617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health clinicsSpecialty mental health clinicsPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder veteransHealth clinicsVeterans AdministrationPsychotropic medicationsPharmacotherapy of PTSDStress disorderDegree of undertreatmentPsychotropic medication classesMultivariable logistic regressionUse of medicationsYears of ageRelationship of ageMedication classesMedication utilizationPatients 45Medication usePsychotropic prescriptionsClinic typePrimary careElderly veteransSedative hypnoticsVA servicesPharmacotherapy of PTSD in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: diagnostic- and symptom-guided drug selection.
Mohamed S, Rosenheck RA. Pharmacotherapy of PTSD in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: diagnostic- and symptom-guided drug selection. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2008, 69: 959-65. PMID: 18588361, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsAnxietyComorbidityDrug TherapyFemaleHumansHypnotics and SedativesInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPsychotropic DrugsSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAnxiolytic/Psychotropic medicationsVeterans AffairsMedication classesService usePharmacotherapy of PTSDMental health service useTreatment of PTSDGreater mental health service usePsychotropic medication classesSedative-hypnotic useHealth service useMultivariable logistic regressionAntidepressant useMedication usePsychotropic prescriptionsAntipsychotic useSuch medicationsVA patientsPsychotropic pharmacotherapySymptom responseDepressive disorderVeteran characteristicsSpecific symptoms