The Interaction between Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

1 July 1993

journal article
research article
Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychotherapy

Vol. 47 (3) , 404-410
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.3.404

Abstract

The addition of pharmacotherapy to psychotherapy in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is increasingly common. This paper describes some of the complexities involved in combining these two therapeutic modalities, specifically when pharmacotherapy is added to an ongoing psychotherapeutic treatment of combat-related PTSD.

Keywords

POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS
COMBAT
PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC
STRESS DISORDER
PHARMACOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
TREATMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC

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