Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to inform primary healthcare professionals of the prevalence and significance of PTSD, and to review the evidence that prazosin is a useful option for managing PTSD-associated nightmares and sleep disturbance. DISCUSSION:
PTSD should be considered in patients with treatment-resistant mood disorders. A trauma history should be taken for these patients and in recognised groups of patients who have a high incidence of PTSD. The treatment of PTSD is challenging, frequently requiring specialist input from psychiatrists. Prazosin has been proven to be safe and effective in the management of nightmares and sleep disturbances associated with PTSD and is indicated where these distressing symptoms are present.
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Authors | John Togno, Scott Eaton |
Journal | Australian family physician
(Aust Fam Physician)
Vol. 44
Issue 9
Pg. 647-9
(Sep 2015)
ISSN: 0300-8495 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 26488043
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
- Prazosin
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Topics |
- Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
(therapeutic use)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Humans
- Prazosin
(therapeutic use)
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
(diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology)
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