Does exposure exacerbate symptoms in veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder?

Jessica C TrippMoira HallerRyan S TrimElizabeth StrausCraig J BryanBrittany C DavisRobert LyonsJessica L HamblenSonya B Norman

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2020)

Exposure therapy did not lead to more clinical exacerbation than nonexposure therapy during the course of treatment, providing support that exposure therapy should not be withheld from patients with PTSD/AUD. This was a secondary analysis. and future studies that are sufficiently powered may demonstrate different results. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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