Pharmacotherapy regimens among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury

Meghan Morgan, Anna Lockwood, Doug Steinke, Randal Schleenbaker, Sheila Botts

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    Abstract

    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
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)182-185
    Number of pages3
    JournalPsychiatric Services
    Volume63
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2012

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