Coping motives mediate the relationship between PTSD and MDMA use in adolescents with substance use disorders.

Lukas Andreas BasedowMelina Felicitas WiedmannVeit RoessnerYulia GolubSören Kuitunen-Paul

Published in: Addiction science & clinical practice (2022)

In adolescent SUD patients, we found an association of current PTSD and lifetime traumatic experiences with higher MDMA use that could be partially explained by substance use being motivated by an attempt to cope with mental health symptoms. This indicates a coping process involved specifically in MDMA use compared to the use of other psychoactive substances, possibly due to unique psychoactive effects of MDMA.

Keyphrases

mental health
social support
young adults
end stage renal disease
depressive symptoms
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
spinal cord injury
posttraumatic stress disorder
physical activity
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
mental illness
drinking water
patient reported