Direct and Indirect Exposure to Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Poor Subjective Sleep Quality in Patients with Substance Use Disorder.
Julia Ten HoltArnold A P van EmmerikPeter BlankenJesse E BorgdorffPieter P C Ten HoltRob M KokJoanne MouthaanBouwe PieterseJulia F Van den BergPublished in: Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology (2022)
Nearly all substance use disorder patients admitted for detoxification in our study had been directly or indirectly exposed to 1 or more traumatic events, and many reported posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and poor sleep quality. Younger and female substance use disorder patients were at higher risk of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Our results emphasize the need for systematic screening for direct and indirect trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and poor sleep quality in patients admitted for clinical substance use disorder treatment.