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Reducing PTSD Severity May Improve Substance Abuse Outcomes

Do treatment improvements in PTSD severity affect substance use outcomes? A secondary analysis from a randomized clinical trial in NIDA's Clinical Trials Network.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the analysis was to examine the temporal course of improvement in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder among women in outpatient substance abuse treatment.

A diagnostic interview for acute stress disorder for children and adolescents

Research Article

A diagnostic interview for acute stress disorder for children and adolescents

Abstract 

The goal of this study was to develop asemistructured clinical interview for assessing acute stress disorder (ASD) in youth and test its psychometric properties.