Substance Use after Completion of an Intensive Treatment Program with Concurrent Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use among Veterans: Examining the Role of PTSD Symptoms

Conclusions: Concurrent intensive treatment of PTSD and SUDs can lead to symptom improvement in a short period of time. Findings support the self-medication model, such that PTSD symptoms at treatment completion were related to substance use at follow-up.PMID:38122816 | DOI:10.1080/15504263.2023.2290167

Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis - December 20, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Laura E Watkins Samantha C Patton Tiffany Wilcox Karen Drexler Sheila A M Rauch Barbara O Rothbaum Source Type: research