Include trauma therapy in addiction programs.(Psychiatry)

From: Internal Medicine News | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

COLORADO SPRINGS -- Trauma therapy should be an integral part of substance abuse recovery programs, because trauma is at the root of most addictions, Dolores J. Walker said at a symposium on addictive disorders sponsored by Psychotherapy Associates.

"Substance abuse comes with a package. If we want to be effective, we have to look beyond substance abuse in our therapy, and the integration of substance abuse and trauma has the best outcome," said Ms. Walker, director of Substance Abuse Services at Cedar Springs Behavioral Health System in Colorado Springs.

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