Antidepressant Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Survivor Guilt, and Spiritual Awakening

A patient with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) had a major depressive episode that was responsive to treatment with the antidepressant fluoxetine. In contrast to the remission of other symptoms of depression, the associated feature of survivor guilt became more dramatically obvious. Individuali...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 1997-10, Vol.10 (4), p.691
Main Authors: Hani Raoul Khouzam, Kissmeyer, Perla
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A patient with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) had a major depressive episode that was responsive to treatment with the antidepressant fluoxetine. In contrast to the remission of other symptoms of depression, the associated feature of survivor guilt became more dramatically obvious. Individualized treatment of survivor guilt may be needed for patients with PTSD and major depression.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1024862223220