Table 1

Medication prescribed by general practitioners for PTSD Vignette 3.a

Medication%b(n)
SSRI specified42.9 (185)
‘Antidepressant’25.3 (109)
None prescribed14.4 (62)
Short-term sedative12.8 (55)
Medium-term sedative5.1 (22)
Tricyclic antidepressant7.7 (33)
β-blockers4.4 (19)

  • ↵an = 431 (2 missing).

  • ↵bPercentages do not add up to 100 as more than one drug may have been prescribed. PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder. SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.