Titre : | Seeking safety plus exposure therapy : an outcome study on dual diagnosis men (2005) |
Titre traduit : | (A la recherche d'une thérapie analyse des résultats chez des hommes au double diagnostic) |
Auteurs : | NAJAVITS L. ; M. SCHMITZ ; GOTTHARDT S. ; R. WEISS |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.37 n°4, 2005) |
Article en page(s) : | 425-435 |
Note générale : |
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2005, 37, (4), 425-435 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES ; SEXE MASCULIN ; ETAT DE STRESS POST-TRAUMATIQUE ; COMORBIDITE ; ENQUETE ; EVALUATION |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : This study arose out of a prominent clinical need effective treatment for comorbid postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) in civilian men. This dual diagnosis is estimated to occur in up to 38% of men in substance abuse treatment, and generally portends a more severe clinical course than SUD alone. Clinical issues include self-harm, suieidallty, perpetration of violence against others; and HIV risk behaviors. This study appears to be the first outcome trial to address a sample ofcivilian men with PTSD and SUD using manualized psychosocial treatment It evaluates a novel combination treatment, Seeking Safety plus Exposure Therapy-Revised. The former is a coping skills treatment designed for PTSD and SUD; the latter is an adaptation of Foa's exposure therapy, modified for PTSD and SUD. In this small sample to = 5) outpatient pilot trial, patients with current PTSD and current SUD were offered 30 sessions over five months, with the option to select how much of each type of treatment they preferred. Outcome results showed significant improvements in drug use; family/social functioning; trauma symptoms; anxiety; dissociation; sexuality; hostility; overall functioning; meaningfulness; and feelings and thoughts related to safety. Trends indicating improvement on 11 other outcome variables were also found. Treatment attendance, satisfaction, and alliance were extremely high. The need for further evaluation using more rigorous methodology is discussed. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 90 |
Affiliation : | Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1301419 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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