Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse: Clinical Guidelines for Implementing Seeking Safety Therapy

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-62

  Najavits, Lisa M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol other drug abuse; PTSD; Substance abuse; Therapy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 1542534701     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v22n01_04     Document Type: Review

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