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FROM THE EDITOR

July 2003

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Serious Mental Illness

Jonathan R. T. Davidson, M.D.

Pages:237–238
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.237

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CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

July 2003

Effective Management Strategies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Jonathan R. T. Davidson, M.D.

Pages:239–243
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.239

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Although the diagnostic features of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are well defined, the condition is not always easy to recognize; in studies in primary care settings, recognition rates as low as 2% have been reported. Somatization and comorbid ...

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July 2003

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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.244

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CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

July 2003

Quick Reference for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Pages:245–246
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.245

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July 2003

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Kathryn M. Connor, M.D., and
Marian I. Butterfield, M.D., M.P.H.

Pages:247–262
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.247

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic, disabling disorder that affects 8%–9% of the population at some point in their lifetime. The disorder is associated with significant morbidity and functional impairment, affecting both patients and family ...

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July 2003

Bibliography for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Pages:263–264
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.263

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This section of the journal contains a compilation of recent publications that have shaped the thinking in the field as well as classic works that remain important to the subject reviewed in this issue. This bibliography has been compiled by experts in ...

July 2003

Rationale for a Posttraumatic Stress Spectrum Disorder

Charles Moreau, M.D., and
Sidney Zisook, M.D.

Pages:265–272
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.265

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July 2003

Efficacy of Sertraline in Preventing Relapse of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Jonathan Davidson, M.D.,
Teri Pearlstein, M.D.,
Peter Londborg, M.D.,
Kathleen T. Brady, M.D.,
Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D.,
Jon Bell, M.D.,
Richard Maddock, M.D.,
Mark T. Hegel, Ph.D., and
Gail Farfel, Ph.D.

Pages:273–281
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.273

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Objective: The study examined the efficacy of sertraline, compared with placebo, in sustaining improvement and preventing relapse over 28 weeks in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who had completed a 12-week double-blind, placebo-...

July 2003

Altered Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses to Provocative Challenge Tests in Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse

Christine Heim, Ph.D.,
D. Jeffrey Newport, M.D.,
Robert Bonsall, Ph.D.,
Andrew H. Miller, M.D., and
Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:282–289
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.282

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Objective: Early adverse life events may predispose individuals to the development of mood and anxiety disorders in adulthood, perhaps by inducing persistent changes in corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neuronal systems. The present study sought to ...

July 2003

Diagnostic Criteria for Complicated Grief Disorder

Mardi J. Horowitz, M.D.,
Bryna Siegel, Ph.D.,
Are Holen, M.D.,
George A. Bonanno, Ph.D.,
Constance Milbrath, Ph.D., and
Charles H. Stinson, M.D.

Pages:290–298
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.290

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Objective: Some prolonged and turbulent grief reactions include symptoms that differ from the DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder. The authors investigated a new diagnosis that would include these symptoms. Method: They developed observer-based ...

July 2003

Patterns and Predictors of Treatment Contact After First Onset of Psychiatric Disorders

Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D.,
Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., and
Patricia A. Berglund, M.B.A.

Pages:299–306
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.299

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Objective: The authors used self-report data to study patterns and predictors of treatment contact after the first onset of DSM-III-R mood, anxiety, and addictive disorders. Method: Data from the National Comorbidity Survey, a general population survey of ...

July 2003

Psychological Debriefing for Road Traffic Accident Victims: Three-Year Follow-Up of a Randomised Controlled Trial

R. A. Mayou, F.R.C.Psych.,
A. Ehlers, Ph.D., and
M. Hobbs, F.R.C.Psych.

Pages:307–312
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.307

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Background: Psychological debriefing is widely used for trauma victims, but there is uncertainty about its efficacy. We have previously reported a randomised controlled trial which concluded that at 4 months it was ineffective. Aims: To evaluate the 3-...

July 2003

Neurobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

D. Jeffrey Newport, and
Charles B. Nemeroff

Pages:313–321
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.313

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Recent advances on the neurobiology of posttraumatic stress disorder include: the utilization of functional brain imaging; the incorporation of cross-system research including neuroendocrine (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and hypothalamic-pituitary-...

July 2003

Childhood Traumas: An Outline and Overview

Lenore C. Terr, M.D.

Pages:322–334
Published Online:1 July 2003

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.1.3.322

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Childhood psychic trauma appears to be a crucial etiological factor in the development of a number of serious disorders both in childhood and in adulthood. Like childhood rheumatic fever, psychic trauma sets a number of different problems into motion, any ...

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