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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2016 Jun 10;25(6):575–583. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2016.1153555

Table 2.

Provider attitudes and practices related to treating adolescents with PTSD+SUD.

Item Mean (SD)
I regularly assess for substance use/problems in my practice with adolescents (n=122) 2.7 (0.7)
I regularly assess for PTSD symptoms in my practice with adolescents (n=122) 2.7 (0.8)
It is important that a patient be abstinent from substance use before starting trauma-focused treatments, such as PE (n=117) 1.7 (1.0)
Treatments for SUD are insufficient for patients who also experience PTSD (n=114) 1.7 (1.1)
SUD symptoms must be treated before PTSD treatment can be effective (n=123) 1.5 (1.0)
Treatments for PTSD are insufficient for patients who also experience SUD (n=117) 1.2 (0.9)
PTSD symptoms must be treated before SUD treatment can be effective (n=122) 1.2 (1.0)
My agency tends to refer patients with PTSD+SUD to another provider (n=106) 1.2 (1.2)
A patient with co-occurring PTSD and SUD should have 2 therapists: one to treat each problem (n=118) 0.9 (0.9)

Note. Each item rated on a 0–3 scale: 0=strongly disagree, 1=somewhat disagree, 2=somewhat agree, 3=strongly agree.