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Alcoholism Treatment of Vietnam Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Vietnam veterans with alcoholism and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are a clinically problematic population and early and consistent support to enhance self-esteem and to reduce guilt helps the patient later to tolerate the gradual investigation of the anger and self-loathing associated with both disorders.About:
This article is published in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.The article was published on 1984-01-01. It has received 41 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alcohol abuse & Traumatic stress.read more
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Alcohol abuse in individuals exposed to trauma: A critical review.
TL;DR: The author critically reviews studies on the relationship between exposure to trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and alcohol abuse and outlines novel methods for testing theoretical hypotheses and makes suggestions for methodological improvements in future research.
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Trauma and Substance Abuse: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Comorbid Disorders
Paige Ouimette,Pamela J. Brown +1 more
TL;DR: The goal of this volume is to clarify issues specific to trauma, PTSD, and substance abuse and to translate both quantitative and qualitative data into specific recommendations for clinicians, researchers, and administrators.
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders: Advances in Assessment and Treatment.
TL;DR: The prevalence, etiology and assessment practices as well as advances in the behavioral and pharmacologic treatment of comorbid PTSD and SUDs are reviewed.
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Substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder comorbidity
TL;DR: The extant literature on substance abusers with and without a comorbid diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is reviewed and the discontinuity between clinical lore and empirical research is revealed.
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Course and treatment of patients with both substance use and posttraumatic stress disorders
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed empirical research on the course and treatment of SUD-PTSD comorbidity and highlighted clinically relevant findings, including the following: PTSD is highly prevalent in SUD patients, consistently associated with poorer SUD treatment outcomes, and related to distinct barriers to treatment.
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Stress response syndromes
TL;DR: The DSM-III (American Psychiatric Association, 1980) diagnoses for stress-response disorders, and the mutual etiologic effects of stressful life events, psychiatric disorders and preexisting conflicts or functional deficits are discussed in this paper.
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The Natural History of Alcoholism
TL;DR: Formal treatment, with the exception of attending Alcoholics Anonymous, did not appear to affect the men’s long-term outcomes, whereas several non-treatment-related factors were important for achieving stable recovery.
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Posttraumatic stress disorder and concurrent psychiatric illness: a preliminary report.
TL;DR: The authors caution that neither the stress disorder nor the coexisting syndrome should be considered the primary condition; clinicians should screen patients with stress disorders for other conditions and treat them when possible.
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When the Patient Reports Atrocities: Specific Treatment Considerations of the Vietnam Veteran
TL;DR: The Vietnam combat veteran who reports atrocities presents a special therapeutic challenge and the therapist's countertransference and real, natural response to the realities of the patient's experience must be continually monitored and confronted.