The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast


26 Medications for PTSD [60 Sec Psych]

September 30, 2020

When it comes to PTSD, pharmacotherapy is second-line and psychotherapy has the more robust evidence. The effect size for therapy is in the large range, while medications are in the small, with one exception…. In studies where patients are allowed to choose their preferred mode of treatment, those who prefer medications tend to do better with them than they do with the therapy route.


Published On: 9/30/2020


Duration: 4 minutes, 53 seconds


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