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Citation

Ruglass LM, Pedersen A, Cheref S, Hu MC, Hien DA. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2015; 15(4): 434-448.

Affiliation

d Gordon F. Derner Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University and Department of Psychiatry , Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons , New York , NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2015.1056927

PMID

26422415

Abstract

We conducted a secondary data analysis to examine whether there were racial differences in adherence and treatment outcomes for participants with co-occurring full and subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol/substance use disorders (A/SUD) who were treated with Seeking Safety (a cognitive-behavioral therapy) and sertraline or Seeking Safety and placebo as part of a clinical trial. Bivarate analyses examined the association between race and adherence, and generalized estimating equations assessed whether race moderated the effect of combination treatment on PTSD and alcohol use outcomes. Except for education, there were no statistically significant racial differences in baseline demographic and psychiatric characteristics. African Americans and Caucasians were equally adherent in number of psychotherapy and medication sessions attended and medication compliance. After controlling for baseline demographics and psychiatric symptoms, however, a race by treatment condition interaction emerged suggesting that African Americans who received the Seeking Safety and sertraline treatment had significantly lower PTSD symptom severity posttreatment and at six months follow-up compared to their counterparts who received Seeking Safety and placebo. No differential effect of treatment condition was found for Caucasians. Moreover, results indicated that a diagnosis of major depressive disorder negatively impacted PTSD symptom recovery for African American participants but not for Caucasians. In conclusion, no differences emerged between African Americans and Caucasians in adherence to combination treatments for PTSD and A/SUD.

FINDINGS also suggest assessment and treatment of MDD among African Americans may improve treatment outcomes. More research is needed to determine whether the differential response to Seeking Safety and sertraline among African Americans compared to Caucasians can be replicated.


Language: en

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