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title: "Psych News Alert: Risperidone Shows No Benefit as Adjunctive Treatment for PTSD"
description: Six-month treatment with risperidone showed no benefit over placebo in treating patients with military-related PTSD who were resistant to ...
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# [Psych News Alert: Risperidone Shows No Benefit as Adjunctive Treatment for PTSD](https://alert.psychnews.org/2011/08/risperidone-shows-no-benefit-as.html)

 Written by [Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) | 8/5/11 4:00 AM

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Six-month treatment with risperidone showed no benefit over placebo in treating patients with military-related PTSD who were resistant to treatment with selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, according to a report in August issue of the *Journal of the American Medical Association*. The study was a six-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted from February 2007 to February 2010 at 23 Veterans Administration outpatient medical centers. Despite limited evidence supporting the practice, second-generation antipsychotics—of which risperidone is one—are commonly used for SSRI-resistant symptoms of PTSD, the authors say.

*Psychiatric News* has provided extensive coverage about the mental health needs of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan; for recent coverage see [http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/46/11/15.1.full](http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/46/11/15.1.full).

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