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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

Staiger, Petra K., Melville, Fritha, Hides, Leanne, Kambouropoulos, Nicolas and Lubman, Dan I. 2009, Can emotion-focused coping help explain the link between posttraumatic stress disorder severity and triggers for substance use in young adults, Journal of substance abuse treatment, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 220-226, doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.05.008.

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Title Can emotion-focused coping help explain the link between posttraumatic stress disorder severity and triggers for substance use in young adults
Author(s) Staiger, Petra K.ORCID iD for Staiger, Petra K. orcid.org/0000-0002-6968-5015
Melville, Fritha
Hides, Leanne
Kambouropoulos, NicolasORCID iD for Kambouropoulos, Nicolas orcid.org/0000-0001-9861-3347
Lubman, Dan I.
Journal name Journal of substance abuse treatment
Volume number 36
Issue number 2
Start page 220
End page 226
Total pages 7
Publisher Pergamon
Place of publication New York N.Y.
Publication date 2009-03
ISSN 0740-5472
1873-6483
Keyword(s) Substance use disorders
Trauma
PTSD
IDTS
Emotion-focused coping
Young adults
Summary High 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.
Language eng
DOI 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.05.008
Field of Research 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2009, Elsevier Inc.
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30019635

Document type: Journal Article
Collections: Faculty of Health
School of Psychology
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