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Traumatized youth and substance abuse treatment outcomes: A longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Williams Julie K.,
Smith Douglas C.,
Gotman Nathan,
Sabri Bushra,
An Hyonggin,
Hall James A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20302
Subject(s) - abstinence , substance abuse , odds , longitudinal study , psychiatry , substance abuse treatment , psychology , longitudinal data , substance use , clinical psychology , medicine , logistic regression , demography , pathology , sociology
This longitudinal study examined whether youth with high traumatic stress (HTS) respond differently to outpatient substance abuse treatment compared to youth without HTS at intake, and at 3 and 6 months following intake. Data were analyzed using a mixed‐effects two‐part model to fit repeated data with zero saturation. Clients in both groups significantly increased their odds of abstinence and full symptom remission of substance problems from baseline to 6 months. Of youth still using substances, the group with HTS reduced substance use significantly more than substance users without HTS. Recommendations for future research are provided.