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PTSD 101 Courses: Managing PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders

 

PTSD 101 Courses: Managing PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders

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VA/DoD PTSD Clinical Practice Guideline Series (2010)

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the VA/DoD 2010 clinical practice guideline recommendations for managing substance use disorders and PTSD through psychotherapy and pharmacology.

The presenters describe the co-occurrence of these conditions and identify evidence-based assessment and treatment strategies.

Author: Daniel Kivlahan, PhD and Debra Kaysen, PhD

Goals and Objectives

  1. Review evidence on co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUD) and PTSD
  2. Identify key recommendations for integrated psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy treatment of SUD and PTSD from the VA/DoD 2010 PTSD Guideline
  3. Identify measures and methods for treatment monitoring related to PTSD and SUD
  4. Illustrate ways of addressing substance abuse in PTSD treatment

Continuing Education (CE) Credits: Coming soon.

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PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder (Flash)

Approx. course time: 1 hr

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