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Suicidality, aggression, and other treatment considerations among pregnant, substance-dependent women with posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Eggleston, AM; Calhoun, PS; Svikis, DS; Tuten, M; Chisolm, MS; Jones, HE
Published in: Compr Psychiatry
2009

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other Axis I comorbidity among women with substance use disorders (SUDs) appear similarly prevalent and are associated with comparable negative clinical profiles and treatment outcomes. The relative contribution of comorbid PTSD vs other Axis I psychiatric disorders to clinical characteristics is largely unexamined, however, despite theory and empirical data indicating that PTSD and SUDs may have a unique relationship that confers specific risk for clinical severity and poor treatment outcome. In a sample of pregnant, opioid- and/or cocaine-dependent women entering substance abuse treatment, women with PTSD (SUD-PTSD; n = 23) were compared to those with other Axis I comorbidity (SUD-PSY; n = 45) and those without Axis I comorbidity (SUD-only; n = 37). Data were collected via face-to-face interviews and urinalysis drug assays. Although the study groups had similar substance use severity, the SUD-PTSD group was more likely to report suicidality, aggression, and psychosocial impairment than both the SUD-PSY and SUD-only groups. Findings indicate treatment considerations for substance-dependent women with PTSD are broader and more severe than those with other Axis I conditions or substance dependence alone.

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Compr Psychiatry

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EISSN

1532-8384

Publication Date

2009

Volume

50

Issue

5

Start / End Page

415 / 423

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Social Adjustment
  • Psychotherapy, Brief
  • Psychiatry
  • Prognosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Mental Disorders
 

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Eggleston, A. M., Calhoun, P. S., Svikis, D. S., Tuten, M., Chisolm, M. S., & Jones, H. E. (2009). Suicidality, aggression, and other treatment considerations among pregnant, substance-dependent women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Compr Psychiatry, 50(5), 415–423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.11.004
Eggleston, A Meade, Patrick S. Calhoun, Dace S. Svikis, Michelle Tuten, Margaret S. Chisolm, and Hendree E. Jones. “Suicidality, aggression, and other treatment considerations among pregnant, substance-dependent women with posttraumatic stress disorder.Compr Psychiatry 50, no. 5 (2009): 415–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.11.004.
Eggleston AM, Calhoun PS, Svikis DS, Tuten M, Chisolm MS, Jones HE. Suicidality, aggression, and other treatment considerations among pregnant, substance-dependent women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2009;50(5):415–23.
Eggleston, A. Meade, et al. “Suicidality, aggression, and other treatment considerations among pregnant, substance-dependent women with posttraumatic stress disorder.Compr Psychiatry, vol. 50, no. 5, 2009, pp. 415–23. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.11.004.
Eggleston AM, Calhoun PS, Svikis DS, Tuten M, Chisolm MS, Jones HE. Suicidality, aggression, and other treatment considerations among pregnant, substance-dependent women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2009;50(5):415–423.
Journal cover image

Published In

Compr Psychiatry

DOI

EISSN

1532-8384

Publication Date

2009

Volume

50

Issue

5

Start / End Page

415 / 423

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Social Adjustment
  • Psychotherapy, Brief
  • Psychiatry
  • Prognosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Mental Disorders