Table 3.
Pre-Treatment Characteristics of the SUD-PTSD Sample (n=19) and the SUD-only Comparison Sample (n=19)
| PTSD Sample | Comparison Sample | t or X2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drinking and Related Variables | ||||
| Percent Days Abstinent Past Yeara | 36.77 (32.26) | 45.53 (36.05) | -0.80 | .432 |
| MASTb | 37.05 (13.06) | 36.21 (13.0) | 0.18 | .856 |
| Alcohol Dependence Scalec | 18.89 (10.40) | 18.0 (8.79) | 0.28 | .780 |
| DrInC Lifetime Totald | 30.89 (8.76) | 29.32 (11.56) | 0.45 | .655 |
| DrInC Past 90 Days Totald | 43.37 (31.06) | 39.21 (29.61) | 0.50 | .621 |
| Relationship Functioning | ||||
| Dyadic Adjustment Scalee | 90.74 (19.62) | 98.53 (20.30) | -1.21 | .242 |
| CTS Frequency of M to F Violencef | 7.26 (13.59) | 6.21 (14.79) | 0.23 | .818 |
| Psychological Symptoms | ||||
| SCL-90-R Total Scoreg | 75.32 (70.30) | 64.16 (49.31) | 0.55 | .586 |
| Treatment Process Indicators | ||||
| Total # BCT Sessions Attended | 18.84 (5.65) | 21.58 (7.97) | -1.05 | .307 |
| Attended AA during treatment (%) | 78.9% | 78.9% | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Took Antabuse during treatment (%) | 84.2% | 78.9% | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Note. Data presented are mean with standard deviation in parentheses, unless stated other wise. The two samples were compared with paired t-tests for continuous variables and McNemar Chi-Square for categorical variables.
Percentage days abstinent (PDA) are days when the client did not drink or use drugs and was not in jail or hospital for substance use from the Timeline Followback Interview (TLFB; Sobell & Sobell, 1996) for the year before BCT.
The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST; Seltzer, 1971) is a widely-used 25-item screening instrument for alcohol problems that summarizes the respondents’ problems with alcohol misuse.
The Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS; Skinner & Allen, 1982) is a 34-item measure of alcohol dependence symptoms.
The Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInC; Miller, Tonigan, & Longabaugh, 1995) is a 45-item measure of negative consequences due to alcohol misuse that yields a total score for lifetime and for past 90 days.
The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS; Spanier, 1976) is a widely used 32-item measure of relationship satisfaction for which a couple DAS total score was computed by averaging male and female partner’s scores within each couple.
The Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS; Straus, 1979) measured the frequency of male-to-female violence acts (e.g., slapped or hit) in the year before and the year after BCT. Scores used the higher report on each CTS item from the two members of each couple.
Total Score on the Symptom Checklist 90 - Revised (SCL–90–R; Derogatis, 1983) measured extent of psychological distress symptoms experienced by the client.