Coping motives mediate the relationship between PTSD and MDMA use in adolescents with substance use disorders
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice September 4, 2022 Lukas Andreas Basedow, Melina Felicitas Wiedmann, Veit Roessner et al. 17 citations
Abstract Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) often co-occur in adolescent patients. Previous research has shown that these patients differ from SUD patients without PTSD in terms of their substance use patterns. In this study, we aimed to test whether substance use in this population is related to an attempt to self-medicate PTSD-related symptoms....