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Treatment of co-morbid alcoholism and PTSD in veterans ? comparison with other drug dependencies 11-15-16 Loggins, K., Gutierrez, C.A., PharmD, Wilcox, R.E., PhD.* Target: Journal of Addiction and Preventive Medicine ABSTRACT Combat instigated PTSD is one of the more complicated psychological conditions that occur in the modern world. To add to the complications of treatment, PTSD is often accompanied by other psychological comorbidities and substance use disorders; of which the most…

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects human beings in varying degrees. It is a persistent and incapacitating brain ailment that has affected many people throughout the world. (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.shtml, October 25, 2014). Statistics show that 2.2 million people in USA, and 51 million people worldwide suffer from schizophrenia. Its prevalence tends to be the same throughout the world with about .5% to 1% in every country. It is present in all…