February 19, 2008
Najavits, Weiss, and Shaw (1997) specifically discuss the relationship between PTSD and substance abuse, identifying that “the syndromes appear to be strongly linked. For example, the presence of either disorder alone can increase the risk of developing the other disorder.” Najavits et al (1997) also supports the findings that he disorders consistently co-occur across various [...]
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February 18, 2008
Dual-diagnosis PTSD and substance abuse has a complex history and position within the field of psychiatry and the context of treatments for mental disorders. One of perhaps the most relevant studies on dual-diagnosis published by Najavits and Weiss (1999), assessing the clinical characteristics of twenty-eight women with dual diagnosis PTSD and substance abuse compared to [...]
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