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The Vermont Center on Behavior and Health welcomes guest speaker Sudie Back, PhD, professor of psychology and behavioral sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), to our #VCBHLectureSeries on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 12 PM ET.

Dr. Back will present, “Integrated, Exposure-Based Treatment of Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders.” Her discussion will provide attendees knowledge regarding the common co-occurrence of posttrauamtic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) and methods for treating this comorbidity. Dr. Back will explain how integrated treatment is designed to address both PTSD and SUD concurrently in the same treatment episode and will describe concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (“COPE”), a 12-session, evidence-based, integrated psychosocial treatment that combines imaginal and in vivo exposure for PTSD with relapse prevention for SUD. Research demonstrates that COPE leads to significant reductions in PTSD severity and substance use among civilians and military veterans. Her presentation will provide information regarding the research to date in this area as well as future directions.