PTSD and Substance Abuse

Abstract

Substance use disorders (SUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are prominent disorders among Service Members (SMs). These disorders sometimes go untreated due to SMs lack of awareness, access to care, or stigma about accessing care. Seeking Safety (SS) is an evidence-based model for comorbid SUD/PTSD. This study evaluates the SS manual and Adherence Scale in a military setting. We have completed this project, including obtaining all necessary IRB/HRPO approvals,; collecting all phase 1 data: analyzing that data (with findings of significant positive outcomes, which is currently under revision as a journal article): presenting the phase 1 data at several national conferences: collecting phase 2 data (which did not diverge from the phase 1 data): created the military monograph (aka "supplement") and adherence scale, created an additional deliverable that was not in the original SOW but appears highly useful to the project (a SS military/veteran website): and produced a large number of scientific publications during the study period.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA609388

Entities

People

  • Lisa M. Najavits

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Addiction
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Biomedical Research
  • Brain Injuries
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Therapy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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