Harmonized Healing: Treatment of Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder & Substance Use Disorder

Harmonized Healing: The Treatment of Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders
Orr Endowed Lecture in Addiction Psychiatry

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About the Speaker:
Sudie E. Back, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Thurmond Wellness Endowed Chair
Director, DART Research Training Program
Addiction Sciences Division
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Ralph H. Johnson VA Healthcare System
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Summary
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) frequently co-occur and are associated with deleterious health outcomes. This presentation will provide an overview of comorbid PTSD/SUD, the latest research on treatments for PTSD/SUD, and an introduction to the COPE intervention, an integrated trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD/SUD.

Objectives:
The activity is designed to help the learner:
1. Describe the prevalence and correlates of co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders (SUD)
2. Summarize the research to date on treatments for PTSD/SUD.
3. Explain the difference between trauma-focused and non-trauma focused therapies.
4. Identify the key components of the COPE intervention.

CME/CE credit for Psychiatry Grand Rounds is only available during the live feed time and for a brief time immediately following. The code for this week's session is displayed at the opening and closing of the meeting

This talk is sponsored by the
Orr Lecture Fund, VUMC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
This educational activity received no commercial support.