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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2020 Oct 13;81(6):20m13244. doi: 10.4088/JCP.20m13244

Table 2:

Characteristics of New Trials of Adequate Dose and Duration Evidence-Based Medications for PTSD, with aligned PCL Measurement, including start dates from October 1, 2016 through March 7, 2018

Number of AMTs Aligned with PCL Measurement Patients Contribute
 1, %(n) 94.2 (786)
 2, %(n) 5.8 (48)
Number of Prior AMTs since October 1, 1999 (with or without PCL)
 0, %(n) 81.1 (676)
 1, %(n) 15.0 (125)
 2+, %(n) 4.0 (33)
Number of Prior Adequate PE or CPT Trials since October 1, 1999 (with or without PCL)
 0, %(n) 93.2 (777)
 1, %(n) 6.2 (52)
 2+, %(n) 0.6 (5)
Timing of PCL Measurement Relative to AMT
 Days from First Available PTSD Diagnosis to Baseline PCL, M (SD) 1,074.6 (1,378.7)
 Days from Baseline PCL to Follow-Up PCL, M (SD) 80.8 (10.3)
 Baseline PCL Score, M (SD) 57.8 (11.1)

Abbreviations. PTSD=posttraumatic stress disorder, PCL=PTSD Checklist, FY=Fiscal Year, AMT=Adequate Medication Trial (12 or more weeks of fluoxetine, sertraline, topiramate, paroxetine, or venlafaxine at required dose at a minimally adequate dose), PE=Prolonged Exposure, CPT=Cognitive Processing Therapy