Pentagon Study Links Prescription Stimulants to Military PTSD Risk

November 19, 2015

(Los Angeles Times) – Stimulant medications used to treat attention deficit problems and keep service members alert during long stretches of combat might increase vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study suggests. Defense Department researchers analyzing data from nearly 26,000 service members found that those with prescriptions for the stimulants were five times more likely to have PTSD.