Relations Between Pain, PTSD Symptoms, and Substance Use in Veterans

Objective: The frequent co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain has received much attention in the literature. However, the extant literature is limited in that these investigations generally exclude patients with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD). Thus, the present study investigated symptoms of PTSD and SUD in veterans with high and low pain symptoms. Method: Veterans (N = 136) seeking treatment for...