Use of Stimulants and Performance Enhancers During and After Trauma Exposure in a Combat Veteran: A Possible Risk Factor for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Am J Psychiatry. 2017 Feb 1;174(2):95-99. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16010014.

Authors

Ellen Herbst¹, Shannon McCaslin¹, Raj K Kalapatapu¹

Affiliation

¹ From Mental Health Services, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco; the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; and the Dissemination and Training Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, Calif.

No abstract available

Keywords: Military Psychiatry; Nutrition; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Psychoactive Substance Use Disorder.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Central Nervous System Stimulants / adverse effects*
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Performance-Enhancing Substances / adverse effects*
Risk Factors
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / etiology*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy
Treatment Outcome
Veterans / psychology*

Substances

Central Nervous System Stimulants
Performance-Enhancing Substances

Grants and funding

K23 DA034883/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States