Psychopharmacology and Psychiatry Updates

Jan 25, 2019

Today’s question is: How to manage the comorbidities of PTSD?

Here is a summary of this episode:

• Screen for substance use and avoid prescription drugs like benzodiazepines. Desipramine and topiramate might help with comorbid alcohol use disorder.
• In PTSD-related psychosis, try an SSRI first. If that doesn’t help,...

Jan 9, 2019

Today’s question is: How to treat sleep disturbances in patients with PTSD?  

Here is a summary of this episode:

• Prazosin is recommended as a first-line agent in sleep disturbances in PTSD with an average dose for men at 16 mg and for women, 7 mg titrated over 5 weeks.
• Trazodone can be used in patients...