Associations between trauma and substance use among healthcare workers and public safety personnel during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic: the mediating roles of dissociation and emotion dysregulation.
Herry PatelBethany EasterbrookAndrea M D'Alessandro-LoweKrysta AndrewsKimberly RitchieFardous HosseinySara RodriguesAnn MalainCharlene O'ConnorHugo SchielkeRandi E McCabeAndrew A NicholsonRuth LaniusMargaret C McKinnonPublished in: European journal of psychotraumatology (2023)
To our knowledge, this is the first study examining associations between PTSD severity and alcohol/substance use-related problems via mediating impacts of emotion dysregulation and dissociation among HCWs and PSP during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. These findings highlight dissociation and emotion dysregulation as important therapeutic targets for structured interventions aimed at reducing the burden of PTSD and/or SUD among Canadian HCWs or PSP suffering from the adverse mental health impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- mental health
- depressive symptoms
- autism spectrum disorder
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- electron transfer
- healthcare
- social support
- borderline personality disorder
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- physical activity
- mental illness
- coronavirus disease
- risk factors
- adverse drug
- alcohol consumption
- drug induced