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The British Journal of Psychiatry 149: 365-369 (1986)
© 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Post-traumatic stress disorder following combat exposure: clinical features and psychopharmacological treatment

A Bleich, B Siegel, R Garb and B Lerer

Post-traumatic stress disorder may follow combat stress or civilian psychological traumata. In 25 retrospectively studied patients, symptoms were severe in terms of number of DSM-III items fulfilled, chronicity, and severity of psychosocial disability. Antidepressants had good or moderate results in 67% of cases treated, but major tranquilisers were much less effective; response to drug treatment was not clearly related to somatisation symptoms, significant depression, or panic attacks. Pharmacotherapy appeared to have had a positive impact on psychotherapy in 70% of cases.


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