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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 4:

Weighted Outcomes for Patients with an Adequate Trial of an Effective Medication for PTSD plus PCL Measurement

Agent Fluoxetine (n=228) Paroxetine (n=87) Sertraline (n=307) Topiramate (n=96) Venlafaxine (n=116) Pairwise
Differences*
Raw Outcomes
Baseline PCL Score, M (SD) 58.5 (11.7) 58.4 (11.3) 57.5 (10.9) 58.3 (15.0) 58.6 (11.8) No differences
Change in PCL, M (SD) −8.1 (15.0) −6.8 (16.0) −7.5 (12.2) −6.8 (14.0) −10.1 (19.5) No differences
Remission of PTSD, % (n) 2.9 (8) 0.0 (0) 4.7 (14) 1.3 (2) 10.9 (9) FSTV≠P; FPST≠V; S≠T
Symptom Clusters
Baseline Reexperiencing, M (SD) 14.4 (3.6) 14.4 (3.6) 14.3 (3.8) 15.1 (3.5) 14.3 (3.9) No differences
Change in Reexperiencing, M (SD) −1.8 (4.2) −1.6 (4.9) −1.8 (3.6) −1.8 (4.5) −2.1 (5.2) No differences
Baseline Avoidance, M (SD) 6.5 (1.5) 6.3 (1.8) 6.3 (1.6) 6.4 (1.8) 6.2 (1.9) No differences
Change in Avoidance, M (SD) −1.1 (2.4) −0.8 (2.2) −0.7 (1.8) −0.7 (2.9) −1.0 (2.6) No differences
Baseline NACM, M (SD) 19.9 (4.6) 19.5 (5.6) 19.4 (5.2) 19.5 (6.0) 20.6 (5.3) No differences
Change in NACM, M (SD) −2.8 (6.2) −2.4 (6.2) −2.5 (5.1) −2.2 (5.5) −4.2 (7.6) No differences
Baseline Hyperarousal, M (SD) 17.4 (3.9) 17.9 (3.8) 17.3 (3.9) 17.2 (7.1) 17.2 (4.7) No differences
Change in Hyperarousal, M (SD) −2.5 (5.2) −2.1 (5.6) −2.5 (4.0) −2.1 (5.1) −2.8 (6.2) No differences
Baseline Sleep, M (SD) 6.0 (1.8) 6.1 (1.6) 6.2 (1.7) 6.3 (1.9) 6.1 (1.8) No differences
Change in Sleep, M (SD) −0.7 (2.1) −0.8 (2.3) −1.1 (1.8) −0.9 (2.3) −0.9 (2.7) No differences
*

Significant Differences are assessed at p<0.05 for the Omnibus comparison, with pair-wise testing where indicated.

Abbreviations. PTSD=Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PCL=PTSD Checklist, NACM=Negative Alterations in Cognitions and Mood