Trazodone Add-on in COVID-19-related Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-resistant Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Healthcare Workers: Two Case Reports
| Autor: | Giovanni Martinotti, Domenico De Berardis, Alessandro Valchera, Silvia Fraticelli, Antonio Ventriglio, Michele Fornaro, Massimo Di Giannantonio, Mauro Pettorruso, Federica Vellante |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Add-on Serotonin reuptake inhibitor education Population Case Report Burnout Behavioral Neuroscience Pandemic Health care medicine Healthcare workers Pharmacology (medical) Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors Psychiatry Serotonin uptake inhibitors education.field_of_study business.industry Traumatic stress COVID-19 Trazodone PTSD Psychiatry and Mental health business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience |
| ISSN: | 2093-4327 1738-1088 |
| DOI: | 10.9758/cpn.2021.19.4.780 |
| Popis: | COVID-19 represents a significant stress factor for all people worldwide due to several factors, including quarantine, lockdowns, fear of contagion, deaths, and other traumatic events. However, the healthcare workers (HCWs) have paid the higher price of this pandemic in terms of fatalities, contagions, and psychological well-being. Studies suggest that this particular population is at increased risk of developing a severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The early diagnosis and timely treatment of PTSD in HCWs may restore well-being and significantly impact health services functioning, reducing burnout, days spent far from work, disrupted personal and team empowerment, and worse job performances. In the present article, we reported on two cases of HCWs directly involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients who showed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistant PTSD, which was successfully treated with extended-release trazodone TRZ ContramidⓇ add-on. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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