title: Concurrent treatment of PTSD and alcohol use disorder via telehealth in a female Iraq veteran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A growing literature provides evidence for the use of integrated treatments (e.g., Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure; COPE); however, no known studies have applied COPE via telehealth.
  
  
  METHODS
  COPE was delivered via telehealth to treat one black female veteran with combat trauma and alcohol use disorder.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient demonstrated significant reductions in alcohol consumption and PTSD and depressive symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although preliminary, findings demonstrate that integrated treatment via telehealth is feasible and effective, and may be useful for female veterans reluctant to seek services at male-dominated VAMCs. (Am J Addict 2017;26:112-114).
authors.affiliation: Addiction Sciences Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.|Department of Psychology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.|VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Maryanne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaconis
authors.affiliation: Addiction Sciences Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.|Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Santa Ana
authors.affiliation: Addiction Sciences Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.|Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Therese K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Killeen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Christal L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Badour
authors.affiliation: Addiction Sciences Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.|Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Sudie E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Back
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D011580:Psychological Techniques; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology