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PTSD (December) | 2017

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CME Post-Test - PTSD, TCPR, December 2017

December 1, 2017

The post-test for this issue is available for one year after the publication date to subscribers. By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 1 CME credit. Read More

Note From the Editor-in-Chief

December 1, 2017

Daniel Carlat, MD

My goal in publishing TCPR is to help you think differently about your clinical practice, hopefully to enhance your effectiveness as a healer. After editing this month’s issue on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), I think I’ve achieved that goal in my own practice. Read More

Update on Medications for PTSD

December 1, 2017

Robin Berlin, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Every five years or so, we do an update on PTSD treatments; the most recent was our August 2011 issue of TCPR, in which we declared that psychotherapy was the gold standard for treatment. Read More

Assessing Complex PTSD

December 1, 2017

Arielle Schwartz, PhD

The first thing that I would say is that complex PTSD can sometimes be harder to spot and diagnose, because when we’re looking for symptoms of conventional PTSD, we’re often looking for that first criterion: Has there been a single event that your patient would consider traumatic? Read More

Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation: Not Ready for Prime Time Yet

December 1, 2017

Michael Posternak, MD.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was approved by the FDA in 2009 for the treatment of major depression, but TMS is costly and has so far produced only mixed results. Read More

Can Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Affect Symptom Outcomes in Older Adults?

December 1, 2017

Adam Strassberg, MD.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a formalized combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness, and yoga. The technique has been shown to help with symptoms of depression and anxiety, and some preliminary small studies have hinted that it might improve both memory and anxiety/depressive symptoms in older patients. Read More