Post-traumatic stress disorder in women: current concepts and treatments

Marian I Butterfield; Mary Becker; Christine E Marx

doi:10.1007/s11920-002-0076-8

Post-traumatic stress disorder in women: current concepts and treatments

Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2002 Dec;4(6):474-86. doi: 10.1007/s11920-002-0076-8.

Authors

Marian I Butterfield¹, Mary Becker, Christine E Marx

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Duke University and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12441028
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-002-0076-8

Abstract

In the US, 13% of women develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during their lifetime. An accurate diagnosis of PTSD requires screening for trauma and symptoms of PTSD. Current research in the neurobiologic and psychologic responses to traumatic stress supports the use of pharmacologic and psychosocial interventions. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the current first-line pharmacotherapy. Efficacious psychosocial interventions include exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Brain / physiopathology
Catecholamines / physiology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Female
Humans
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiopathology
Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiopathology
Psychotropic Drugs / therapeutic use*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / physiopathology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy*

Substances

Catecholamines
Psychotropic Drugs