[DOWNLOAD] "Treatment of PTSD and Substance Abuse Comorbidity (Report)" by The Behavior Analyst Today # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Treatment of PTSD and Substance Abuse Comorbidity (Report)
- Author : The Behavior Analyst Today
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Psychology,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 112 KB
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Approximately 50% of individuals in inpatient substance abuse treatment centers will also meet criteria for comorbid PTSD (Brown et al., 1999). This combination of disorders has severe consequences for the individual in terms of course, symptom severity, and effectiveness of treatment. When working with a PTSD-SA population, there are several forms of substances which are more likely to be abused when compared to substance users that do not meet criteria for PTSD. Furthermore, these substances appear to be related to the specific symptoms pattern exhibited by the individual (Stewart, Conrod, Pihl, & Dongier, 1999). Research also indicates that some symptoms of PTSD are more likely than others to elicit substance use in general (Sharkansky, Brief, Peirce, Meehan, & Mannix, 1999). Additionally, the negative impact that substance use relapse risk situations have on an individual may further interfere with the individual's ability to cope effectively with the symptoms of PTSD, which would lead to an increase in both PTSD and SA symptoms/behaviors (Sharkansky et al., 1999). The combination of PTSD-SA also poses several barriers to effective treatment. Some of these barriers are based on clinical lore, and have not undergone the rigorous empirical testing pivotal in the field of psychology. Other barriers have been supported in the empirical field, and these must be addressed in order for treatment to be effective. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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