Beyond drinking: Psychosocial complexity and dropout from Department of Veterans Affairs posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) residential treatment.

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the relationship between psychosocial factors and dropout rates in veterans undergoing PTSD treatment.
• Analyzed factors predicting treatment noncompletion among veterans with PTSD.
• Examined psychosocial complexity in relation to drinking behaviors and psychiatric symptoms.
• Increased psychosocial complexity significantly predicted dropout rates (p<0.0001).
• Number of drinking days and psychiatric symptom severity did not significantly affect dropout.