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Can emotion-focused coping help explain the link between posttraumatic stress disorder severity and triggers for substance use in young adults
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posted on 2009-03-01, 00:00 authored by Petra StaigerPetra Staiger, F Melville, L Hides, Nicolas KambouropoulosNicolas Kambouropoulos, D LubmanHigh rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported among people seeking treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs), although few studies have examined the relationship between PTSD and substance use in young drug users. This study compared levels of substance use, coping styles, and high-risk triggers for substance use among 66 young adults with SUD, with or without comorbid PTSD. Young people with current SUD–PTSD (n = 36) reported significantly higher levels of substance use in negative situations, as well as emotion-focused coping, compared to the current SUD-only group (n = 30). Severity of PTSD was a significant predictor of negative situational drug use, and emotion-focused coping was found to mediate this relationship. The findings underscore the need for youth substance abuse treatment programs to include coping skills training and management of affect regulation for those individuals with comorbid SUD–PTSD.
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Journal of substance abuse treatmentVolume
36Issue
2Pagination
220 - 226Publisher
PergamonLocation
New York N.Y.Publisher DOI
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0740-5472eISSN
1873-6483Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2009, Elsevier Inc.Usage metrics
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Substance use disordersTraumaPTSDIDTSEmotion-focused copingYoung adultsSocial SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePsychology, ClinicalSubstance AbusePsychologyCOCAINE-DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALSPSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIESABUSE PATIENTSALCOHOL-USEPTSD CHECKLISTSYMPTOMSDRUGADOLESCENTSSITUATIONSINVENTORY
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