Stellate ganglion blockade and the unmet need for effective treatments for PTSD: a response to Lipov et al.

The PTSD Psychopharmacology Working Group appreciates the opportunity to respond to the correspondence from Dr. Lipov and his colleagues regarding the potential application of thoracic and cervical ( “stellate”) ganglion blockade to the treatment of PTSD. The Consensus Statement focused on the unmet need for effective pharmacotherapies for the treatment of PTSD (1), but it was not intended to in any way to suggest that advances in other forms of effective treatment for PTSD would not be welc omed.

Source: Biological Psychiatry - October 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John H. Krystal, Lori L. Davis, Thomas C. Neylan, Murray Raskind, Paula P. Schnurr, Murray B. Stein, Jennifer Vessicchio, Brian Shiner, Theresa C. Gleason, Grant D. Huang Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research