Seeking safety plus exposure therapy: An outcome study on dual diagnosis men

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 425-435

  Najavits, Lisa M ^a,b   Schmitz, Martha ^b   Gotthardt, Silke ^b   Weiss, Roger D ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Men; PTSD; Substance abuse; Substance dependence; Therapy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31444447967     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2005.10399816     Document Type: Article

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