2024
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) versus individual drug counseling (IDC) for PTSD for veterans with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine
Petrakis I, Meshberg‐Cohen S, Nich C, Kelly M, Claudio T, Jane J, Pisani E, Ralevski E. Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) versus individual drug counseling (IDC) for PTSD for veterans with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine. American Journal On Addictions 2024, 33: 525-533. PMID: 38624259, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive processing therapyIndividual drug counselingPosttraumatic stress disorderOpioid use disorderSubstance use disordersDrug counselingProcessing therapyPTSD symptomsUse disorderCognitive processing therapy groupEvidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapiesSelf-reported PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder treatmentRemission of PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistComorbid opioid use disorderTrauma-focused psychotherapyTrauma-focused treatmentRates of comorbidityTreatment group differencesPCL-5Stress disorderGroup differencesRandomized clinical trials
2006
Naltrexone and Disulfiram in Patients with Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Petrakis IL, Poling J, Levinson C, Nich C, Carroll K, Ralevski E, Rounsaville B. Naltrexone and Disulfiram in Patients with Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 60: 777-783. PMID: 17008146, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.03.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderAlcohol dependencePsychiatric symptomsComorbid post-traumatic stress disorderVeterans Administration Outpatient ClinicStress disorderAxis I psychiatric disordersBetter alcohol outcomesDouble-blind randomizationOverall psychiatric symptomsDSM-IV criteriaTreatment of alcoholismOpen randomizationActive medicationAdverse eventsAlcohol use outcomesOutpatient clinicGGT levelsMedication studiesPsychiatric disordersSide effectsNaltrexoneAlcohol cravingDrug AdministrationPlacebo