Objective. It has been suggested that the anticonvulsant drug pregabalin may be useful in
some anxiety disorders. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of
pregabalin augmentation of standard treatment (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and
sodium valproate) for patients with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods.
This doubleblind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted at Ibn-E-Sina Psychiatric
Hospital (Mashhad, Iran) in 2013. Thirty-seven male patients diagnosed with combat-related …