Faculty Articles
Adverse events in an integrated trauma-focused intervention for women in community substance abuse treatment
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2008
Publication Title
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume
35
Issue/Number
3
First Page
304
ISSN
0740-5472
Last Page
311
Abstract/Excerpt
A substantial number of women who enter substance abuse treatment have a history of trauma and meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fear regarding the extent to which PTSD treatment can evoke negative consequences remains a research question. This study explored adverse events related to the implementation of an integrated treatment for women with trauma and substance use disorder (Seeking Safety) compared with a non trauma-focused intervention (Women's Health Education). Three hundred fifty-three women enrolled in community substanceabuse treatment were randomized to 1 of the 2 study groups and monitored weekly for adverse events. There were no differences between the two intervention groups in the number of women reporting study-related adverse events (28 [9.6%] for the Seeking Safety group and 21[7.2%] for the Women's Health Education group). Implementing PTSD treatment in substance abuse treatment programs appears to be safe, with minimal impact on intervention-related adverse psychiatric and substance abuse symptoms. More research is needed on the efficacy of such interventions to improve outcomes of PTSD and substance use.
DOI
10.1016/j.jsat.2007.12.001
NSUWorks Citation
Killeen, T.,
Hien, D. A.,
Campbell, A. N.,
Brown, C.,
Hansen, C.,
Jiang, H.,
Kristman-Valente, A.,
Neuenfeldt, C.,
Rocz-de la Luz, N.,
Sampson, R.,
Suarez-Morales, L.,
Wells, E. A.,
Brigham, G.,
Nunes, E. V.
(2008). Adverse events in an integrated trauma-focused intervention for women in community substance abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 35(3), 304-311.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/442
