2017
Correlates of Nonimprovement to Pharmacotherapy for Chronic, Antidepressant-Resistant, Military Service–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Byrne SP, Krystal JH, Rosenheck RA, Vessicchio J, Pietrzak RH. Correlates of Nonimprovement to Pharmacotherapy for Chronic, Antidepressant-Resistant, Military Service–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 37: 717-721. PMID: 28945664, DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000000777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntidepressive AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisperidoneSeverity of Illness IndexStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAdjunctive risperidoneTreatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorderClinician-Administered PTSD Scale scoresSymptom clustersStress disorderOriginal treatment regimenFirst-line pharmacotherapySpecific symptom clustersSpecific PTSD symptom clustersVeterans RANDTreatment regimenPharmacotherapeutic effectsHealth SurveyRole functioningPTSD symptom clustersTreat conditionScale scoreGreater severityVariable improvementRisperidoneTargeted pharmacotherapyPlaceboNonimprovementPharmacotherapy
2016
PTSD: from neurobiology to pharmacological treatments
Kelmendi B, Adams TG, Yarnell S, Southwick S, Abdallah CG, Krystal JH. PTSD: from neurobiology to pharmacological treatments. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2016, 7: 31858. PMID: 27837583, PMCID: PMC5106865, DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v7.31858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderPharmacological treatmentPathophysiology of PTSDFirst-line pharmacotherapyMultiple neurobiological systemsEtiology of PTSDFull remissionTherapeutic effectPsychiatric disordersPharmacologic targetStress disorderNeurobiological systemsPathophysiologyFuture targetsTreatmentTraumatic eventsDisordersRemissionPharmacotherapyEtiologyInjurySymptomsYearsWeeks