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Effectiveness of Seeking Safety for Co‐Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use
Author(s) -
Lenz A. Stephen,
Henesy Rachel,
Callender Karisse
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12061
Subject(s) - posttraumatic stress , substance use , help seeking , psychology , substance abuse , psychiatry , clinical psychology , mental health
The authors evaluated the Seeking Safety program's effectiveness for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use symptoms across 12 between‐groups studies ( N = 1,997 participants). Separate meta‐analytic procedures for studies implementing wait list/no treatment ( n = 1,042) or alternative treatments ( n = 1,801) yielded medium effect sizes for Seeking Safety for decreasing symptoms of PTSD and modest effects for decreasing symptoms of substance use. Limitations of the findings and implications for counselors are discussed.