Article
Effectiveness of Seeking Safety for Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use
Journal of Counseling & Development
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publisher
American Counseling Association
Disciplines
Abstract
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.
Citation Information
A. Stephen Lenz, Rachel Henesy and Karisse A. Callender. "Effectiveness of Seeking Safety for Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use" Journal of Counseling & Development (2016) ISSN: 0748-9633 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/karisse-callender/1/
Accepted version. Journal of Counseling & Development, Vol. 94, No. 1 (January 2016): 51-61. DOI. © 2016 American Counseling Association. Used with permission.
Karisse Callender was affiliated with Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX at the time of publication.