Medicus, Vol. 19 No. 1_Adolescencija_2, 2010.
Recenzija, Prikaz slučaja
Dual Antidepressant for Dual Diagnosis - Venlafaxine Treatment of an Alcohol-Abusing PTSD Patient with a Depressive Disorder
Slobodanka Kezić
; Psihijatrijska bolnica Sveti Ivan
Sven Molnar
; Psihijatrijska bolnica Sveti Ivan
Pero Svrdlin
; Psihijatrijska bolnica Sveti Ivan
Sažetak
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the only anxiety disorder of a known etiology, i.e. it is caused by a traumatic event. It is very often accompanied by other disorders which makes its treatment more complex and longer. The course of the PTSD clinical picture is presented through outpatient and hospital treatments. The article also presents the course of treatment with venlaflaxine, a dual serotonin and noradrenalin reuptake inhibitor, in a PTSD patient with co-morbidities: depressive disorder and alcohol abuse. A biopsychosocial approach reduced PTSD symptoms in the affected patient, normalized stress response, and improved adaptive mechanisms and social functioning.
Ključne riječi
PTSD and co-morbidity; venlafaxine; biopsychosocial approach
Hrčak ID:
60296
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.6.2010.
Posjeta: 6.792 *