Demographic and social adjustment characteristics of patients with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence: Potential pitfalls to PTSD treatment

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1717-1730

  Riggs, David S ^a   Rukstalis, Margaret ^a   Volpicelli, Joseph R ^a   Kalmanson, Danielle ^a   Foa, Edna B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; PTSD; Social adjustment

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0344946228     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2003.08.044     Document Type: Article

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