In a recent German study that included 459 people seeking help for drug or alcohol reliance proved their post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequency was higher based on their dependencies.
Researchers found that those tested with substance abuse disorder (SUD) had PTSD that predicted a more rigorous outcome for someone with SUD, such as more family problems, less employment, and more serious psychological symptoms.
"We found prevalence of PTSD that was roughly double, around 30 percent, in drug-dependent subjects than that found in alcohol-dependent subjects, at about 15 percent," said Martin Driessen, a professor of psychiatry at Ev. Hospital Bielefeld. "Although we expected this, based on previous research, we were somewhat surprised to find such a high difference between drug and alcohol dependence."
The link between PTSD and SUD's was stronger in patients with a definitive PTSD diagnosis than those with portable PTSD, which strengthens the evidence of a strong association between PTSD and substance abuse.
Doctors are recommended to examine patients with an SUD to determine if PTSD is an underlying factor.
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