Effects of early albuterol (salbutamol) administration on the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms

• Published in: Psychiatry research Vol. 185; no. 1; pp. 296 - 298
• Main Authors: Kobayashi, Ihori, Sledjeski, Eve, Fallon, William, Spoonster, Eileen, Riccio, David, Delahanty, Douglas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ireland Ltd 30.01.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic; Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists - administration & dosage; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Albuterol - administration & dosage; Anxiety disorders. Neuroses; Biological and medical sciences; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Motor vehicle accident; Pharmacologic intervention; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Severity of Illness Index; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - prevention & control; Time Factors; Young Adult; β 2-adrenergic receptor agonist; Motor vehicle accident; β 2-adrenergic receptor agonist; Pharmacologic intervention; Agonist; Bronchodilator; Anxiety disorder; β-Adrenergic receptor agonist; Traffic accident; β2-Adrenergic receptor; adrenergic receptor agonist; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Symptomatology; β; Development; Early; Salbutamol
• ISSN: 0165-1781; 1872-7123
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.10.016

Abstract The present study examined whether the use of albuterol within hours of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) impacted subsequent posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Participants receiving albuterol had less severe overall PTSS and hyperarousal symptoms at 6 weeks and less severe reexperiencing symptoms at 1 year post-MVA than those who did not receive albuterol.