TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmacotherapy regimens among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury
AU - Morgan, Meghan
AU - Lockwood, Anna
AU - Steinke, Doug
AU - Schleenbaker, Randal
AU - Botts, Sheila
PY - 2012/2/1
Y1 - 2012/2/1
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) are treated differently pharmacologically than patients with PTSD alone. Methods: A retrospective evaluation of PTSD pharmacotherapy of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans with PTSD (N=707) was conducted between April 1, 2007, and March 31, 2009. A total of 45 veterans had suffered a mild TBI. Results: Compared with the patients with PTSD alone, the patients with PTSD and TBI were more likely to be prescribed an antidepressant (p
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) are treated differently pharmacologically than patients with PTSD alone. Methods: A retrospective evaluation of PTSD pharmacotherapy of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans with PTSD (N=707) was conducted between April 1, 2007, and March 31, 2009. A total of 45 veterans had suffered a mild TBI. Results: Compared with the patients with PTSD alone, the patients with PTSD and TBI were more likely to be prescribed an antidepressant (p
U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.201000531
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.201000531
M3 - Article
SN - 1075-2730
VL - 63
SP - 182
EP - 185
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 2
ER -