Treatment of Comorbid PTSD and Substance Abuse Shows Support of the Self-Medication Model
March 16, 2010 by Steve Sobelman
Filed under EBPP Treatment Updates, Latest from the Division of Psychotherapy
By Michael Constantino and Jeffrey Magnavita. Summary In an RCT study of 353 women assigned to either 12 sessions of trauma-focused or health education group treatment the researchers found that PTSD severity reductions were more likely associated with substance use improvement whereas minimal reduction in PTSD was found with substance use reduction (Hein et al., [...]
