Sidran: Help for Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) and dissociation.

Sidran: Help for Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) and dissociation.
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Clinician's Guide to Medications for PTSD

Matt Jeffreys, MD Overview Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has biological, psychological, and social components. Medications can be used in treatment to address the biological basis for PTSD symptoms and co-morbid Axis I diagnoses. Medications may benefit psychological and social symptoms as well. While studies suggest that cognitive behavioral therapies such as prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) have greater effects in improving PTSD symptoms than medications, some people may prefer medications or may benefit from receiving a medication in addition to psychotherapy... [My Note: My family did not have good results with any of the medications.  It was a nightmare.  The writer of PTSD and Me blog also had awful difficulties.  There are two of my close friends, however, who have benefited greatly from finding a medication that stabilized them enough to function normally. As with all chemicals it is best to be very educated, wary and realize the long-term commitment of testing, re-testing and evaluation that has to constantly go on.  Sometimes they just don't work.  It is wise to remember that medications are not cure-alls and the body itself changes over time as is true of all medicine treatments.]