PSYCHOTHERAPY VERSUS PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: SYSTEMIC REVIEW AND META‐ANALYSES TO DETERMINE FIRST‐LINE TREATMENTS

@article{Lee2016PSYCHOTHERAPYVP,
  title={PSYCHOTHERAPY VERSUS PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: SYSTEMIC REVIEW AND META‐ANALYSES TO DETERMINE FIRST‐LINE TREATMENTS},
  author={Daniel J. Lee and Carla W. Schnitzlein and Jonathan P. Wolf and Meena Vythilingam and Ann M. Rasmusson and Charles William Hoge},
  journal={Depression and Anxiety},
  year={2016},
  volume={33}
}
Current clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) offer contradictory recommendations regarding use of medications or psychotherapy as first‐line treatment. Direct head‐to‐head comparisons are lacking. 
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