Saturday, December 8, 2007

Flawed Studies Underscore Need for More Rigorous PTSD Research

Despite PTSD's prominence in a trauma-ridden world, therapies for the disorder rest on some very slim reeds, says the Institute of Medicine.

"Significant gaps" in the evidence underlying nearly all treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder make it impossible to judge their value, according to a study released in October by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

Poorly designed and executed studies have failed to include enough veterans or account for important comorbidities like depression, substance abuse, or traumatic brain injury, said the IOM committee that conducted the study.

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