Alcohol misuse and posttraumatic stress disorder: a response to Lacoursiere and Coyne.

Alcohol abuse in individuals exposed to trauma: A critical review.

“…Some researchers speculate that successful treatment of one disorder may be hindered by the presence of a coexisting disorder (e.g., Davidson et al, 1990; Roy, 1984). Kuhne, Nohner, and Baraga (1986) empirically evaluated this possibility by assessing the efficacy of chemical dependency treatment as a function of combat exposure in Vietnam veterans.…”

Dual Diagnosis: Alcoholism and Co‐Morbid Psychiatric Disorders

“…Clinicians advocating for concurrent approaches support reducing PTSD symptoms and dysphoria by addressing traumatic events earlier in treatment in order to reduce the risk of relapse to substance use 66,67 . Although exposure therapy for six months is considered appropriate therapy in PTSD, 64 serial treatment proponents have taken the position that stable sobriety must be achieved before the PTSD symptomatology is addressed in alcoholics 68–70 . In addition, current research has not differentiated the treatment sequencing between those with PTSD who later developed alcoholism and alcoholics who were traumatized and developed PTSD.…”