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 stress 、 Physical therapy 、 Anesthesia 、 Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor 、 Pharmacotherapy 、 Placebo 、 Comorbidity 、 Psychology 、 Guanfacine 、 Randomized controlled trial 、 Anxiety 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.