Use of substances to cope predicts posttraumatic stress disorder symptom persistence: Investigating patterns of interactions between symptoms and its maintaining mechanisms.

René Freichel Nora Skjerdingstad Alessandra C Mansueto Sacha Epskamp Asle Hoffart Sverre Urnes Johnson Omid V Ebrahimi

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2023)

Our findings speak to the importance of attending to different coping strategies, particularly the use of substances as a coping behavior in efforts to prevent PTSD chronicity upon symptom onset. We outline future directions for research efforts to better understand the complex interactions and temporal pathways leading up to the development and maintenance of PTSD symptomatology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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