Practitioner training and user experience of <i>Seeking Safety</i> for people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops because of a profoundly traumatic experience such as combat situations, interpersonal violence, accidents, and natural disasters. Symptom manifestation may include recurring intrusive thoughts and memories, low mood, hypervigilance, disrupted sleep patterns, emotional dysregulation, and reduced attention span. Individuals affected by complex PTSD may withdraw from society or engage in harmful, risky and dangerous behaviours or develop substance use disorder (SUD). The purpose of this scoping review is to consider available evidence around the use of Seeking Safety as a treatment modality in individuals with complex PTSD and SUD. In particular it aims to identify the available evidence relating to Seeking Safety

SUBMITTER: Marino LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12462685 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature