2020
Gender Differences in Outcomes Following Specialized Intensive PTSD Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration
Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Gender Differences in Outcomes Following Specialized Intensive PTSD Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2020, 12: 272-280. PMID: 31282719, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTotal PTSD symptom scoresPTSD symptomsNational program evaluation dataVeterans Health AdministrationVeterans Health Administration programGreater improvementPTSD symptom scoresIntensive PTSD treatmentSymptom scoresTreatment outcomesProgram participationMale veteransGender differencesHealth AdministrationPTSD treatmentFemale veteransPTSD programProgram evaluation dataMedium effect size differencesStress disorderGender-based differencesEffect size differencesSubstance useStudy sample
2015
Treatment outcomes for veterans with PTSD and substance use: Impact of specific substances and achievement of abstinence
Manhapra A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Treatment outcomes for veterans with PTSD and substance use: Impact of specific substances and achievement of abstinence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: 70-77. PMID: 26429726, PMCID: PMC4633308, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.08.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderAchievement of abstinenceEffect of abstinenceTreatment outcomesSubstance useRates of abstinenceNational program evaluationSubstance abuse groupClinical outcomesBaseline variablesAnalysis of covariancePTSD patientsSpecific substancesMedical problemsPTSD programStress disorderAbstinencePTSD symptomsScant longitudinal dataUse outcomesSelf-reported dataAbuse groupOutcomesSignificant differencesGreater improvement