Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of 107 women with substance use disorders and posttrau matic stress disorder who had experienced complex trauma, by treatment group

Characteristic	Cognitive-behavioral therapy (N=75)		Control (N=32)
	N	%	N	%
Lifetime physical abuse	71	95	30	94
Ten or more episodes	52	69	23	72
Age at onset was 16 years or younger	46	61	15	47
Lifetime sexual abuse	65	87	26	81
Ten or more episodes	21	28	10	31
Age at onset was 16 years or younger	39	52	14	44
Drug used
Alcohol	52	69	22	69
Cocaine or crack	23	31	11	34
Other drug	38	51	18	56
Current comorbid disorder
Major depression	26	35	16	50
Dysthymia	25	33	10	31