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dc.contributor.authorMcEvoy, Peter
dc.contributor.authorShand, F.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:25:30Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:25:30Z
dc.date.created2014-11-19T01:13:23Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationMcEvoy, P. and Shand, F. 2008. The effect of comorbid substance use disorders on treatment outcome for anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 22: pp. 1087-1098.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31447
dc.description.abstract

This study examined the impact of concurrent substance use disorders (SUDs) on outcomes for psychotherapy targeting anxiety disorders. Study 1 (N = 484) sought to determine the prevalence of SUDs in a sample referred to a community anxiety disorders clinic, as well as the impact of comorbid SUDs on outcomes for a subsample (n = 200) completing cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Around one-quarter (22–29%) of patients with one or two anxiety disorders met criteria for at least one SUD, but this rate was substantially higher (46%) for patients with three anxiety disorders. Concurrent SUDs were associated with higher levels of anxiety but not depression or stress, compared to those without a SUD. However, concurrent SUDs did not moderate treatment outcomes. Study 2 (N = 103) focused on the impact of alcohol use on diagnosis-specific symptom measures and generic measures of distress and disability, following a course of CBT for panic disorder or social phobia. Pre-treatment alcohol use did not predict changes in panic symptoms, performance anxiety, distress, or disability, but it did predict changes in social interaction anxiety. Problem drinking per se did not have any predictive utility in terms of treatment outcome. These findings suggest that clinicians treating patients for a primary anxiety disorder and concurrent SUD can be relatively optimistic about treatment outcomes.

dc.publisherPergamon
dc.subjectCognitive behavior therapy
dc.subjectAlcohol use
dc.subjectAnxiety disorders
dc.subjectTreatment outcome
dc.subjectSubstance use disorders
dc.subjectComorbidity
dc.titleThe effect of comorbid substance use disorders on treatment outcome for anxiety disorders
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume22
dcterms.source.startPage1087
dcterms.source.endPage1098
dcterms.source.issn0887-6185
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Anxiety Disorders
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