Case report

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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

PTSD and co-morbidity; venlafaxine; biopsychosocial approach

Hrčak ID:

60296

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/60296

Publication date:

15.6.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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