Mechanisms of symptom reduction in a combined treatment for comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 655-661

  McLean, Carmen P ^a   Su, Yi Jen ^b,c   Foa, Edna B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

alcohol dependence; mediation; naltrexone; posttraumatic stress; prolonged exposure

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; PLACEBO; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAVING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; CRAVING; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929849165     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000024     Document Type: Article

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