Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients treated for opioid use disorder: findings from a 12-month cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to traumatic events is both a risk factor for substance use and an adverse outcome of substance use disorders. Identifying and managing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with addiction requires attention.

Aims

To examine the lifetime prevalence of traumatic events and past-month prevalence of PSTD in patients treated for opioid use disorder, and explore the association between trauma, PTSD and treatment outcomes.

Method

Participants (n = 674) receiving methadone treatment in 20 community clinics across Ontario, Canada, were administered the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview to identify self-reported traumatic events and PTSD. Drug use was measured for 12 months by urine drug screens.

Results

Eleven per cent

SUBMITTER: Rosic T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8329768 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature