Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 346-355 , June 2010

Posttraumatic stress disorder's role in integrated substance dependence and depression treatment outcomes

  • Sonya B. Norman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
    • Psychiatry Department, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
    • VA Center of Excellence in Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
    • ,
  • Susan R. Tate, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
    • Psychiatry Department, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
    • ,
  • Kendall C. Wilkins, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
    • ,
  • Kevin Cummins, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Department, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
    • ,
  • Sandra A. Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
    • Psychiatry Department, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
    • Psychology Department, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161, USA. Tel.: +1 858 822 1887.

Received 4 August 2009 ,Revised 11 January 2010 ,Accepted 22 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.01.013

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 346-355 , June 2010

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