Simultaneous Treatment of Substance Abuse and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Study

@article{citeulike:2800666, abstract = {The type and timing of treatment for comorbid substance abuse and victimization has been debated in the past decade. Arguments have been made for simultaneous treatment and consecutive treatment of each difficulty. Current issues and a case study in which both problems are treated simultaneously are presented. The patient received inpatient detoxification, inpatient and outpatient group counseling following the 12-step program, and a cognitive-behavioral-oriented outpatient group in the substance treatment component. Multiple Channel Exposure Therapy (MCET), a 12-week manualized treatment developed to treat individuals suffering from both post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder, was implemented in the victimization component. At postassessment and at follow-up, the patient no longer met criteria for any pretreatment diagnoses, and her alcohol dependence was in remission. Clinical implications and recommendations for the treatment of substance abuse and victimization are discussed. 10.1177/1534650103259745}, author = {Davis, Joanne L. and Davies, Stephenie and Wright, David C. and Falsetti, Sherry and Roitzsch, John C. }, citeulike-article-id = {2800666}, doi = {10.1177/1534650103259745}, journal = {Clinical Case Studies}, keywords = {abuse, addiction, case-reports, ptsd, substance, therapy}, month = {October}, number = {4}, pages = {347--362}, posted-at = {2008-05-15 05:35:54}, priority = {2}, title = {Simultaneous Treatment of Substance Abuse and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Study}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650103259745}, volume = {4}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2800666 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2800666 TI - Simultaneous Treatment of Substance Abuse and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Study JF - Clinical Case Studies VL - 4 IS - 4 SP - 347 EP - 362 N2 - The type and timing of treatment for comorbid substance abuse and victimization has been debated in the past decade. Arguments have been made for simultaneous treatment and consecutive treatment of each difficulty. Current issues and a case study in which both problems are treated simultaneously are presented. The patient received inpatient detoxification, inpatient and outpatient group counseling following the 12-step program, and a cognitive-behavioral-oriented outpatient group in the substance treatment component. Multiple Channel Exposure Therapy (MCET), a 12-week manualized treatment developed to treat individuals suffering from both post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder, was implemented in the victimization component. At postassessment and at follow-up, the patient no longer met criteria for any pretreatment diagnoses, and her alcohol dependence was in remission. Clinical implications and recommendations for the treatment of substance abuse and victimization are discussed. 10.1177/1534650103259745 KW - abuse KW - addiction KW - case-reports KW - ptsd KW - substance KW - therapy AU - Davis, Joanne AU - Davies, Stephenie AU - Wright, David AU - Falsetti, Sherry AU - Roitzsch, John PY - 2005/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650103259745 ER -