Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology and Substance Use in an Outpatient Concurrent Disorders Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) present a complex and often severe clinical presentation within a concurrent disorders context. The objective of this study was to examine associations between PTSD symptoms and SUD outcomes to better understand the clinical phenomenon of comorbid PTSD and SUD. Multivariate statistical methods were used to test the hypothesis that elevated PTSD symptoms, both at the level of global severity and specific PTSD symptom clusters, are associated with greater substance use and related problems.

Methods

Data were collected from an intake assessment battery within a specialized concurrent disorders outpatient service in Hamilton, ON. The sample comprised 326 participants (mean age = 37.19, 45.4% female

SUBMITTER: Patel H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504290 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature