Relationship between interpersonal trauma exposure and addictive behaviors: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to systematically summarize knowledge on the association between exposure to interpersonal trauma and addictive behaviors. Extant reviews on this association focused on a restricted range of substance-related addictions, and/or used a narrative instead of a systematic approach.

Methods

Systematic searches of 8 databases yielded 29,841 studies, of which 3054 studies were included and subsequently classified in relation to study design (scoping review). A subset of observational studies (N = 181) prospectively investigating the relationship between exposure to interpersonal traumata and subsequent behavioral or substance-related addiction problems were characterized. Heterogeneity in study methodologies and types of addictive behaviors and

SUBMITTER: Konkoly Thege B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5418764 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature