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Case Reports
. 2012 Jul;169(7):688-91.
doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11091433.

Use of an integrated therapy with prolonged exposure to treat PTSD and comorbid alcohol dependence in an Iraq veteran

Sudie E Back  1 , Therese Killeen, Edna B Foa, Elizabeth J Santa Ana, Daniel F Gros, Kathleen T Brady
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Use of an integrated therapy with prolonged exposure to treat PTSD and comorbid alcohol dependence in an Iraq veteran

Sudie E Back et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2012 Jul.
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(a–c). Improvement in alcohol use severity, PTSD symptomatology and depression during treatment and at 3-month follow up. Note. PCL-M = PTSD Checklist-Military. BDI = Beck Depression Inventory. In-vivo exposures began at session 3 and imaginal exposures began at session 4.
Figure 1
Figure 1
(a–c). Improvement in alcohol use severity, PTSD symptomatology and depression during treatment and at 3-month follow up. Note. PCL-M = PTSD Checklist-Military. BDI = Beck Depression Inventory. In-vivo exposures began at session 3 and imaginal exposures began at session 4.
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