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Medication Management of PTSD in Veterans with mTBI | South Central MIRECC

About

This pocket card is a clinical decision making tool that helps VA clinicians with pharmacological management of PTSD in Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Includes:

• Detailed table describing the PTSD Traumatic event exposure, Re-experiencing, Arousal, Unable to function, Month, Avoidance, and negative thoughts or feelings (TRAUMA) mnemonic
• Description of the symptoms of mTBI and treatment of PTSD
• Medication table that explains dosing and clinical considerations for comorbid PTSD/mTBI pharmacotherapy
• Published 2019

There is also a print-ready version of the card with crop marks. Download Print-Ready Card

Developed By

Muhammad Rais Baig, MD, Adeel Meraj, MD, and Rebecca Tapia, MD

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Last updated: December 29, 2020

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