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SUBMITTER: Naylor JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3788578 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Psychiatry research 20121229 2-3
Subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased risk for suicidality, depression, and functional impairment. We thus conducted a small (N=12) pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with paroxetine for subthreshold PTSD in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) era veterans. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores improved by 30.4% in the paroxetine group. Paroxetine may have promise for subthreshold PTSD. ...[more]