title: PTSD treatment and 5-year remission among patients with substance use and posttraumatic stress disorders.
abstract: Given the high prevalence of comorbid substance use and posttraumatic stress disorders (SUD-PTSD), how to best treat these patients is a pressing concern for SUD providers. PTSD treatment may play an important role in patients' recovery. One hundred male SUD-PTSD patients who attended SUD treatment completed 1-. 2-, and 5-year follow-ups. Outpatient treatment information was gathered from Veterans Affairs databases. PTSD treatment and 12-Step group attendance in the 1st year predicted 5-year SUD remission. Patients who received PTSD treatment in the first 3 months following discharge and those who received treatment for a longer duration in Year 1 were more likely to be remitted in Year 5. The receipt of PTSD-focused treatment immediately after SUD treatment may enhance long-term remission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-4820, USA. ouimette@wsu.edu
authors.forename: Paige
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ouimette
authors.forename: Rudolf H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Moos
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Finney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012074:Remission Induction; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome