Morphine Use after Combat Injury in Iraq and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Open Access
- 14 January 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 362 (2), 110-117
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0903326
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common adverse mental health outcome among seriously injured civilians and military personnel who are survivors of trauma. Pharmacotherapy in the aftermath of serious physical injury or exposure to traumatic events may be effective for the secondary prevention of PTSD.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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