Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology and Substance Use in an Outpatient Concurrent Disorders Sample

CONCLUSION: Significant cluster-level associations indicate the importance of specific PTSD symptoms (hyperarousal, avoidance) in relation to substance use when identifying therapeutic targets among individuals presenting with comorbid PTSD-SUD. This multivariate approach provides a higher resolution and potentially more clinically informative representation of the complex clinical presentation of PTSD and SUD in a concurrent disorder population and could guide the development of more effective treatment paths.PMID:33878938 | DOI:10.1177/07067437211011851

Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - April 21, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Herry Patel Katherine Holshausen Assaf Oshri Krysta Andrews Stephanie Penta Holly Raymond Margaret McKinnon Jennifer Brasch James MacKillop Michael Amlung Source Type: research