2024
Written exposure therapy for veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and PTSD: Study design of a randomized clinical trial
Meshberg-Cohen S, Cook J, Bin-Mahfouz A, Petrakis I. Written exposure therapy for veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and PTSD: Study design of a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 139: 107475. PMID: 38365173, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWritten exposure therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderEvidence-based psychotherapiesSubstance use disordersExposure therapyReduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderSymptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD specialty clinicRates of posttraumatic stress disorderCo-occurring substance use disordersComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderSubstance use disorder outcomesDays of substance useTreatment-seeking veteransSubstance use disorder treatmentStress disorderAddiction outcomesTherapist involvementAddiction programsSUD treatmentSubstance useTrauma treatmentRandomized clinical trialsWriting conditionsHomework assignments
2019
Pharmacotherapies for PTSD and Substance Use Disorders
Kachadourian L, Jensen K, Sofuoglu M, Petrakis I. Pharmacotherapies for PTSD and Substance Use Disorders. 2019, 239-259. DOI: 10.4324/9781315442648-13.ChaptersOpioid use disorderAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderUse disordersPTSD/SUDPharmacological treatmentComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderUse of pharmacotherapySubstance use disordersEffectiveness of foodIntramuscular naltrexoneLabel medicationsEpidemiological studiesMedication developmentDrug AdministrationPharmacotherapyStress disorderAvailable evidenceDisordersNew targetsNaltrexoneTreatmentBiological mechanismsSpecific substancesSUD
2015
Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches
Kachadourian L, McCarthy E, Petrakis I. Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches. 2015, 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_108-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderUse disordersAlcohol dependenceStress disorderCurrent treatment approachesSubstance use disordersUS military veteransPharmacological interventionsDual diagnosisTreatment approachesDisordersPotential mechanismsMilitary veteransHigh ratePsychotherapeutic approachesComorbiditiesEtiologyDiagnosis