Clinical Review
Group Therapy to Treat Substance Use and Traumatic Symptoms in Female Veterans
Fed Pract. 2005 April;22(4):27
Author(s):
Weller LA
Author and Disclosure Information
Louise A. Weller, PhD
Dr. Weller is the psychologist for the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Treatment Team in the Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic at the VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York at Syracuse. At the time of this study, she was a postdoctural resident in the chemical dependency fellowship of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
Women are underdiagnosed and underserved in substance abuse treatment programs. This author offers possible reasons—and suggests potential remedies.