No Improvement of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms With Guanfacine Treatment

作者: Thomas C Neylan , Frank B Schoenfeld , Thomas J Metzler , Jerome A Yesavage , Maryann Lenoci

DOI: 10.1176/APPI.AJP.163.12.2186

关键词: Posttraumatic stressPhysical therapyAnesthesiaAlpha-2 adrenergic receptorPharmacotherapyPlaceboComorbidityPsychologyGuanfacineRandomized controlled trialAnxiety disorder

摘要: Objective: The authors report an 8-week, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of guanfacine versus placebo for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Method: Veterans with chronic PTSD who were medication-free or receiving stable pharmacotherapy randomly assigned to (N=29) (N=34). Results: Guanfacine had no effect on symptoms, subjective sleep quality, general mood disturbances. was associated a number side effects. Conclusions: These results do not support the use alpha 2 agonists in veterans PTSD.

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