Differential relationships of PTSD and childhood trauma with the course of substance use disorders

A large body of research documents the link between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the course of Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Similar relationships have been reported between Childhood Trauma (CT) and the course of illness in patients with SUD even in the absence of PTSD, but few studies have examined differential effects of PTSD and CT (independent of PTSD) in this population.We used the International Diagnostic Checklist (IDCL) and the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) to diagnose PTSD in a sample of patients with SUD (N  = 459).

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - July 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Michaela Mergler, Martin Driessen, Ursula Havemann-Reinecke, Dirk Wedekind, Christel L üdecke, Martin Ohlmeier, Claudia Chodzinski, Sibylle Teunißen, Steffen Weirich, Ulrich Kemper, Walter Renner, Ingo Schäfer, TRAUMAB Studygroup Source Type: research